Ringteraction

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Abstract
The thumb has the unique property of being opposable to the other fingers and is thus used to perform specific tasks such as grasping objects, which cannot be done otherwise. In this paper we present an interactive ring that takes advantage of this biomechanical advantage, by enabling thumb-index interaction. We propose a set of gestures involving the coordinated movement of the thumb against the proximal phalanx of the index finger that we call bi-digit interaction. Further, we present several scenarios where performing bi-digit interaction is quick, easy and advantageous for users

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Interaction Design

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Co-author
2nd Contributor: Hyeongcheol Kim, National University of Singapore | hckim0911@gmail.com

Role : User Test Design, Development, Conduction, Data Analysis

Other authors
Primary Contributor: Sarthak Ghosh, National University of Singapore
Yang Cao, National University of Singapore
Arne Wessels, National University of Singapore
Simon T, National University of Singapore
Shengdong Zhao, National University of Singapore

BIBTEX

@inproceedings{ghosh2016ringteraction, title={Ringteraction: coordinated thumb-index interaction using a ring}, author={Ghosh, Sarthak and Kim, Hyeong Cheol and Cao, Yang and Wessels, Arne and Perrault, Simon T and Zhao, Shengdong}, booktitle={Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, pages={2640–2647}, year={2016} }