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Pointing Devices for Wearable Computers
Advances in Human-Computer Interaction
  • Saverio Perugini, University of Dayton
  • Andres A. Calvo
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2014
Abstract

We present a survey of pointing devices for wearable computers, which are body-mounted devices that users can access at any time. Since traditional pointing devices (i.e., mouse, touchpad, and trackpoint) were designed to be used on a steady and flat surface, they are inappropriate for wearable computers. Just as the advent of laptops resulted in the development of the touchpad and trackpoint, the emergence of wearable computers is leading to the development of pointing devices designed for them. However, unlike laptops, since wearable computers are operated from different body positions under different environmental conditions for different uses, researchers have developed a variety of innovative pointing devices for wearable computers characterized by their sensing mechanism, control mechanism, and form factor. We survey a representative set of pointing devices for wearable computers using an “adaptation of traditional devices” versus “new devices” dichotomy and study devices according to their control and sensing mechanisms and form factor. The objective of this paper is to showcase a variety of pointing devices developed for wearable computers and bring structure to the design space for wearable pointing devices. We conclude that a de facto pointing device for wearable computers, unlike laptops, is not likely to emerge.

ISBN/ISSN
1687-5893
Document Version
Published Version
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Keywords
  • pointing device,
  • mobile computing
Citation Information
Saverio Perugini and Andres A. Calvo. "Pointing Devices for Wearable Computers" Advances in Human-Computer Interaction (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/saverio_perugini/17/