Comparing Horizontal and Vertical Surfaces for a Collaborative Design Task

Table 1

Summary of horizontal and vertical display orientation studies (H: horizontal, V: vertical).

Study	Digital (D) or nondigital (ND)	Input	Task	Orientation-dependent data?	Artifacts created or used?	Sit or stand	Group size	Number of groups
RL04 [2]	D	Single pen	Travel itinerary planning	Yes	Both	H—sit; V–sit except interactor	3	8
IHK*05 [17]	ND	Pens	Route planning	No	Used	H—sit; V—stand	2	6
PRR09 [18]	1 D (H), 3 ND (V, other)	ND–pens; D–multitouch	Concept mapping	Yes	Created	Free form	9-10	4–one per condition
PS08 [19]	D	Multiple mice,; laser pointers	Target acquisition	No	Used	Free form	1, 2, 3	12
Our study	ND	Pens	Software design	Yes	Created	Stand	2	10