[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst

[Tuomas J. Lukka]

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Changes by:     Tuomas J. Lukka <address@hidden>        03/05/05 16:34:54

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diff -u manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.59 
manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.60
--- manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.59        Mon May  5 16:30:36 2003
+++ manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst     Mon May  5 16:34:54 2003
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 screen with a mouse. 
 For example, using fisheye views [fc-fisheye]_ effectively needs
 altering the magnification and the amount of distortion.
+XXX
 
 Despite this, virtual sliders or scrollbars
 are far more common with computers than physical sliders,
@@ -82,47 +83,51 @@
 some more, steering wheels even more, and specialized
 input devices such as Monkey Bones 2 REF can cost up to $22,000.
 
+In this article, we attempt to alter the economics of custom
+controllers by providing a simple design for building
+controllers out of commodity parts, without requiring electrical or 
+mechanical engineering experience.
 
 .. from the end user point of view, several spesific 
    controllers have been tricky to use simultaneously before USB
 
-- Why are customized controllers needed?
+.. - Why are customized controllers needed?
 
- * new information visualizing paradigms
- * more spesific / concrete direct manipulation controllers 
- * accessibility: special controllers for handicapped
+     * new information visualizing paradigms
+     * more spesific / concrete direct manipulation controllers 
+     * accessibility: special controllers for handicapped
 
-- What are the exising mass-produced options?
+    - What are the exising mass-produced options?
 
- * http://www.billbuxton.com/InputSources.html
+     * http://www.billbuxton.com/InputSources.html
 
-- contribution of this article: 
+    - contribution of this article: 
 
-    - no direct academic contribution to UI research
+       - no direct academic contribution to UI research
 
-    - a simple way to combine commodities to obtain flexibility:
-      mouse and LEGO bricks.
+       - a simple way to combine commodities to obtain flexibility:
+         mouse and LEGO bricks.
 
-    - the particular structure of using a wheel on the mouse optomechanical
-      sensor
+       - the particular structure of using a wheel on the mouse optomechanical
+         sensor
 
-    - a way to do user interface device research on EXTREMELY
-      limited budgets
+       - a way to do user interface device research on EXTREMELY
+         limited budgets
 
-- LEGO has already published a robotics invention series called
-  Mindstorms, which also contains bricks with touch and light
-  sensors and a central unit to control them. Even the central unit
-  alone
-  is quite expensive and the existing sensors 
-  are not accurate
-  enough for controller use, we look them forward with interests.
+    - LEGO has already published a robotics invention series called
+      Mindstorms, which also contains bricks with touch and light
+      sensors and a central unit to control them. Even the central unit
+      alone
+      is quite expensive and the existing sensors 
+      are not accurate
+      enough for controller use, we look them forward with interests.
 
-- advantages:
-  
-    - LEGO bricks
-      have been popular toys for several decades all around
-      the western world
-    - several scientists and students have a background in LEGO bricks ;)
+    - advantages:
+      
+       - LEGO bricks
+         have been popular toys for several decades all around
+         the western world
+       - several scientists and students have a background in LEGO bricks ;)
 
 
 Graph: axes: price, DOF