The nature and quality of interaction can be dramatically affected by both the input sensing capabilities and output display characteristics of an interactive system. We are interested in exploring novel input and output configurations to help guide and inform future system designs that may be deployed on a wider scale as these technologies mature.
Multi-touch platforms have recently emerged into the consumer markets, and offer a rich and captivating interaction experience. At Autodesk Research we are investigating new user interface designs and interaction techniques for multitouch systems, and exploring how existing software technologies can leverage the use of such systems.
Two handed, or bimanual, input, has the potential to allow users to perform tasks faster, leverage their existing skills, and increase the expressiveness of their interactions. However, to be effective, it must be designed carefully. We explore the issues and possibilities of bimanual input, and in particular, how it can be leveraged in drafting and design applications.
A menu system often serves as the core interaction workhorse of an application. We have researched and productized a few solutions that enhance the user’s experience. Most notably is the marking-menu which allows a user to perform a menu selection by either popping-up a radial menu or by quickly making a straight mark in the direction of the desired menu without popping-up the menu. Other investigations have focused on providing efficient access to a large number of menu-items (the HotBox), menus for pen computers (tracking menus), for rapid tool switching (pieCursor) and multitouch environments (multitouch marking menus).
Large wall-sized displays are becoming for affordable and widespread throughout the design, education, business, and entertainment industries. Such displays can be used for highly technical visualization work such as scientific visualization of a large data set, process control, or technical design. At Autodesk Research, we are investigating these types of applications and exploring design solutions to the unique interaction challenges which large wall-sized display configurations present.
The recent advancement of mobile projector technologies offers exciting opportunities for how we access and interact with out digital data, as well as new possibilities for bridging the gap between our digital data and physical artifacts. Our research investigates how we can fully leverage the potentials that emerging technology provides
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