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Exploring Around-Device Tangible Interactions for Mobile Devices with a Magnetic Ring

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TEI '18: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Pages 108 - 114

https://doi.org/10.1145/3173225.3173283

Published: 18 March 2018 Publication History

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We present our initial work on using a magnetic ring as a tangible input control to support around-device interactions for mobile devices, aiming to address touchscreen issues such as occlusion and imprecision, at the same time provides tangibility to interaction. This input mechanism allows users to use the surface on which the mobile device is placed as an extended input space, with a rotatory motion as the main form of interaction. Our technique requires no calibration, no modifications to the mobile device, and no external power for the ring, which also functions as an accessory item (a finger ring) when not in use. We discuss our design criteria, prototype implementation and illustrative applications, and directions for future work.

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Park KKim DHeo SLee GBernhaupt RMueller FVerweij DAndres JMcGrenere JCockburn AAvellino IGoguey ABjørn PZhao SSamson BKocielnik R(2020)MagTouch: Robust Finger Identification for a Smartwatch Using a Magnet Ring and a Built-in MagnetometerProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3313831.3376234(1-13)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2020
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Cheung VGirouard A(2019)Tangible Around-Device Interaction Using Rotatory Gestures with a Magnetic RingProceedings of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services10.1145/3338286.3340137(1-8)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2019
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Zhao ZXu SWood BRen HTse Z(2019)The Feasibility of Using a Smartphone Magnetometer for Assisting Needle PlacementAnnals of Biomedical Engineering10.1007/s10439-019-02436-5Online publication date: 12-Dec-2019
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Exploring Around-Device Tangible Interactions for Mobile Devices with a Magnetic Ring
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
    2. Interaction techniques
      1. Gestural input
  2. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Ubiquitous and mobile devices
      1. Mobile devices

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TEI '18: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

March 2018

763 pages

ISBN:9781450355681

DOI:10.1145/3173225

General Chairs:
Ylva Fernaeus
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
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Donald McMillan
Stockholm University, Sweden
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Martin Jonsson
Södertörn University, Sweden
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Audrey Girouard
Carleton University, Canada
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Jakob Tholander
Stockholm University, Sweden

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Park KKim DHeo SLee GBernhaupt RMueller FVerweij DAndres JMcGrenere JCockburn AAvellino IGoguey ABjørn PZhao SSamson BKocielnik R(2020)MagTouch: Robust Finger Identification for a Smartwatch Using a Magnet Ring and a Built-in MagnetometerProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3313831.3376234(1-13)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3313831.3376234
Cheung VGirouard A(2019)Tangible Around-Device Interaction Using Rotatory Gestures with a Magnetic RingProceedings of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services10.1145/3338286.3340137(1-8)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3338286.3340137
Zhao ZXu SWood BRen HTse Z(2019)The Feasibility of Using a Smartphone Magnetometer for Assisting Needle PlacementAnnals of Biomedical Engineering10.1007/s10439-019-02436-5Online publication date: 12-Dec-2019
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-019-02436-5

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