Pen based input improvements
posted Dec 21st 2008 7:00am by Eliotfiled under: multitouch hacks, peripherals hacks, tablet pcs hacks
Lately we’ve been focusing on multitouch technologies, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t interesting research going on in other areas of human-computer interaction. [Johnny Lee] posted a roundup of some the work that [Gonzalo Ramos] and others have done with pen based input. The video embedded above shows how pressure can be used to increase control precision. Have a look at his post to see how pen gestures can be used for seamless workspace sharing and how pen rolling can give additional control.
That’s a very impressive demonstration. I wonder how they linked pressure to zooming in the last few image demonstrations without the benefit of the clutching mechanic used with the sliders.