Multi-touch: The future of design interaction

Irene Rui Chen, Marc Aurel Schnabel*

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Abstract

A multi-touch-tabletop instrument combined with three-dimensional digitalized models is presented for design-collaborations and - communication tasks. By using intuitive gestures, the system allows users from various disciplines to communicate and share their ideas by manipulating the reference and their own input simultaneously. Our study shows that forms are perceived and understood more readily through haptic and proprioceptive perception of tangible representations. Our system provides increased potential to compensate for the low spatial cognition of its users. The paper describes our innovative integration by combining both model-based and participatory approaches with multi-touch tabletop system setups, which differs considerably from conventional visual representations for collaborative design. Our system brings the intuitive user interaction into virtual design activities, thus going beyond the common graphical user interfaces.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDesigning Together
Subtitle of host publicationCAADFutures 2011 - 14th International conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design
EditorsPierre Leclercq, Ann Heylighen, Genevieve Martin
Place of PublicationLiege
PublisherLes Editions de l'Universite de Liege
Pages557-571
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9782874561429
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jul 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design: Designing Together, CAADFutures 2011 - Liege, Belgium
Duration: 4 Jul 20118 Jul 2011

Publication series

NameDesigning Together: CAADFutures 2011 - Proceedings of the 14th International conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design

Conference

Conference14th International conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design: Designing Together, CAADFutures 2011
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityLiege
Period4/07/118/07/11

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