Whack Gestures: Inexact and Inattentive Interaction with Mobile Devices

paper

This paper explores using simple hitting gestures to interact with a device. For example, if the device is attached to the belt, a simple smack or wiggle can provide interaction. A custom device was developed and tested for this project. Users found that the whack gestures were simple, easy to remember. They experimented with multiple whacks and combinations of whacks and wiggles.

------

This type of interaction could be useful for cell phones, ipods, and other common pocket devices. For example, if the cell phone starts ringing, it could be silenced with a whack. Some ipods also use a shake, or wiggle, to advance songs. I personally don't use that feature very often.

0 comments of glory:

Post a Comment