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Tap 'n' shake: gesture-based smartwatch-smartphone communications system

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Steven McGuckin,

Soumyadeb Chowdhury,

Lewis MackenzieAuthors Info & Claims

OzCHI '16: Proceedings of the 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

Pages 442 - 446

https://doi.org/10.1145/3010915.3010983

Published: 29 November 2016 Publication History

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Smartwatches have recently seen a surge in popularity, and the new technology presents a number of interesting opportunities and challenges, many of which have not been adequately dealt with by existing applications. Current smartwatch messaging systems fail to adequately address the problem of smartwatches requiring two-handed interactions. This paper presents Tap 'n' Shake, a novel gesture-based messaging system for Android smartwatches and smartphones addressing the problem of two-handed interactions by utilising various motion-gestures within the applications. The results of a user evaluation carried out with sixteen subjects demonstrated the usefulness and usability of using gestures over two-handed interactions for smartwatches. Additionally, the study provides insight into the types of gestures that subjects preferred to use for various actions in a smartwatch-smartphone messaging system.

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OzCHI '16: Proceedings of the 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

November 2016

706 pages

ISBN:9781450346184

DOI:10.1145/3010915

Conference Chairs:
Henry Duh
University of Tasmania Christopher Lueg, University of Tasmania
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University of Tasmania
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University of South Australia
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University of Tasmania

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