User study on 3D multitouch interaction (3DMi) and gaze on surface computing

Eugene Ch’ng, Neil Cooke

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Abstract

On a multitouch table, user’s interactions with 3D virtual representations of real objects should be influenced by task and their perceived physical characteristics. This article explores the development and user study of an interactive 3D application that allows users to explore virtual heritage objects on a surface device. To-date, most multitouch has focused on 2D or 2.5D systems. A user-study is reported where we analyse their multimodal behaviour – specifically how they interact on a surface device with objects that have similar properties to physical versions and the users’ associated gaze patterns with touch.The study reveals that gaze characteristics are different according to their interaction intention in terms of position and duration of visual attention. We discovered that virtual objects afford the perception of haptic attributes ascribed to their equivalent physical objects, and that differences in the summary statistics of gaze showed consistent characteristics between people and differences between natural and task based activities. An awareness of user behaviours using natural gestures can inform the design of interactive 3D applications which complements the user’s model of past experience with physical objects and with GUI interaction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDesign, User Experience, and Usability
Subtitle of host publicationUsers and Interactions - 4th International Conference, DUXU 2015 Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Proceedings
EditorsAaron Marcus
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages425-433
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783319208978
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Event4th International Conference on Design, User Experience and Usability, DUXU 2015 Held as Part of 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2015 - Los Angeles, United States
Duration: 2 Aug 20157 Aug 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9187
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Design, User Experience and Usability, DUXU 2015 Held as Part of 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles
Period2/08/157/08/15

Keywords

  • Digital heritage
  • Gaze tracking
  • Interactive 3D
  • Multitouch
  • Surface computing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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