Developing Software Architecture and Interfaces

for Tabletop Computers

Members Involved:

• Victor Cheung

• Katie Cerar

• Mindy Seto

CSL members have a strong interest in exploring interaction techniques and their applications in various gesture/multi-touch-enabled computing devices, particularly in a tabletop and larger display setting. Our research also focuses on exploring new ways of information visualization on these large displays

In a multi-touch tabletop context the number of users is no longer limited to just one. This opens the door to collaboration by having the tabletop as a common medium, whereas participants can bring in their own devices and share what they have. The question is then to what extent should they share the information, and what interactions can be introduced to facilitate collaboration.