Pointer delegation for group collaboration using telepointers

Abstract

Pointer delegation, a new function for a telepointer, allows people to delegate the rights of their own pointers to the pointer of someone who they can trust, which helps to achieve better group collaboration through a kind of fair voting system in interactive environments that include many people. A telepointer that has a pointer delegation function is called a delegate pointer. The appearance of delegate pointers in an interactive environment can show the weight of voting. Moreover, delegate pointers can be used to limit the manipulators of objects to only one or a small group in order to reduce any conflicting manipulation. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the appropriateness of the appearance of pointers to show the voting weight, and to test the feasibility of the delegate pointer.