Vintage radio interface: analog control for digital collections

Authors:
Mathieu Hopmann;Mario Gutierrez;Frédéric Vexo;Daniel Thalmann
Affiliations:
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland;Logitech Incubator, Lausanne, Switzerland;Logitech Incubator, Lausanne, Switzerland;Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Venue:
CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2012

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Abstract

We present an interface for navigating digital collections based on a one-dimensional analog control and a data visualization based on old analog radios. Our system takes advantage of inertial control to browse a large data collection in a compelling way, reducing the complexity of similar interfaces present in both desktop-based and portable media players. This vintage radio interface has been used to navigate a digital music collection. We have compared the proposed interface with the current most popular hardware, the iPod. The results of user tests with 24 participants are presented and discussed. The insights gained are encouraging enough to continue the development of one-dimensional analog controls for content discovery and retrieval.