The bubble cursor
Validation level: 5. CHI, UIST, CSCW and TOCHI paper publication
The bubble cursor is a new technique based on area cursors.
The default shape of the cursor is a bubble that captures the first target closest to the cursor centre. The bubble can change its shape depending on the layout of the targets.
Publications
Copy Bibtex
The Bubble Cursor: Enhancing Target Acquisition by Dynamic Resizing of the Cursor's Activation Area. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pages 281-290, ACM, New York, NY, USA, CHI '05 , 2005.
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The shape of the cursor is a circle so they ensure the chosen target is the closest.
The cursor readjusts its size to surround just one target.
Demo
Highlights:
The bubble cursor is faster than any other point cursor technique available