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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | CHI EA '11 |
| Subtitle of host publication | CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Pages | 1351-1356 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 May 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 29th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2011 - Vancouver, BC, Canada Duration: 7 May 2011 → 12 May 2011 |
Abstract
We present CapWidgets, passive tangible controls for capacitive touch screens. CapWidgets bring back physical controls to off-the-shelf multi-touch surfaces as found in mobile phones and tablet computers. While the user touches the widget, the surface detects the capacitive marker on the widget's underside. We study the relative performance of this tangible interaction with direct multi-touch interaction and our experimental results show that user performance and preferences are not automatically in favor of tangible widgets and careful design is necessary to validate their properties.
Keywords
- Capacitive sensing, Mobile devices, Tangibles, Touch screens, User interfaces, User study
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science(all)
- Software
- Computer Science(all)
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Science(all)
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
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CHI EA '11: CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2011. p. 1351-1356.
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AU - Kratz, Sven
AU - Westermann, Tilo
AU - Rohs, Michael
AU - Essl, Georg
N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/5/7
Y1 - 2011/5/7
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KW - Capacitive sensing
KW - Mobile devices
KW - Tangibles
KW - Touch screens
KW - User interfaces
KW - User study
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DO - 10.1145/1979742.1979773
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SN - 9781450302685
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EP - 1356
BT - CHI EA '11
Y2 - 7 May 2011 through 12 May 2011
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