Virtual Shelves: Interactions with Orientation Aware Devices

Frank Chun Yat Li, David Dearman, and Khai N. Truong

In this paper, the writers used sensors to capture movement by the user. This was then translated to a mobile device as a proof of concept. The idea is to use the measured motions similar to a mouse to select objects/choices on a mobile phone. Motions were tracked by motion cameras, so for a production, it would need to be configured to use accelerometers built into the device. The idea is to use muscle memorization instead of forcing the user to push a series of buttons to select a choice. After testing, they found that after a bit of practice the testers like the idea.

I think this is a great idea and definitely worth looking into. *Finish