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Hybrid Watch User Interfaces: Collaboration Between Electro-Mechanical Components and Analog Materials

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UIST '18 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

Pages 200 - 202

https://doi.org/10.1145/3266037.3271650

Published: 11 October 2018 Publication History

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We introduce programmable material and electro-mechanical control to enable a set of hybrid watch user interfaces that symbiotically leverage the joint strengths of electro-mechanical hands and a dynamic watch dial. This approach enables computation and connectivity with existing materials to preserve the inherent physical qualities and abilities of traditional analog watches. We augment the watch's mechanical hands with micro-stepper motors for control, positioning and mechanical expressivity. We extend the traditional watch dial with programmable pigments for non-emissive dynamic patterns. Together, these components enable a unique set of interaction techniques and user interfaces beyond their individual capabilities.

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Klamka KHorak TDachselt RBernhaupt RMueller FVerweij DAndres JMcGrenere JCockburn AAvellino IGoguey ABjørn PZhao SSamson BKocielnik R(2020)Watch+Strap: Extending Smartwatches with Interactive StrapDisplaysProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3313831.3376199(1-15)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3313831.3376199

Index Terms

Hybrid Watch User Interfaces: Collaboration Between Electro-Mechanical Components and Analog Materials
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
    2. Interaction techniques
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User interface design

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UIST '18 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

October 2018

251 pages

ISBN:9781450359498

DOI:10.1145/3266037

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Klamka KHorak TDachselt RBernhaupt RMueller FVerweij DAndres JMcGrenere JCockburn AAvellino IGoguey ABjørn PZhao SSamson BKocielnik R(2020)Watch+Strap: Extending Smartwatches with Interactive StrapDisplaysProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3313831.3376199(1-15)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3313831.3376199

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