Graphical Input Techniques.

Abstract

A graphic work station has been created where three aspects of man-machine interaction may be tested: (1) interaction with a flat display; (2) co-planar input and output; and (3) the ability to 'see through your hand' to a display below. All three are created by a suitable arrangement of mirrors to direct a projected television image to a back-projection screen which is in turn optically superimposed onto a data tablet surface via a semi-transparent mirror. Uses and benefits of the device are demonstrated by means of a set of games which simulate a situation where a user must interact with dynamically changing data and imagery, and annotation programs where rapid data entry from hard copy is required. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075427

Entities

People

  • Andrew Lippman
  • Nicholas Negroponte

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brightness
  • Command And Control
  • Computers
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Feedback
  • Gain
  • Hard Copy
  • High Gain
  • High Resolution
  • Illumination
  • Military Research
  • Mirrors
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Stations
  • Work Stations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).