研究概要

This paper introduces novel interaction and applications using smartphones with kinetic capabilities.
We develop an accessory module with robot wheels for a smartphone.
With this module, the smartphone can move in a linear direction or rotate with sufficient power.
The module also includes rotary encoders, allowing us to use the wheels as an input modality.
We demonstrate a series of novel mobile interaction for mobile devices with kinetic capabilities through three applications.

ビデオ

発表文献

• Takefumi Hiraki *, Koya Narumi *, Koji Yatani, and Yoshihiro Kawahara:
  ``Phones on Wheels: Exploring Interaction for Smartphones with Kinetic Capabilities,”
  In Adjunct Proceedings of the 29th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology (UIST 2016), (2016.10). (to appear)
  (* Joint First Authors)

報道

Web

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