Skinput: The Body as an Input Surface
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We present Skinput, a technology that appropriates the human body for acoustic transmission, allowing the skin to be used as a finger input surface. In particular, we resolve the location of finger taps on the arm and hand by analyzing mechanical vibrations that propagate through the body. We collect these signals using a novel array of sensors worn as an armband. This approach provides an always-available, naturally-portable, and on-body interactive surface. To illustrate the potential of our approach, we developed several proof-of-concept applications on top of our sensing and classification system.
Published at ACM CHI 2010.
Chris Harrison - Carnegie Mellon University
Desney Tan - Microsoft Research
Dan Morris - Microsoft Research
Harrison, C., Tan, D. Morris, D. 2010. Skinput: Appropriating the Body as an Input Surface. To appear in Proceedings of the 28th Annual SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Atlanta, Georgia, April 10 - 15, 2010). CHI '10. ACM, New York, NY.
Published at ACM CHI 2010.
Chris Harrison - Carnegie Mellon University
Desney Tan - Microsoft Research
Dan Morris - Microsoft Research
Harrison, C., Tan, D. Morris, D. 2010. Skinput: Appropriating the Body as an Input Surface. To appear in Proceedings of the 28th Annual SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Atlanta, Georgia, April 10 - 15, 2010). CHI '10. ACM, New York, NY.
Mar 9, 2010 10:12 AM
Re: Skinput: The Body as an Input Surface
Interesting. I hereby recognize the potential of this technology. However, practical, cost-effective applications for it weren't readily coming to mind, so I resumed surfing.
By: Jaguarjp
Re: Skinput: The Body as an Input Surface
I'm not sure that wearing/carrying a device the size of a toilet paper roll while projecting a low res, semi-translucent display onto a non-flat surface outweighs the relative benefit of not carrying around a smartphone, which is seemingly smaller than the arm band in the first place and doesn't make you look bizarre as you tap your arm all over.
By: hypersapien
Re: Skinput: The Body as an Input Surface
Kinda sorta agreed. Here's the rub though: With miniaturization of electronics and mass production, this could trump the iPod touch/iPhone/iPad interface.
By: spam_vigilante
