Interaction Techniques for Wall-Sized Screens

Abstract

Large screen displays are part of many future visions, such as i- LAND [11] that describes the possible workspace of the future. Research showed that wall-sized screens provide clear benefits for data exploration, collaboration and organizing work in office environments. With the increase of computational power and falling display prices wall-sized screens currently make the step out of research labs and specific settings into office environments and private life. Today, there is no standard set of interaction techniques for interacting with wall-sized displays and it is even unclear if a single mode of input is suitable for all potential applications. In this workshop, we will bring together researchers from academia and industry who work on large screens. Together, we will survey current research directions, review promising interaction techniques, and identify the underlying fundamental research challenges.

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“…In 2009, Terrenghi et al extend Weiser's size taxonomy of displays to "Inch," "Foot," Yard," "Perch," and "Chain," since all of them differ in their form of social interaction [43] within the multi-person-display ecosystems. Nevertheless, still in 2015, Lischke et al [26] come to the conclusion that digital "boards" are still rarely used. However, there would be a good chance that wallsized display-"boards" will become commonplace within the next decade, like smartphones and tables did in the last decade" [26].…”

“…Nevertheless, still in 2015, Lischke et al [26] come to the conclusion that digital "boards" are still rarely used. However, there would be a good chance that wallsized display-"boards" will become commonplace within the next decade, like smartphones and tables did in the last decade" [26]. Industrial production validation scenarios in automotive industry require interactive collaborative spaces and large display devices.…”

“…Garcia-Sanjuan et al present a general taxonomy of MDEs, classifying their topology with respect to "homogeneity of surfaces," "spatial form," "regularity of shape," "size," "mobility," and "scalability" [20] and also present many use cases in this literature review. Following Lischke et al [26], software is the key enabler for simple setup of multi-display environments and easy usability of these systems, which is still a hindrance factor for broad use. As parallelization of workflows get more and more important, LHRDs allow for visualizing complex data or switching between tasks without hiding required information at the same time.…”

“…Lischke et al also argue that "the success of wall-sized display installations highly depends on the interaction technique used in the particular setup" [26] and propose to get "a clear understanding of advantages and disadvantages of interaction techniques" used with LHRDs. All these findings are required in the industrial sector, as validation scenarios typically rely on commercially available software, which are not natively built for LHRDs.…”