A pen-based bimanual approach for interaction in multi-display environments

Abstract

Recent advances in multi-display environments (MDE) has led researchers to develop separated interaction techniques for separated MDE tasks. However, these techniques were not adapted to realistic usage situations. Additionally, when the use of a pen tablet is required, to annotate a document for example, its use in combination with the standard keyboard and mouse often results in homing time cost. In this paper we explore a bimanual approach to support major MDE tasks: it is based on the combination of a multi-degree of freedom device and a pen. Moreover, we explain our approach and current implementation. Finally, we discuss our future work and envisioned studies to evaluate the usability of such an approach.