University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2011 Multi-touch For General-purpose Computing An Examination Of Text Entry Paul David Varcholik University of Central Florida Part of the Engineering Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STARS Citation Varcholik, Paul David, "Multi-touch For General-purpose Computing An Examination Of Text Entry" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 1987. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1987 MULTI-TOUCH FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE COMPUTING: AN EXAMINATION OF TEXT ENTRY by PAUL DAVID VARCHOLIK B.S. Valdosta State University, 1998 M.S. University of Central Florida, 2008 A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Modeling & Simulation in the College of Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Spring Term 2011 Major Professors: Charles E. Hughes Joseph J. LaViola © 2011 Paul David Varcholik ii ABSTRACT In recent years, multi-touch has been heralded as a revolution in human- computer interaction. Multi-touch provides features such as gestural interaction, tangible interfaces, pen-based computing, and interface customization – features embraced by an increasingly tech-savvy public. However, multi-touch platforms have not been adopted as “everyday” computer interaction devices; that is, multi-touch has not been applied to general-purpose computing.