Metamouse: multiple mice for legacy applications

Authors:
Kurtis Heimerl;Divya Ramachandran;Joyojeet Pal;Eric Brewer;Tapan Parikh
Affiliations:
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA;University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA;University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA;University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Venue:
CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Single Display Groupware (SDG) solutions have been used to create software for disadvantaged children, particularly in the developing world. SDG allows for greater utilization of the limited infrastructure available to these kids. However, SDG faces challenges in working with legacy applications. Our technology, called metamouse, takes a step toward an integrated multi-user application by allowing users to collaborate within unmodified legacy educational software. We conducted a preliminary qualitative user study of our technology with educational software in schools around Bangalore, India. We found that Metamouse is easily learned, encourages collaborative discussion among students, and allows for the use of existing educational applications with no modification.