Wipe it! A Direct Manipulation Technique for Ubiquitous Information Items
We present an interaction technique called wiping,
which allows to move information units beyond screen
boundaries onto different devices or displays in the
environment. The technique uses a physical metaphor
and makes the information units behave similar to
physical objects. The technique can be used with mice
or pens on the corresponding devices, or with bare
hands under a camera. We give a technical definition of
the wiping gesture, describe a prototypical
implementation and demonstration setup, and discuss
some properties of the technique.