A model-driven method and a tool for developing gesture-based information system interfaces

Considering the technological advances in touch-based devices, gesture-based interaction has become a prevalent feature in many application do-mains. Information systems are starting to explore this type of interaction. Currently, gesture specifications are hard-coded by developers at the source cod...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Parra Gonzalez, Luis Otto
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:Ecuador
Institution:Universidad de Cuenca
Repository:Repositorio Universidad de Cuenca
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec:123456789/28947
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84937468700&partnerID=40&md5=2a06391a26d352d7dc6a6772b73a4811
http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/28947
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Gesture-Based Interaction
Model-Driven Architecture
Multi-Stroke Gestures
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Summary:Considering the technological advances in touch-based devices, gesture-based interaction has become a prevalent feature in many application do-mains. Information systems are starting to explore this type of interaction. Currently, gesture specifications are hard-coded by developers at the source code level, hindering its reusability and portability. Similarly, defining new gestures in line with users' requirements is further complicated. This paper describes a model-driven approach to include gesture-based interaction in desktop information systems and a tool prototype to: capture user-sketched multi-stroke gestures and transform them into a model, automatically generating the gesture catalogue for gesture-based interaction technologies and gesture-based interface source code. We demonstrate our approach in several applications, ranging from case tools to form-based information systems.