Favoured attributes of in-air gestures in the home environment

  • Authors:
  • Karen Ho;Hanley Weng

  • Affiliations:
  • University of California, San Diego;University of Sydney, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

The home is an environment filled with an increasing number of fixtures and appliances, from doors and windows to kettles and chargers. Devices for in-air gestural recognition are also increasing in commercial availability. Appropriate attributes that make up natural in-air gestures have yet to be uniformly established, especially in relation to their use in the comfort of the home environment. Three studies were conducted, each informing the focus and construction of a gesture-recognition prototype for the following study. The preferred attributes of in-air gestures were examined; their use in conjunction with other modalities, the motion of in-air gestures, and feedback delay and transition time of an action as instigated by an in-air gesture. Our findings indicate natural actions that precede in-air gestures, topographical correlations between gesture and system response, and a desire for minimal effort. These results can be used as guidelines for the design of in-air gestures and systems for their recognition in environments within and beyond the home.