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Belt: An Unobtrusive Touch Input Device for Head-worn Displays

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David Dobbelstein,

Enrico RukzioAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '15: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 2135 - 2138

https://doi.org/10.1145/2702123.2702450

Published: 18 April 2015 Publication History

Abstract

Belt is a novel unobtrusive input device for wearable displays that incorporates a touch surface encircling the user's hip. The wide input space is leveraged for a horizontal spatial mapping of quickly accessible information and applications. We discuss social implications and interaction capabilities for unobtrusive touch input and present our hardware implementation and a set of applications that benefit from the quick access time. In a qualitative user study with 14 participants we found out that for short interactions (2-4 seconds), most of the surface area is considered as appropriate input space, while for longer interactions (up to 10 seconds), the front areas above the trouser pockets are preferred.

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Belt: An Unobtrusive Touch Input Device for Head-worn Displays
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Touch screens

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CHI '15: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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DOI:10.1145/2702123

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