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Bringing sketching tools to keychain computers with an acceleration-based interface

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CHI EA '99: CHI '99 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/632716.632881

Published: 15 May 1999 Publication History

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We report the use of an embedded accelerometer as a gestural interface for an extremely small ("keychain") computer. This tilt- and shake-sensitive interface captures the expressive nuances of continuously varying spatio-temporal input, making possible a set of applications heretofore difficult or impossible to implement in such a small device. We provide examples of such applications, including a paint program and some simple animation authoring systems.

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CHI EA '99: CHI '99 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

May 1999

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DOI:10.1145/632716

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Drexel University

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