Ubiquitous cursor: a comparison of direct and indirect pointing feedback in multi-display environments

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dc.contributor.authorXiao, Robert
dc.contributor.authorNacenta, Miguel A.
dc.contributor.authorMandryk, Regan L.
dc.contributor.authorCockburn, Andy
dc.contributor.authorGutwin, Carl
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-06T21:38:44Z
dc.date.available2015-08-06T21:38:44Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractMulti-display environments (MDEs) connect several displays into a single digital workspace. One of the main problems to be solved in an MDE's design is how to enable movement of objects from one display to another. When the real-world space between displays is modeled as part of the workspace (i.e., Mouse Ether), it becomes difficult for users to keep track of their cursors during a transition between displays. To address this problem, we developed the Ubiquitous Cursor system, which uses a projector and a hemispherical mirror to completely cover the interior of a room with usable low-resolution pixels. Ubiquitous Cursor allows us to provide direct feedback about the location of the cursor between displays. To assess the effectiveness of this direct-feedback approach, we carried out a study that compared Ubiquitous Cursor with two other standard approaches: Halos, which provide indirect feedback about the cursor's location; and Stitching, which warps the cursor between displays, similar to the way that current operating systems address multiple monitors. Our study tested simple cross-display pointing tasks in an MDE; the results showed that Ubiquitous Cursor was significantly faster than both other approaches. Our work shows the feasibility and the value of providing direct feedback for cross-display movement, and adds to our understanding of the principles underlying targeting performance in MDEs.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/35581
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-0693-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/50836
dc.publisherCanadian Human-Computer Communications Societyen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1992917.1992939en_US
dc.titleUbiquitous cursor: a comparison of direct and indirect pointing feedback in multi-display environmentsen_US
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