Measuring the Usability of a Low-Cost 3D Infrared Tracking and Wiimote-Based Interface

Abstract

This paper aims to assess the usability of a novel hand tracking interface. It is a low-cost glove-based infrared hand tracking interface which makes use of the Wii remote, as the sensor. The controller is the users bare hands which is allowed to move freely in the air as opposed to having them hold some input device. A user study was conducted to determine whether using the proposed system is efficient and easily learnable using a 3D game application. The study involving a group of participants observed during their interaction with the game and tracking interface is reported. Then, usability considerations in designing applications for the proposed system are discussed.