Ken HinckleyAndy Wilson
Microsoft ResearchMicrosoft Research
Saul Greenberg Univ. of Calgary
Andries van Dam Brown University
Patrick Baudisch Hasso-Plattner Inst.Pottsdam University
• Handhelds• Slates• Drafting Boards• Tabletops• Wall Displays
• Touch, or Pen.
DIRECT INPUT A SHIFT TO
PAPER NOTEBOOK OBSERVATIONS
B1: Tuck the pen, interleave stylus and fingers
B2: Hold Clippings while Writing
B3: Specific Roles for Pen and Fingers
B4: Two-handed actions
• Video– Widespread coverage– 200,000 views– search on “deskterity”
What is the logic of the division of labor
between pen and touch in interface design?
IF YOU’RE ONLY THINKING ABOUT TOUCH, YOU’RE BLOWING IT.
• Accelerometer• Proximity• Contact Sensitive Casing
• Automatic Screen Rotation, Pick up to Turn On, Hold like Phone to Talk, etc.
UIST 2000 Best Paper Award
SENSING POCKET PC
What is the logic of the division of labor between
contact sensing, tilt, and proximityin interface design?
FLAT ON DESK
HELD IN HAND
Which “touch” is an intentional touch?
When is a “touch” not a touch at all?
Can we answer this if we are only thinking about touch?
POSTURE IS IMPORTANT!
YOUR MOTHERWAS RIGHT-
EXPERIENCES TO STAND OUT…
IF WE WANT OUR
NOW WHAT?
If Metro is the visual design language for the Microsoft experience,
then what is the design language for
input & interaction?
Intro
What question is Intro the answer to?
What is the logic of the division of labor
between touch, pen, proximity,
motion and postural sensing, and a diverse ecology of
devices and form factors?
Let’s aspire to an alternate future.