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Deformable Interactions to Improve the Usability of Handheld Mobile Devices

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MobileHCI '19: Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

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Handheld mobile device use is dominated by touch interfaces; keyboards and other physical inputs are disappearing. In parallel, there is a trend towards more sophisticated devices supporting complex use. While touch devices are usable, the user experience is not optimal for all people or across all tasks. Augmenting touch devices with deformable interactions can support usability. I identify open research questions: how to pair deformation and touch, what are design questions for augmented devices, and what benefits they can provide to people? I outline work to date, highlighting a deformable mobile phone case.

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Eady AGuerrero ACheung VThue DGirouard A(2024)BendAide: A Deformable Interface to Augment Touchscreen Mobile DevicesProceedings of the 50th Graphics Interface Conference10.1145/3670947.3670960(1-10)Online publication date: 3-Jun-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3670947.3670960

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Deformable Interactions to Improve the Usability of Handheld Mobile Devices
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. Interface design prototyping
      2. User centered design
  2. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Ubiquitous and mobile devices
      1. Mobile devices

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DOI:10.1145/3338286

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MobileHCI '19: 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

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Eady AGuerrero ACheung VThue DGirouard A(2024)BendAide: A Deformable Interface to Augment Touchscreen Mobile DevicesProceedings of the 50th Graphics Interface Conference10.1145/3670947.3670960(1-10)Online publication date: 3-Jun-2024
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