Pairring: A ring-shaped rotatable smartwatch controller

Jungmin Chung; Bongwon Suh; Changhoon Oh; So Hyun Park

doi:10.1145/3170427.3188590

Pairring: A ring-shaped rotatable smartwatch controller

Jungmin Chung, Bongwon Suh, Changhoon Oh, So Hyun Park

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Abstract

Smartwatch users often report usability problems despite its handiness and convenience. Fingers often block the screen, and both hands are often required to operate the gadget. To address these issues, we present PairRing, a ring-shaped rotatable smartwatch controller. PairRing allows users to scroll up and down listed items by turning the ring on their index finger with their thumb. To determine the optimal ring shape and rotation speed, we designed and conducted a user study and report the results. We found that (1) users could perform tasks better with the angular ring prototype; (2) the rapid rotation speed was better suited for browsing ordered lists; and (3) overall, participants were positive about the feasibility of the prototype. We conclude with a discussion on the design implications of PairRing as well as its future applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Engage with CHI
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450356206, 9781450356213
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188590
Publication status	Published - 2018 Apr 20
Event	2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2018 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 2018 Apr 21 → 2018 Apr 26

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Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
Volume	2018-April

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Conference	2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2018
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	18/4/21 → 18/4/26

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Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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Chung, J., Suh, B., Oh, C., & Park, S. H. (2018). Pairring: A ring-shaped rotatable smartwatch controller. In CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Engage with CHI Article LBW635 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings; Vol. 2018-April). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188590

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CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Engage with CHI. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. LBW635 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings; Vol. 2018-April).

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