Body-Centric Interaction with a Screen-based Handheld Device

Chen, X. (2012)
Body-Centric Interaction with a Screen-based Handheld Device. Master's thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May.

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Abstract

Modern mobile devices rely on the screen as a primary input modality. Yet the small screen real-estate limits interaction possibilities, motivating researchers to explore alternate input techniques. Within this arena, this thesis explores Body-Centric Interaction (BCI), specifically in the context of Using a Screen-based Handheld Device. In particular, BCI creates a class of interaction techniques that allows a person to position/orient her mobile device to navigate and manipulate digital contents anchored in the space on and around the body. The research methodology consists of an iterative process of bottom-up prototyping, generalizing recurring design themes, reflecting on these themes and on related work, and producing new designs as a consequence. As a result, this thesis contributes a new design direction for interacting with mobile digital contents where the paradigm shifts from the device's In particular, BCI creates a class of interaction techniques that allows a person to position/orient her mobile device to navigate and manipulate digital contents anchored in the space on and around the body. The research methodology consists of an iterative process of bottom-up prototyping, generalizing recurring design themes, reflecting on these themes and on related work, and producing new designs as a consequence. As a result, this thesis contributes a new design direction for interacting with mobile digital contents where the paradigm shifts from the device.

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@MASTERSTHESIS { 2012-Chen.MScThesis,
CLASS = { THESIS },
AUTHOR = { Chen, X. },
TITLE = { Body-Centric Interaction with a Screen-based Handheld Device },
SCHOOL = { Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary },
ADDRESS = { Calgary, Alberta, Canada },
YEAR = { 2012 },
MONTH = { May },
}