iCon: utilizing everyday objects as additional, auxiliary and instant tabletop controllers

Authors:
Kai-Yin Cheng;Rong-Hao Liang;Bing-Yu Chen;Rung-Huei Laing;Sy-Yen Kuo
Affiliations:
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Roc;National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Roc;National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Roc;National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan Roc;National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Roc
Venue:
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2010

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Abstract

This work describes a novel approach to utilizing everyday objects of users as additional, auxiliary, and instant tabletop controllers. Based on this approach, a prototype platform, called iCon, is developed to explore the possible design. Field studies and user studies reveal that utilizing everyday objects such as auxiliary input devices might be appropriate under a multi-task scenario. User studies further demonstrate that daily objects can generally be applied in low precision circumstances, low engagement with selected objects, and medium-to-high frequency of use. The proposed approach allows users to interact with computers while not altering their original work environments.