Type of Publication: Article in Collected Edition

GestureSleeve: using touch sensitive fabrics for gestural input on the forearm for controlling smartwatches

Author(s):

Schneegass, Stefan; Voit, Alexandra

Title of Anthology:

Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC '16)

pages:

108-115

Publisher:

ACM

Location(s):

New York, USA

Publication Date:

2016

ISBN:

978-1-4503-4460-9

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

doi:10.1145/2971763.2971797

Citation:

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Abstract

Smartwatches provide quick and easy access to information. Due to their wearable nature, users can perceive the information while being stationary or on the go. The main drawback of smartwatches, however, is the limited input possibility. They use similar input methods as smartphones but thereby suffer from a smaller form factor. To extend the input space of smartwatches, we present GestureSleeve, a sleeve made out of touch enabled textile. It is capable of detecting different gestures such as stroke based gestures or taps. With these gestures, the user can control various smartwatch applications. Exploring the performance of the GestureSleeve approach, we conducted a user study with a running application as use case. In this study, we show that input using the GestureSleeve outperforms touch input on the smartwatch. In the future the GestureSleeve can be integrated into regular clothing and be used for controlling various smart devices.