Bendy: An Exploration into Gaming with Mobile Flexible Devices

Lo, Jessica

doi:10.22215/etd/2013-10038

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“…They found that the small-sized deformable device is preferred but more gesture agreements were made when using the larger size display. This is verified with work done on Bendy (Lo & Girouard, 2017) where participants found it easier to perform bend gestures using a small device as well. We also took these results into account to help us determine an optimal prototype design.…”

Section: Deformable Interactionssupporting

confidence: 72%

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Effects of Bend Gesture Training on Learnability and Memorability in a Mobile Game

Fares¹

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Flexible displays are making their way into handheld devices. Users can benefit from ways of interacting with these devices using bend gestures to activate a command.However, these devices may have a higher learning curve due to their complex degree of interaction. We developed a new deformable device that detects bend gestures, and created Paper Ninja, a mobile game that is played using bends. We compared the effect of training on learnability and memorability through three conditions and attempted to validate the Guidance Hypothesis. Participants played the mobile game in two sessions and received one of the following: 1) training on how to perform bend gestures, 2) bend gesture training as well as what action mapped to the gesture, 3) no training. Our study revealed that mapping training produced a similar outcome as no training, while gesture training led to a negative outcome. Our findings suggest training is not essential for users to learn bend gesture interactions and learning by discovery is feasible.iii

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Section: Deformable Interactionssupporting

confidence: 72%

“…Most interactions with mobile devices are done through touch input using small displays (Lo & Girouard, 2017). These small displays restrict the use of on screen game controls and limit game interaction due to occlusion caused by finger position (Siek, Rogers, & Connelly, 2005).…”

Section: Mobile Game Inputmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Bend Gesture Training on Learnability and Memorability in a Mobile Game

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“…We designed BendyPass considering findings from previous research. With regard to size, we learned from Typhlex that the device should fit a small size to avoid re-gripping [40], a general conclusion found by other DUI researchers [58,61,63]. We also learned that grooves work as a tactile indication of bendable areas, guiding blind users to locate bendable areas [39], in addition to providing strain release for easier bending [41].…”

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confidence: 95%

Bend Passwords for People with Vision Impairment

Faustino¹

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Passwords help people avoid unauthorized access to their personal devices but are not without challenges, like memorability and shoulder surfing attacks. Little is known about how people with vision impairment assure their digital security in mobile contexts. We conducted an online survey with 325 people who are blind or have low vision and found they are concerned about entering passwords in public because of the risk of others observing their passwords. We also found PINs, commonly required on smartphones, are considered insecure and poorly accessible. To solve those issues, we investigated the usability of bend passwords, a recently proposed method for authentication that uses a combination of predefined bend gestures performed on a flexible device. We designed a new deformable prototype and ran a user study with 16 vision-impaired participants, finding that bend passwords are as easy to learn and memorize as PINs, but are faster to enter than PINs. BEND PASSWORDS FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT Daniella Briotto Faustinoiii

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“…that has yet to be studied. We create a standalone device with an external display instead of implementing the display on the device itself as most prior work has done (Kildal, Paasovaara, & Aaltonen, 2012;Lo, 2013;Ye & Khalid, 2010). The prototype sensor placement, and how they were secured to the device, introduce an easy way to detect both bends and twists with an acceptable degree of reliability using only two sensors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cobra (Ye & Khalid, 2010) is an all-in-one deformable handheld gaming system that consists of a flexible display board and a portable shoulder-bag porting a power source and pico- Unlike with Cobra, Lo et al (2013) looked into deformation input with existing games with their bendable prototype, Bendy. In their first experiment, participants were given a set of nine common tasks found in games and were asked to create gestures that would be mapped to these tasks.…”

Section: Deformation Interactions With Gamesmentioning

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An Exploration of In-Game Action Mappings with a Deformable Game Controller

Shorey¹

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Deformation input consists of methods of interaction that make use of material deformation in order to control on-screen variables. In this thesis, we explore controller input mappings for games using a deformable prototype that combines deformation gestures with standard button input. In experiment one, we tested discrete gestures using three games. We categorized the control schemes as binary (traditional), action, and navigation, the latter two named based on the game mechanics the gestures were mapped to. We found that the binary scheme performed the best, but gesture-based control schemes are stimulating and appealing.Results also suggest that the deformation gestures are best mapped to simple and natural tasks. In experiment two we tested continuous gestures in a 3D racing game using the same control scheme categorization. Results were mostly consistent with experiment one but showed an improvement in performance and preference for the action control scheme.iii

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Bendy: An Exploration into Gaming with Mobile Flexible Devices

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Effects of Bend Gesture Training on Learnability and Memorability in a Mobile Game

Effects of Bend Gesture Training on Learnability and Memorability in a Mobile Game

Bend Passwords for People with Vision Impairment

An Exploration of In-Game Action Mappings with a Deformable Game Controller

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