Sensor Systems and Software. First International ICST Conference, S-CUBE 2009, Pisa, Italy, September 7-9, 2009, Revised Selected Papers

Research Article

Turn-Based Gesture Interaction in Mobile Devices

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-11528-8_2,
        author={Sanna Kallio and Panu Korpip\aa{}\aa{} and Jukka Linjama and Juha Kela},
        title={Turn-Based Gesture Interaction in Mobile Devices},
        proceedings={Sensor Systems and Software. First International ICST Conference, S-CUBE 2009, Pisa, Italy, September 7-9, 2009, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={S-CUBE},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Gesture interface acceleration sensors turn gesture interaction haptic interaction feedback},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-11528-8_2}
    }
    
  • Sanna Kallio
    Panu Korpipää
    Jukka Linjama
    Juha Kela
    Year: 2012
    Turn-Based Gesture Interaction in Mobile Devices
    S-CUBE
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11528-8_2
Sanna Kallio1,*, Panu Korpipää1,*, Jukka Linjama2,*, Juha Kela1,*
  • 1: Finwe Ltd
  • 2: Senseg, Valimotie 27
*Contact email: sanna.kallio@finwe.fi, panu.korpipaa@finwe.fi, jukka.linjama@senseg.com, juha.kela@finwe.fi

Abstract

When properly designed, gesture interaction can bring usability benefits to mobile device users. This article introduces a new accelerometer-enabled method of mobile device gesture control, namely the turn-based interaction. Turning is a commonly understood concept in interaction with tangible objects. Applied in mobile devices as an abstracted virtual key command, it extends the variety of potentially useful gesture control use cases. This article compactly explains the essential factors of designing a successful sensor-enabled gesture interface for mobile devices. In the light of these design factors, two example use cases of turn-based interaction with a prototype are presented. The reliability of recognizing a turn gesture is verified quantitatively to confirm that the introduced method is technically feasible.