Tap'n'shake: gesture-based smartwatch-smartphone communications system

Steven McGuckin; Soumyadeb Chowdhury; Lewis  Mackenzie

doi:10.1145/3010915.3010983

Tap'n'shake: gesture-based smartwatch-smartphone communications system

Steven McGuckin
, Soumyadeb Chowdhury
, Lewis Mackenzie

University of Glasgow
Singapore Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Smartwatches have recently seen a surge in popularity, and the new technology presents a number of interesting opportunities and challenges, many of which have not been adequately dealt with by existing applications. Current smartwatch messaging systems fail to adequately address the problem of smartwatches requiring two-handed interactions. This paper presents Tap 'n' Shake, a novel gesture-based messaging system for Android smartwatches and smartphones addressing the problem of two-handed interactions by utilising various motion-gestures within the applications. The results of a user evaluation carried out with sixteen subjects demonstrated the usefulness and usability of using gestures over two-handed interactions for smartwatches. Additionally, the study provides insight into the types of gestures that subjects preferred to use for various actions in a smartwatch-smartphone messaging system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	OzCHI '16 Proceedings of the 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction
Place of Publication	New York, NY (US)
Publisher	ACM
Pages	442-446
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-4618-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3010915.3010983
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2016
Event	28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction - Launceston, Australia Duration: 29 Nov 2016 → 2 Dec 2016

Conference

Conference	28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction
Abbreviated title	OzCHI '16
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Launceston
Period	29/11/16 → 2/12/16

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-© ACM 2016. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in Proceedings of the 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction OzCHI '16, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 29 Nov - 02 Dec 2016, pp. 442-446. ISBN 9781450346184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3010915.3010983.

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Gesture-based smartwatch-smartphone communications system
© ACM 2016. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in Proceedings of the 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction OzCHI '16, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 29 Nov - 02 Dec 2016, pp. 442-446. ISBN 9781450346184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3010915.3010983.
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McGuckin, S, Chowdhury, S & Mackenzie, L 2016, Tap'n'shake: gesture-based smartwatch-smartphone communications system. in OzCHI '16 Proceedings of the 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction. ACM, New York, NY (US), pp. 442-446, 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, Launceston, Australia, 29/11/16. https://doi.org/10.1145/3010915.3010983

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