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Simplifying the making of probes, prototypes and toolkits in mobile interaction research using tasker

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MobileHCI '17: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3098279.3122133

Published: 04 September 2017 Publication History

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This paper presents a technique to support the making of mobile interaction interfaces for controlling the smartphone. We often use smartphones while moving, resulting in non-optimal or even unsafe interactions. Better mobile interactions need to be created with locomotion in mind and experienced in practice. But making and testing new interaction interfaces is time-consuming. It often involves the making of an input device; establishing a connection between device and smartphone; and implementing an application on the phone for testing interactions with the input device. This paper reports from three ongoing projects on how a commercial available automation tool called Tasker can be used for coupling phone functionalities to new input devices, eliminating the need for implementing a complete phone application, and enabling flexible, reusable, and easy making of interaction interfaces for smartphones.

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Stigberg SHenze NWoźniak PVäänänen KWilliamson JSchneegass S(2017)A critical review on participation in mobile interaction design researchProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia10.1145/3152832.3156629(345-354)Online publication date: 26-Nov-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3152832.3156629

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Simplifying the making of probes, prototypes and toolkits in mobile interaction research using tasker
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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MobileHCI '17: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

September 2017

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ISBN:9781450350754

DOI:10.1145/3098279

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Swansea University
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University of Salzburg and AIT
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University College London
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University of Glasgow

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Stigberg SHenze NWoźniak PVäänänen KWilliamson JSchneegass S(2017)A critical review on participation in mobile interaction design researchProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia10.1145/3152832.3156629(345-354)Online publication date: 26-Nov-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3152832.3156629

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