Kirifuki: Inhaling and exhaling interaction with visual objects

Abstract

This paper proposes a novel system called "Kirifuki" which has an ability of operating a computer by breathing in and blowing out. The principle of this system is as follows; the computer screen is projected onto the physical desk, and when the user blows onto it, the open visual objects on the screen can be manipulated by breathing without using hands and any of physical pointing devices. In this paper, we describe our prototype system and demonstrate its application sub-systems which especially applied to entertainment fields. © 2003 by Springer Science+Business Media New York.