Writing with a joystick: A comparison of date stamp, selection keyboard, and edge write

Proceedings - Graphics Interface

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-8

  Wobbrock, Jacob O ^a   Myers, Brad A ^a   Aung, Htet Htet ^a  

^a Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

Author keywords

Corners; Game console; Game controller; Gestures; Joystick; Physical edges; Text entry; Text input; Unistrokes

Indexed keywords

CHARACTER RECOGNITION; COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; GESTURE RECOGNITION; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); TEXT PROCESSING;

GAME CONSOLES; GAME CONTROLLERS; INPUT DEVICES; JOYSTICKS; PHYSICAL EDGES; TEXT ENTRY; UNISTROKES;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 4143054733     PISSN: 07135424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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