A glove for tapping and discrete 1D/2D input

Miller, Sam A.; Smith, Andy; Bahram, Sina; Amant, Robert St.

doi:10.1145/2166966.2166986

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“…Sci. 2019, 9, 3177 4 of 21 of fabric-based strain sensing technology allows strain sensors to be either sewed or attached to the hand glove to detect the hand or finger movements [25,41,42].…”

Section: Hand-worn Clothing-based Interfacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Notably, Miller et al [42] proposed a glove system to enter inputs using users' thumb with two approaches: (1) by tapping ring and little fingertips with the thumb or (2) by sliding the thumb over the entire palmar surfaces of the index and middle fingers. Their proposed glove consists of both conductive and non-conductive fabrics, supporting both discrete and continuous output.…”

Section: Hand-worn Clothing-based Interfacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Design of Interactions for Handheld Augmented Reality Devices Using Wearable Smart Textiles: Findings from a User Elicitation Study

Nanjappan

Shi

et al. 2019

Applied Sciences

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Advanced developments in handheld devices' interactive 3D graphics capabilities, processing power, and cloud computing have provided great potential for handheld augmented reality (HAR) applications, which allow users to access digital information anytime, anywhere. Nevertheless, existing interaction methods are still confined to the touch display, device camera, and built-in sensors of these handheld devices, which suffer from obtrusive interactions with AR content. Wearable fabric-based interfaces promote subtle, natural, and eyes-free interactions which are needed when performing interactions in dynamic environments. Prior studies explored the possibilities of using fabric-based wearable interfaces for head-mounted AR display (HMD) devices. The interface metaphors of HMD AR devices are inadequate for handheld AR devices as a typical HAR application require users to use only one hand to perform interactions. In this paper, we aim to investigate the use of a fabric-based wearable device as an alternative interface option for performing interactions with HAR applications. We elicited user-preferred gestures which are socially acceptable and comfortable to use for HAR devices. We also derived an interaction vocabulary of the wrist and thumb-to-index touch gestures, and present broader design guidelines for fabric-based wearable interfaces for handheld augmented reality applications. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 3177 2 of 21 and portable enough to be carried wherever users go. With this ubiquitous availability, HAR allows us to develop and design innovative applications in navigation, education, gaming, tourism, interactive shopping, production, marketing, and others [3]. Thus, smartphones have been identified as an ideal platform for HAR experiences in various outdoor and indoor environments [4][5][6].In order to interact with the virtual world using HAR displays, a user needs to position and orientate the device using one hand and manipulate the virtual 3D objects with the other hand. In general, the touchscreen is used as a primary interface to interact with AR content [7,8]. In addition, the various built-in sensors in the handheld devices-such as cameras, GPS, compass, accelerometers, and gyroscope-enable to precisely determine the position and orientation of the device in the real world (e.g., [8][9][10]). Furthermore, the device's camera is used to naturally capture the user's mid-air hand movements while holding the device [11,12].Like in HMD AR, manipulations such as selecting and moving virtual 3D information are primary interactions in HAR devices [13]. The existing HAR interaction methods, such as touch input, offer promising solutions to manipulate virtual content (e.g., [14]). However, they still have substantial limitations. For instance, touch input is limited by the device's physical boundary and usability suffers as on-screen content becomes occluded by finger (i.e., finger occlusions [15,16]). Also, 2D inputs on the touch surface do not directly support manipulating the six degrees of freedom of a virt...

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Section: Hand-worn Clothing-based Interfacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Hand-worn Clothing-based Interfacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design of Interactions for Handheld Augmented Reality Devices Using Wearable Smart Textiles: Findings from a User Elicitation Study

Nanjappan

Shi

et al. 2019

Applied Sciences

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WiXI: An Inter-Chip Wireless Bus Interface for Shape-Changeable Chiplet-Based Computers

Kadomoto

Irie

Sakai

2019

2019 IEEE 37th International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD)

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DigiTouch

Whitmire

Jain

et al. 2017

Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol.

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Input is a significant problem for wearable systems, particularly for head mounted virtual and augmented reality displays. Existing input techniques either lack expressive power or may not be socially acceptable. As an alternative, thumb-to-finger touches present a promising input mechanism that is subtle yet capable of complex interactions. We present DigiTouch, a reconfigurable glove-based input device that enables thumb-to-finger touch interaction by sensing continuous touch position and pressure. Our novel sensing technique improves the reliability of continuous touch tracking and estimating pressure on resistive fabric interfaces. We demonstrate DigiTouch’s utility by enabling a set of easily reachable and reconfigurable widgets such as buttons and sliders. Since DigiTouch senses continuous touch position, widget layouts can be customized according to user preferences and application needs. As an example of a real-world application of this reconfigurable input device, we examine a split-QWERTY keyboard layout mapped to the user’s fingers. We evaluate DigiTouch for text entry using a multi-session study. With our continuous sensing method, users reliably learned to type and achieved a mean typing speed of 16.0 words per minute at the end of ten 20-minute sessions, an improvement over similar wearable touch systems.

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A glove for tapping and discrete 1D/2D input

Cited by 5 publications

References 10 publications

Design of Interactions for Handheld Augmented Reality Devices Using Wearable Smart Textiles: Findings from a User Elicitation Study

Design of Interactions for Handheld Augmented Reality Devices Using Wearable Smart Textiles: Findings from a User Elicitation Study

WiXI: An Inter-Chip Wireless Bus Interface for Shape-Changeable Chiplet-Based Computers

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