Fidget widgets: secondary playful interactions in support of primary serious tasks

Authors:
Michael Karlesky;Katherine Isbister
Affiliations:
Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, USA;Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, USA
Venue:
CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2013

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Abstract

We present our early work in developing a playful technology to purposefully engage users' interrelated bodily motions, affective states, and cognitive functions to selectively enhance creativity, focus, etc. integral to modern productivity. Building interactions inspired by and embodying the elements of fidgeting, doodling, and other "mindless" activities, we seek to demonstrate the value of secondary human computer interactions able to enhance a user's state in primary productivity tasks.