HaptiCase - Back-of-Device Tactile Landmarks for Eyes-Free Absolute Indirect Touch

Explore a conference talk on HaptiCase, an innovative interaction technique that enhances eyes-free smartphone control when mirroring to distant screens. Discover how back-of-device tactile landmarks improve touch accuracy, allowing for smaller target sizes without compromising performance. Learn about the study comparing different landmark layouts, the pinching method for transferring finger positions, and the potential applications of this low-cost, electronics-free solution. Gain insights into the research questions, testing setup, results, and future work possibilities for this technology that works seamlessly with unmodified software.

Introduction
Typical smartphone interactions
Input and output separation
Touch interaction model
Visual targeting
HaptiCase
TechTile Guidance
Interaction
Absolute
Back of Device
Protection Case
Research Questions
Testing Setup
Results
Target Groups
Time
Summary
Visual vs Tactile Targeting
Visual vs Techno Targeting
Visual vs Tactile
Visual vs Techno
Target Sizes
Limitations
Future work
Questions