Using gestures on mobile phones to create SMS comics

  • Authors:
  • Vidya Setlur;Agathe Battestini;Timothy Sohn;Hiroshi Horii

  • Affiliations:
  • Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto, USA;Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto, USA;Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto, USA;Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto, USA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

SMS messages provide an easy and simple method to communicate with others. These short messages are useful, but can sometimes feel restricted due to the limitations of textual communication. The ability to express subtle nuances and contexts around the message could help add enjoyment and amplify the emotions being expressed by the mobile user. We present SensorComix, a new way of creating comics using SMS messages combined with gestures on mobile phones. Comics are automatically generated from users' SMS messages, and augmented with visual icons based on the performed gestures. We demonstrate that gestures mapped to comics can help influence the expressiveness of messages sent by mobile users.