Ninja Cursors Using Multiple Cursors to Assist Target Acquisition on Large Screens Masatomo Kobayashi (The University of Tokyo) Takeo Igarashi (The University of Tokyo)
Ninja Cursors
Jul 03, 2015
Ninja Cursors: Using Multiple Cursors to Assist Target Acquisition on Large Screens (presented at CHI 2008)
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Ninja CursorsUsing Multiple Cursors to AssistTarget Acquisition on Large Screens
Masatomo Kobayashi(The University of Tokyo)
Takeo Igarashi(The University of Tokyo)
Outline
Background & Motivation
Our Method
Evaluation
Discussion & Future Work
Conclusion
Background
Large display
Background
Multi-display
Background
(Virginia Tech) BlueSpace (IBM)
Larger screens
Problem
It is difficult to point to a distant object.
Introducing “ninja cursors”
Demo
Basic idea of “ninja cursors”
The user can use the nearest cursor.
Cover the screen with multiple, synchronously moving cursors.
Reducing the distance
(n : # of cursors)
n
D
Average distance from the nearest cursor:
n = 1 n = 4
D
Studies on target pointing
e.g., [Fitts 1954]
Target Size
Target Density
e.g., [Guiard et al. 2004]
+
Cursor Size
e.g., [Kabbash & Buxton 1995]
+
Cursor Density
Outline
Background & Motivation
Our Method
Evaluation
Discussion & Future Work
Conclusion
Ambiguity problem
What happens if multiple cursors point to multiple targets simultaneously?
Resolving ambiguity
Only one cursor can point to a target;others are blocked and in the waiting queue.
Queued
Pointing Left
Pointing
Resolving ambiguity
Demo
Visual feedbacks
Normal Pointing Blocked
Visual feedbacks
Short waitingLong waiting Pointing
Outline
Background & Motivation
Our Method
Evaluation
Discussion & Future Work
Conclusion
Goal
Determine how the cursor number and the target density affect the performance.
Hypothesis
# of Cursors
Mov
emen
t Tim
e
Effect of cursor blocking
Effect of distance reduction
8 participants (within-participant)
4 cursor types×3 target numbers×3 target sizes
10 trials for each condition
Design
Setup
Cursor types
2 cursors
8 cursors 18 cursors
1 cursor(standard cursor)
Target numbers
N = 1
N = 100
N = 400
Movement Time (MT)
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5(sec)
1 cursor 2 cursors8 cursors 18 cursors
N = 1 N = 100 N = 400
N = 2, 8 worked well.
Error rate
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N = 1 N = 100 N = 400
(%)1 cursor 2 cursors8 cursors 18 cursors
No significant trend.
Feedback & observation
The participants annoyed by frequent waiting (N = 18)
The participants often used the second- or third-nearest cursor.
Outline
Background & Motivation
Our Method
Evaluation
Discussion & Future Work
Conclusion
Advanced features
Drag & drop Lasso tool
Drag & drop
Drag
Drop
Drag with a cursor, drop with another cursor
Drag & drop
Demo
Lasso tool
Resolving ambiguity by implicit rules
Lasso tool
1. No lasso stroke ever intersects with targets.
2. Any lasso must contain at least one target.
lasso not a lasso
lasso not a lasso
Lasso tool
Demo
Limitations
Direct pointing devices cannot be
used.
Dense targets increase the MT too
much.
Future work
Combination with other techniques
Measurethe decision time
Cursors are visible even before each trial.
Cursors are hidden until the start of each trial.
vs.
Decision time
Compare 2 configuration:
Total Time = MT Total Time = DT + MT
Decision time
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
MT DT+MT
Total Time (s)
1 cursor
4 cursors
Regularly distributed targets
Regularly distributed targets
Regularity of cursors or targets
≈
Extra cursors or extra targets
≈
Bubbling ninja cursors
Bubbling ninja cursors
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
Point Bubble
Movement Time (s)
1 cursor
4 cursors
Post-selection method
Use a post-selection menu instead of a waiting queue.
+ Does not increase the MT so much.+ Does not modify the C-D gain.
Post-selection method
Demo
Post-selection methodPie menu
Outline
Background & Motivation
Our Method
Evaluation
Discussion
Conclusion
Related work
Delphian Desktop[Asano et al. 2005] Jump the cursor
Bubble Cursor [Grossman & Balakrishnan 2005] Change the cursor size
Shadow Reaching[Shoemaker et al. 2007] Use the shadow
Conclusion
Ninja cursors+ Multiple cursors cover a large screen
User study+ More cursors efficient in sparse targets
inefficient in dense targets
Advanced features+ Drag & drop, lasso tool
Thank you
http://www-ui.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~kobayash/ninja_cursors.html
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