Dynamics of tilt-based browsing on mobile devices

  • Authors:
  • Sung-Jung Cho;Changkyu Choi;Younghoon Sung;Kwanghyeon Lee;Yeun-Bae Kim;Roderick Murray-Smith

  • Affiliations:
  • Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology;Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology;Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology;Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology;Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology;Glasgow University

  • Venue:
  • CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

A tilt-controlled photo browsing method for small mobile devices is presented. The implementation uses continuous inputs from an accelerometer, and a multimodal (visual, audio and vibrotactile) display coupled with the states of this model. The model is based on a simple physical model, with its characteristics shaped to enhance usability. We show how the dynamics of the physical model can be shaped to make the handling qualities of the mobile device fit the browsing task. We implemented the proposed algorithm on Samsung MITs PDA with tri-axis accelerometer and a vibrotactile motor. The experiment used seven novice users browsing from 100 photos. We compare a tilt-based interaction method with a button-based browser and an iPod wheel. We discuss the usability performance and contrast this with subjective experience from the users. The iPod wheel has significantly poorer performance than button pushing or tilt interaction, despite its commercial popularity.