| Author | Lissermann, Roman; Huber, Jochen; Hadjakos, Aristotelis; Mühlhäuser, Max |
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| Date | 2013 |
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| Type | Conference Proceedings |
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| Abstract | In this work-in-progress paper, we make a case for leveraging the unique affordances of the human ear for eyes-free, mobile interaction. We present EarPut, a novel interface concept, which instruments the ear as an interactive surface for touch-based interactions and its prototypical hardware implementation. The central idea behind EarPut is to go beyond prior work by unobtrusively augmenting a variety of accessories that are worn behind the ear, such as headsets or glasses. Results from a controlled experiment with 27 participants provide empirical evidence that people are able to target salient regions on their ear effectively and precisely. Moreover, we contribute a first, systematically derived interaction design space for ear-based interaction and a set of exemplary applications. |
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| Isbn | 978-1-4503-1952-2 |
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| In | CHI EA '13: Proceedings of the 2013 ACM annual conference extended abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts, p.1323-1328 |
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| Publisher | ACM |
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| Partn | TUD-CS-2013-0033 |
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| Url | https://tubiblio.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/98235 |
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