Communicating through gestures without visual feedback

  • Authors:
  • Irene Sturm;Maria Schiewe;Wiebke Köhlmann;Helmut Jürgensen

  • Affiliations:
  • Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany;Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany;Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany;The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Human-machine interaction by gestures helps to improve communication: it utilizes means of communication which are common to humans but alien to machines. We consider ergonomic, functional and semantic issues in gesture-based interfaces without visual feedback. Such situations arise with the unobtrusive usage of wearable devices but, more importantly, with interfaces for visually impaired persons. We consider the latter scenario -- that of blind users -- in view of forthcoming haptic interface technology and investigate properties of gestural interaction models.