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Grabbing at an angle: menu selection for fabric interfaces

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Nur Al-huda Hamdan,

Jeffrey R. Blum,

Florian Heller,

Ravi Kanth Kosuru,

Jan BorchersAuthors Info & Claims

ISWC '16: Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2971763.2971786

Published: 12 September 2016 Publication History

Abstract

This paper investigates the pinch angle as a menu selection technique for two-dimensional foldable textile controllers. Based on the principles of marking menus, the selection of a menu item is performed by grabbing a fold at a specific angle, while changing value is performed by rolling the fold between the fingers. In a first experiment we determined an upper bound for the number of different angles users can reliably grab into a piece of fabric on their forearm. Our results show that users can, without looking at it, reliably grab fabric on their forearm with an average accuracy between 30° and 45°, which would provide up to six different menu options selectable with the initial pinch. In a second experiment, we show that our textile sensor, Grabrics, can detect fold angles at 45° spacing with up to 85% accuracy. Our studies also found that user performance and workload are independent of the fabric types that were tested.

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Grabbing at an angle: menu selection for fabric interfaces
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
    2. Interaction techniques

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