The document summarizes research on multi-touch technology. It outlines the objectives to understand multi-touch usage and prevalence in Hong Kong. Background information is provided on the definition and common implementations of multi-touch. An online survey and library research was conducted to collect information on advantages and disadvantages. A survey was administered with questions about multi-touch experience, benefits over traditional devices, preferred applications, and convenience. Analysis found high usage of multi-touch devices and that most respondents feel they are more convenient and fun than traditional devices.

1. MULTI-TOUCH
4 December 2012
NG SIN YEE(12205613)
FONG HIN(12206512)
YEUNG CHI LOK(12203610)

2. CONTENT
Survey
Collected Survey Result and
Objectives Background Information Mind map Questions Job Division
Analysis

3. VIDEO

4. OBJECTIVES
 to understand the wide-usage of multi-touch.
 to understand prevalence of using multi-touch nowadays in Hong
Kong.

5. BACKGROUND
 Definition: a touch sensing surface's ability to recognize the
presence of two or more points of contact with the surface.
 The first multi-touch equipment:
The University of Toronto's Input Research Group developed the
first human-input multi-touch system in 1982.

6. BACKGROUND
 Implementations: mobile devices, tablets, touchtables and walls
 And even mouse!
 In Hong Kong, the Red Mr. has multi touch tables.

7. BACKGROUND
 Tap
 Double Tap
 Long Press
 Scroll
 Pan
 Flick
 Two Finger Tap
 Two Finger Scroll
 Pinch
 Spread
 Rotate

8. COLLECTED
INFORMATION(WEB)
Search Strategies Web sites
〝Multi-touch 〞 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-touch
Intitle: multi-touch disadvantages http://vislab.cs.vt.edu/~quek/Classes/Aw
are%2BEmbodiedInteraction/PAPERS/C
haWY10-Multitouch.pdf
Intitle: multi-touch advantages http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the
_advantages_and_disadvantages_of_touch
_screenhttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_
are_the_advantages_and_disadvantages_of
_touch_screen
“ Apple Multi touch mouse “ http://www.apple.com/hk/magicmouse/
Multi touch mobile/tablets/touch http://hk.image.search.yahoo.com/
wall/touch table

9. COLLECTED
INFORMATION(LIBRARY)
Search strategies Library resources Library resources
TitleCombined:(multi Journal article MULTI-TOUCH
-touch) TECHNOLOGY:
Creative touch

10. MIND MAP

11. SURVEY
 Objective:
 To discover the advantage and the limit of using Multi-touch
device compare to the other device.
 To see what further applications can be developed.
 Response:33

12. SURVEY QUESTIONS
 Q1: Have you ever use multi touch devices?
 Q3: In which way you think a multi touch devices is better than the
traditional one?
 Q4: In which way you think a multi touch devices is worse than the
traditional one?
 Q5: Which of the followings do you more prefer to use a multi touch
devices within it?
 Q6: Do you think that multi touch devices are more convenient
than typical input devices?

13. SURVEY RESULTS AND
ANALYSIS( CHART 1)
Have you ever use multi touch devices?(Smartphone,Multi-touch tablet
etc.)
33%
YES NO
67%

14. CHART ANALYSIS
 67%of the respondents have used the multi-touch devices before .
 Multi-touch devices(Smartphone, multi-touch tablets)are widely
used and popular.
 73% of the respondents use multi-touch devices daily.
 If they have multi-touch devices ,they will rely on them.

15. T H E B E N E F I T S O F U S I N G M U LT I T O U C H
D E V I C E S.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
More accurate/directly input
Providing more method to control the device
Faster input
Make more fun
Having a feeling of "touching the information"
Other:

16. T H E L I M I T S O F U S I N G M U LT I T O U C H
D E V I C E S.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Less accurate/directly input
Easy to get tired
Difficult to keep it clean
Less durable
Less convenient
Do not have a "stereoscopic" feeling
Other

17. CHART ANALYSIS
 Most of the respondent think that multi-touch can make more
fun than the traditional one.
 However, there are three limitations of multi-touch device.

18. TYPE OF APPLICATION RESPONDERS PREFER
TO USE A MULTI TOUCH DEVICE WITHIN IT
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

19. Overall, Do you think that multi touch devices are
more convenient than typical input devices?
23%
yes
No
77%

20. CHART ANALYSIS
 Nearly 80% of the respondents think that multi touch devices are
more convenient than typical input devices .
 New applications like multi-touch watches may change people’s
life!

21. JOB DIVISION
 Fong Hin: collected background information and analyzed the data
 Yeung Chi Lok: analyzed the data and constructed charts
 Ng Sin Yee: collected background information and constructed
charts