Design and implementation of deformation based gesture interaction

Abstract

We present an approach of designing and implementing a novel interaction in a future flexible display. By featuring flexibility of flexible displays, deformation-based gestures are employed as input techniques for interacting with digital contents. We designed gestures for the selected tasks, commonly found in commercial device, based on our prior study investigating how users prefer to manipulate flexible displays. We devised a concept of device which use the deformation based gesture interaction and implemented a prototype based on currently available technology. Sensors mounted on the prototype enable us to recognize deformation without visual sensors which are conventional in gestural recognition. The prototype is evaluated with applications that support our interaction by participants. Evaluation results show that deformation based gesture interaction can increase intuitiveness and fun. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.