7 12, 2009

touch and multi-touch interfaces

By |2024-08-16T17:33:57+02:00December 7th, 2009|Interaction Design, technology|0 Comments

Introduction to touch and multi-touch interfaces Touch-screens are device screens that provide interaction interface to various operating systems by using touch. Nowadays touch-screens are being used in a wide variety of devices and particularly in mobile computing with include laptops, smartphones, handhelds and lately tablet PCs. Touch-screen usage is approved to be straightforward, as touch-screen interaction is designed to be intuitive and quick to learn compared to other pointing devices (Benko, H., Wilson, A. D., & Baudisch, P. (2006). Precise selection techniques for multi-touch screens. Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in computing systems (pp. 1263-1272). ACM.), (Ichikawa, H., Homma, M., & Umemura, M. (1999). An experimental evaluation of input devices for pointing work. International Journal of Production Economics, 60-61, 235-240. doi:10.1016/S0925-5273,98,00162-5.). Touch-screens are used for interacting with many different types of applications in many different contexts and often replace traditional pointing devices such as the mouse and [...]

23 03, 2009

10th Annual Visualization Conference in Munich

By |2016-01-12T21:10:38+02:00March 23rd, 2009|conferences/workshops, design, events|0 Comments

The latest developments and trends in the world of 3D real-time visualization at the 10th annual RTT Conference in Munich. (07-08 May 2009) This milestone event will focus on sharing visions and stimulating new ideas, covering a wide range of applications for visualization solutions in the fields of product development, design, marketing and sales. The event will also highlight the latest developments in high-end visualization. http://www.rttconference.com/ .

23 03, 2009

9th Andreu World International Design Competition

By |2016-01-12T21:10:38+02:00March 23rd, 2009|design, events|0 Comments

Andreu World International Design Competition is an initiative of Andreu World to find out new up-and-coming contemporary designers, stirring up the necessary creativity and motivation to incorporate in the Labour Market. The challenge is to design a seat or a table in witch innovative design / styling contributions are made, bearing in mind the technical specifications in the briefing. There are two prizes - one with a cash purse of 4.000 euros and another with 2.000 euros - and the deadline for project presentation is September 14, 2009. http://competition.andreuworld.com/ .

23 03, 2009

greenpeace design awards 2009

By |2016-01-12T21:10:38+02:00March 23rd, 2009|design, events|0 Comments

The Greenpeace Design Awards 2009 are now open. The awards, hosted by Greenpeace Australia Pacific in conjunction with UniLife Inc. and the University of South Australia, were created to help raise awareness of environmental issues through innovation and creativity. Open to entrants worldwide until June 15, 2009, the brief is to design a poster that delivers the message "Be a Part of the Action." more ::

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