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[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst
From: |
Tuomas J. Lukka |
Subject: |
[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst |
Date: |
Mon, 05 May 2003 16:34:54 -0400 |
CVSROOT: /cvsroot/gzz
Module name: manuscripts
Changes by: Tuomas J. Lukka <address@hidden> 03/05/05 16:34:54
Modified files:
Control1 : poster.rst
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diff -u manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.59
manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.60
--- manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.59 Mon May 5 16:30:36 2003
+++ manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst Mon May 5 16:34:54 2003
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
screen with a mouse.
For example, using fisheye views [fc-fisheye]_ effectively needs
altering the magnification and the amount of distortion.
+XXX
Despite this, virtual sliders or scrollbars
are far more common with computers than physical sliders,
@@ -82,47 +83,51 @@
some more, steering wheels even more, and specialized
input devices such as Monkey Bones 2 REF can cost up to $22,000.
+In this article, we attempt to alter the economics of custom
+controllers by providing a simple design for building
+controllers out of commodity parts, without requiring electrical or
+mechanical engineering experience.
.. from the end user point of view, several spesific
controllers have been tricky to use simultaneously before USB
-- Why are customized controllers needed?
+.. - Why are customized controllers needed?
- * new information visualizing paradigms
- * more spesific / concrete direct manipulation controllers
- * accessibility: special controllers for handicapped
+ * new information visualizing paradigms
+ * more spesific / concrete direct manipulation controllers
+ * accessibility: special controllers for handicapped
-- What are the exising mass-produced options?
+ - What are the exising mass-produced options?
- * http://www.billbuxton.com/InputSources.html
+ * http://www.billbuxton.com/InputSources.html
-- contribution of this article:
+ - contribution of this article:
- - no direct academic contribution to UI research
+ - no direct academic contribution to UI research
- - a simple way to combine commodities to obtain flexibility:
- mouse and LEGO bricks.
+ - a simple way to combine commodities to obtain flexibility:
+ mouse and LEGO bricks.
- - the particular structure of using a wheel on the mouse optomechanical
- sensor
+ - the particular structure of using a wheel on the mouse optomechanical
+ sensor
- - a way to do user interface device research on EXTREMELY
- limited budgets
+ - a way to do user interface device research on EXTREMELY
+ limited budgets
-- LEGO has already published a robotics invention series called
- Mindstorms, which also contains bricks with touch and light
- sensors and a central unit to control them. Even the central unit
- alone
- is quite expensive and the existing sensors
- are not accurate
- enough for controller use, we look them forward with interests.
+ - LEGO has already published a robotics invention series called
+ Mindstorms, which also contains bricks with touch and light
+ sensors and a central unit to control them. Even the central unit
+ alone
+ is quite expensive and the existing sensors
+ are not accurate
+ enough for controller use, we look them forward with interests.
-- advantages:
-
- - LEGO bricks
- have been popular toys for several decades all around
- the western world
- - several scientists and students have a background in LEGO bricks ;)
+ - advantages:
+
+ - LEGO bricks
+ have been popular toys for several decades all around
+ the western world
+ - several scientists and students have a background in LEGO bricks ;)
Graph: axes: price, DOF
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, (continued)
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Matti Katila, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Asko Soukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst,
Tuomas J. Lukka <=
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Asko Soukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Asko Soukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Matti Katila, 2003/05/05