Interacting at a distance: Measuring the performance of laser pointers and other devices

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-40

  Myers, Brad A ^a   Bhatnagar, Rishi ^a   Nichols, Jeffrey ^a   Peck, Choon Hong ^a   Kong, Dave ^a   Miller, Robert ^a   Long, A Chris ^a  

^a Carnegie Mellon University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Handhelds; Input Devices; Interaction Techniques; Laser Pointers; Palm Pilots; Pebbles; Remote Interaction; User Studies

Indexed keywords

HAND HELD COMPUTERS; JITTER; LASER APPLICATIONS; USER INTERFACES;

LASER POINTERS;

DISPLAY DEVICES;

EID: 0037818574     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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