Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

4-2018

Abstract

Selecting an item of interest on smartwatches can be tedious and time-consuming as it involves a series of swipe and tap actions. We present PageFlip, a novel method that combines into a single action multiple touch operations such as command invocation and value selection for efficient interaction on smartwatches. PageFlip operates with a page flip gesture that starts by dragging the UI from a corner of the device. We first design PageFlip by examining its key design factors such as corners, drag directions and drag distances. We next compare PageFlip to a functionally equivalent radial menu and a standard swipe and tap method. Results reveal that PageFlip improves efficiency for both discrete and continuous selection tasks. Finally, we demonstrate novel smartwatch interaction opportunities and a set of applications that can benefit from PageFlip.

Keywords

Smartwatches, interaction technique, command and value selection, page-flip gestures

Discipline

Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces | Software Engineering

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management

Publication

Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Montreal, Canada, April 21-26

First Page

1

Last Page

12

ISBN

9781450356206

Identifier

10.1145/3173574.3174103

Publisher

ACM

City or Country

New York

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3174103

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