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Enabling mobile microinteractions

dc.contributor.advisor Starner, Thad
dc.contributor.author Ashbrook, Daniel Lee en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Abowd, Gregory D.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Isbell, Charles
dc.contributor.committeeMember Landay, james
dc.contributor.committeeMember McIntyre, Blair
dc.contributor.department Computing en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2010-06-10T17:03:08Z
dc.date.available 2010-06-10T17:03:08Z
dc.date.issued 2010-01-12 en_US
dc.description.abstract While much attention has been paid to the usability of desktop computers, mobile com- puters are quickly becoming the dominant platform. Because mobile computers may be used in nearly any situation--including while the user is actually in motion, or performing other tasks--interfaces designed for stationary use may be inappropriate, and alternative interfaces should be considered. In this dissertation I consider the idea of microinteractions--interactions with a device that take less than four seconds to initiate and complete. Microinteractions are desirable because they may minimize interruption; that is, they allow for a tiny burst of interaction with a device so that the user can quickly return to the task at hand. My research concentrates on methods for applying microinteractions through wrist- based interaction. I consider two modalities for this interaction: touchscreens and motion- based gestures. In the case of touchscreens, I consider the interface implications of making touchscreen watches usable with the finger, instead of the usual stylus, and investigate users' performance with a round touchscreen. For gesture-based interaction, I present a tool, MAGIC, for designing gesture-based interactive system, and detail the evaluation of the tool. en_US
dc.description.degree Ph.D. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33986
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Wristwatch interfaces en_US
dc.subject Human-computer interaction en_US
dc.subject Wearable computing en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Mobile computing
dc.subject.lcsh Touch screens
dc.subject.lcsh Gesture
dc.subject.lcsh User interfaces (Computer systems)
dc.subject.lcsh Wearable computers
dc.title Enabling mobile microinteractions en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Dissertation
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local.contributor.advisor Starner, Thad
local.contributor.corporatename College of Computing
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