Interaction technique

An interaction technique, user interface technique or input technique is a combination of hardware and software elements that provides a way for computer users to accomplish a single task. For example, one can go back to the previously visited page on a Web browser by either clicking a button, pressing a key, performing a mouse gesture or uttering a speech command. It is a widely used term in human-computer interaction. In particular, the term 'new interaction technique' is frequently used to introduce a novel user interface design idea.An interaction technique is a way of using a physical input/output device to perform a generic task in a human-computer dialogue.An interaction technique is the fusion of input and output, consisting of all software and hardware elements, that provides a way for the user to accomplish a task. An interaction technique, user interface technique or input technique is a combination of hardware and software elements that provides a way for computer users to accomplish a single task. For example, one can go back to the previously visited page on a Web browser by either clicking a button, pressing a key, performing a mouse gesture or uttering a speech command. It is a widely used term in human-computer interaction. In particular, the term 'new interaction technique' is frequently used to introduce a novel user interface design idea. Although there is no general agreement on the exact meaning of the term 'interaction technique', the most popular definition is from the computer graphics literature: