Snaplet: Using body shape to inform function in mobile flexible display devices

Aneesh P. Tarun; Winslow Burleson; Byron Lahey; Roel Vertegaal; Audrey Girouard

doi:10.1145/1979742.1979701

Snaplet: Using body shape to inform function in mobile flexible display devices

Aneesh P. Tarun, Winslow Burleson, Byron Lahey, Roel Vertegaal, Audrey Girouard

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With recent advances in flexible displays, computer displays are no longer restricted to flat, rigid form factors. In this paper, we propose that the physical form of a flexible display, depending on the way it is held or worn, can help shape its current functionality. We propose Snaplet, a wearable flexible E Ink display augmented with sensors that allow the shape of the display to be detected. Snaplet is a paper computer in the form of a bracelet. When in a convex shape on the wrist, Snaplet functions as a watch and media player. When held flat in the hand it is a PDA with notepad functionality. When held in a concave shape Snaplet functions as a phone. Calls are dropped by returning its shape to a flat or convex shape.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	CHI EA 2011 - 29th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	329-334
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781450302289
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1979742.1979701
State	Published - 2011

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Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Keywords

Bend gestures
E ink
Flexible displays
Organic user interfaces

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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Tarun, A. P., Burleson, W., Lahey, B., Vertegaal, R., & Girouard, A. (2011). Snaplet: Using body shape to inform function in mobile flexible display devices. In CHI EA 2011 - 29th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts (pp. 329-334). (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/1979742.1979701

Snaplet: Using body shape to inform function in mobile flexible display devices. / Tarun, Aneesh P.; Burleson, Winslow; Lahey, Byron et al.
CHI EA 2011 - 29th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts. Association for Computing Machinery, 2011. p. 329-334 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Tarun, AP, Burleson, W, Lahey, B, Vertegaal, R & Girouard, A 2011, Snaplet: Using body shape to inform function in mobile flexible display devices. in CHI EA 2011 - 29th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 329-334. https://doi.org/10.1145/1979742.1979701

Tarun AP, Burleson W, Lahey B, Vertegaal R, Girouard A. Snaplet: Using body shape to inform function in mobile flexible display devices. In CHI EA 2011 - 29th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts. Association for Computing Machinery. 2011. p. 329-334. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). doi: 10.1145/1979742.1979701

Tarun, Aneesh P. ; Burleson, Winslow ; Lahey, Byron et al. / Snaplet : Using body shape to inform function in mobile flexible display devices. CHI EA 2011 - 29th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts. Association for Computing Machinery, 2011. pp. 329-334 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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