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ChairMX: On-Chair Input for Interactive Media Consumption Experiences for Everyone, Everywhere

Authors:

Radu-Daniel Vatavu,

Laura-Bianca Bilius,

Alexandru-Tudor Andrei,

Mihail Terenti,

Adrian-Vasile Catană,

Alexandru-Ionuț ȘieanAuthors Info & Claims

IMX '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences

Pages 447 - 451

https://doi.org/10.1145/3639701.3661090

Published: 07 June 2024 Publication History

Abstract

We introduce ChairMX, on-chair input technology for novel interactive media consumption experiences through the chair. ChairMX is the end result of an elaborate four-stage research and development process involving a systematic literature review of the extent in which chairs have been used in interactive systems, involvement of potential end users to elicit their preferences for on-chair input, engineering on-chair gesture input recognition technology with wearables, and exploration of application opportunities. By leveraging a ring-like form factor wearable, ChairMX is a readily deployable technology, working for uninstrumented chairs everywhere and enabling a variety of use case scenarios involving interactive media consumption, from the living room to public environments.

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Cited By

Bilius LVatavu RVanderdonckt J(2024)Expanding V2X with V2DUIs: Distributed User Interfaces for Media Consumption in the Vehicle-to-Everything EraProceedings of the 2024 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences10.1145/3639701.3663643(394-401)Online publication date: 7-Jun-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3639701.3663643

Index Terms

ChairMX: On-Chair Input for Interactive Media Consumption Experiences for Everyone, Everywhere
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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IMX '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences

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DOI:10.1145/3639701

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Bilius LVatavu RVanderdonckt J(2024)Expanding V2X with V2DUIs: Distributed User Interfaces for Media Consumption in the Vehicle-to-Everything EraProceedings of the 2024 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences10.1145/3639701.3663643(394-401)Online publication date: 7-Jun-2024
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