research

Interfaces for Multi-User Multi-Touch

My focus on researching multi-touch devices is to study the interaction between the user and the device. More specifically, I'm interested in using the Adobe Flash Platform to develop multi-user applications for multi-touch devices.

Project Timeline:

• May 2009 - Preliminary literature review about multi-user multi-touch devices: A Literature Review of Leveraging the Capabilities of a Multi-touch Device to Promote Multi-user Collaboration - CGT 513 Interactive Multimedia Research & Development (Purdue University)
• October 2009 - Simulation of end-goal user-interface for multi-touch project made for a presentation at the 2009 Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles, CA.
• Februrary 2010 - Project Proposal approved
• April 2010 - User Testing Round 1 Part 1
• April 2010 - Provisional Patent obtained with the Purdue Research Foundation
• May 2010 - User Testing Round 2 Part 1
• June 2010 - Data Analysis
• July 2010 - Defense Presentation (passed)
• July 2010 - Semi-Finalist in Adobe Design Achievement Awards

Recent Blog Posts

• Adobe AIR and Multi-touch for Multi-user Collaboration (20 July 2010)
• Semi-Finalist in Adobe Design Achievement Awards (13 July 2010)
• Success! Grad Research Complete (12 July 2010)
• Defense Presentation (11 July 2010)
• Data Analysis (16 June 2010)
• User Testing - Round 2 Part 1 (24 May 2010)
• A Multi-user Collaboration Multi-touch Device (1 May 2010)
• Provisional Patent (29 April 2010)

Research Faculty Committee

• Dr. James L. Mohler, Professor and Associate Dept Head (Committee Chair)
• Prof. Rodney Vandeveer, Associate Professor
• Prof. Terry L Burton, Associate Professor

Research Partners