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8  New user interfaces could benefit from customized controllers,  New user interfaces could benefit from customized controllers,
9  but producing customized controllers is generally  but producing customized controllers is generally
10  expensive and time-consuming and requires machine shop skills  expensive and time-consuming or requires electronic and
11    machine shop skills
12  not usually found in computer science or psychology departments.  not usually found in computer science or psychology departments.
13    
14    
15    We show how novel controllers can be built easily
16    with minimal mechanical and electronic skills,
17    by using a standard computer mouse
18    and LEGO bricks.
19    
20  .. User interfaces introducing new ways of visualizing information  .. User interfaces introducing new ways of visualizing information
21     could benefit from customized controllers. But unless standard,     could benefit from customized controllers. But unless standard,
22     mass-produced parts can be used, it is expensive and time-consuming     mass-produced parts can be used, it is expensive and time-consuming
23     to design, prototype and produce controllers for a spesific purpose.     to design, prototype and produce controllers for a spesific purpose.
24    
25  We show how novel controllers can be built from a standard mouse  The construction of rugged prototypes with LEGOs requires some
26  and Lego bricks, allowing anyone to reproduce the design  practice but is possible.
27    
28    allowing anyone to reproduce the design
29  without any tools and to easily prototype new designs.  without any tools and to easily prototype new designs.
30    
31  to design and produce for a specific  to design and produce for a specific
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52  - contribution of this article:  - contribution of this article:
53    
54      - a simple way to combine commodities to obtain novelties:      - a simple way to combine commodities to obtain flexibility:
55        mouse and LEGO bricks.        mouse and LEGO bricks.
56    
57        - the particular structure of using a wheel on the mouse optomechanical
58          sensor
59    
60      - a way to do user interface device research on EXTREMELY      - a way to do user interface device research on EXTREMELY
61        limited budgets        limited budgets
62    
63    - mindstorms sensors too inaccurate for user interface controllers,
64      and the central units expensive
65    
66    - advantages:
67    
68        - several scientists and students have a background in LEGO bricks ;)
69    
70  Pros:  Pros:
71    
72  - cheapness, Graph: axes: price, DOF  - cheapness, Graph: axes: price, DOF
# Line 74  Some solutions for cons: Line 93  Some solutions for cons:
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94  REF: the prototypes of the tiltable PDA  REF: the prototypes of the tiltable PDA
95    
96    REF: Mindstorms-using articles &c
97    
98  Graph: axes: price, DOF  Graph: axes: price, DOF
99    
100  From cheapest to most specific  From cheapest to most specific

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