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      Tactile Guides for Touch Screen Controls

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      The 26th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
      Human Computer Interaction
      12 - 14 September 2012
      Touch screen, Tactile, Tangible, Overlay, Instrument control, Multi-touch, Physical interface
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            Abstract

            While multi-touch devices such as smart phones and tablets offer simple intuitive user interfaces, such interfaces may not always be optimal for precision tasks typical of electronic measurement instruments. Such instruments utilize physical knobs, switches and sliders to provide precise tactile control of instrument parameters and states. This paper describes work-inprogress to investigate the use of simple transparent overlays that provide tactile guides for touch-based graphical control widgets. By augmenting the touch surface with a simple low-cost overlay, we aim to restore many of the tactile properties and benefits of standard physical controls. We have fabricated an initial proof-of-concept overlay and demonstration system and have performed a preliminary evaluation that suggests overlay guides may be beneficial.

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            Contributors
            Conference
            September 2012
            September 2012
            : 339-344
            Affiliations
            [0001]Agilent Laboratories

            5301 Stevens Creek Blvd. MS4U-SC

            Santa Clara, California 95051
            Article
            10.14236/ewic/HCI2012.48
            fdcc8799-f511-4d40-a442-dc3da8870fec
            © Robert Kincaid. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. The 26th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction, Birmingham, UK

            This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

            The 26th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction
            HCI
            26
            Birmingham, UK
            12 - 14 September 2012
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            Human Computer Interaction
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

            Self URI (article page): https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14236/ewic/HCI2012.48
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            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction
            Touch screen,Tangible,Multi-touch,Overlay,Instrument control,Physical interface,Tactile

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