Soap: how to make a mouse work in mid-air

  • Authors:
  • Patrick Baudisch;Mike Sinclair;Andrew Wilson

  • Affiliations:
  • Microsoft Research;Microsoft Research;Microsoft Research

  • Venue:
  • CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Computer mice do not work in mid air. The reason is that a mouse is really only half an input device - the other half being the surface the mouse is operated on, such as a mouse pad. In this demo, we demonstrate how to combine a mouse and a mouse pad into soap, a device that can be operated in mid air with a single hand. We have used soap to control video games, interact with wall displays and Windows Media Center, and to give slide presentations.