Outputs (27)

Wattom: Ambient Eco-feedback with Mid-air Input (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Esteves, A., Quintal, F., Caires, F., Baptista, V., & Mendes, P. (2019). Wattom: Ambient Eco-feedback with Mid-air Input. In 2019 5th Experiment International Conference (exp.at'19). https://doi.org/10.1109/EXPAT.2019.8876565

This paper presents Wattom, a highly interactive ambient eco-feedback smart plug that aims to promote a more sustainable use of electricity in the home. This paper describes our latest implementation of the Wattom plug, and three system applications.... Read More about Wattom: Ambient Eco-feedback with Mid-air Input.

Designing Motion Matching for Real-World Applications: Lessons from Realistic Deployments (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Verweij, D., Esteves, A., Bakker, S., & Khan, V. (2019). Designing Motion Matching for Real-World Applications: Lessons from Realistic Deployments. In TEI '19 Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (645-656). https://doi.org/10.1145/3294109.3295628

Amongst the variety of (multi-modal) interaction techniques that are being developed and explored, the Motion Matching paradigm provides a novel approach to selection and control. In motion matching, users interact by rhythmically moving their bodies... Read More about Designing Motion Matching for Real-World Applications: Lessons from Realistic Deployments.

Wattom: a Consumption and Grid Aware Smart Plug with Mid-air Controls (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Quintal, F., Esteves, A., Caires, F., Baptiste, V., & Mendes, P. (2019). Wattom: a Consumption and Grid Aware Smart Plug with Mid-air Controls. In TEI '19 Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (307-313). https://doi.org/10.1145/3294109.3295642

This paper presents Wattom, a highly interactive ambient eco-feedback smart plug that aims to support a more sustainable use of electricity by being tightly coupled to users' energy-related activities. We describe three use cases of the system: using... Read More about Wattom: a Consumption and Grid Aware Smart Plug with Mid-air Controls.

A Look at the Effects of Handheld and Projected Augmented-reality on a Collaborative Task (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Mackamul, E. B., & Esteves, A. (2018). A Look at the Effects of Handheld and Projected Augmented-reality on a Collaborative Task. In SUI '18 Symposium on Spatial User Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1145/3267782.3267793

This paper presents a comparative study between two popular AR systems during a collocated collaborative task. The goal of the study is to start a body of knowledge that describes the effects of different AR approaches in users' experience and perfor... Read More about A Look at the Effects of Handheld and Projected Augmented-reality on a Collaborative Task.

Head-mounted displays as opera glasses: using mixed-reality to deliver an egalitarian user experience during live events (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Bishop, C., Esteves, A., & McGregor, I. (2017). Head-mounted displays as opera glasses: using mixed-reality to deliver an egalitarian user experience during live events. In ICMI 2017 Proceedings of the 19th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1145/3136755.3136781

This paper explores the use of head-mounted displays (HMDs) as a way to deliver a front row experience to any audience member during a live event. To do so, it presents a two-part user study that compares participants reported sense of presence acros... Read More about Head-mounted displays as opera glasses: using mixed-reality to deliver an egalitarian user experience during live events.

WaveTrace Demo at the Dutch Design Week (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Verweij, D., Abreu Esteves, A., Khan, V., & Bakker, S. WaveTrace Demo at the Dutch Design Week. Exhibited at Eindhoven, The Netherlands. 21 October 2017 - 29 October 2017. (Unpublished)

Every design has its own story, a story about ideas, exploring, decisions and adaptations. During Mind the Story, the lecture program that accompanies Mind the Step, the focus is on people involved in the design process. As user, client, organization... Read More about WaveTrace Demo at the Dutch Design Week.

SmoothMoves: smooth pursuits head movements for augmented reality. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Abreu Esteves, A., Verweij, D., Suraiya, L., Islam, R., Lee, Y., & Oakley, I. (2017). SmoothMoves: smooth pursuits head movements for augmented reality. In UIST '17 Proceedings of the 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (167-178). https://doi.org/10.1145/3126594.3126616

SmoothMoves is an interaction technique for augmented reality (AR) based on smooth pursuits head movements. It works by computing correlations between the movements of on-screen targets and the user’s head while tracking those targets. The paper pres... Read More about SmoothMoves: smooth pursuits head movements for augmented reality..

Remote control by body movement in synchrony with orbiting widgets: an evaluation of TraceMatch (2017)
Journal Article
Clarke, C., Bellino, A., Esteves, A., & Gellersen, H. (2017). Remote control by body movement in synchrony with orbiting widgets: an evaluation of TraceMatch. PACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 1(3), Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1145/3130910

In this work we consider how users can use body movement for remote control with minimal effort and maximum flexibility. TraceMatch is a novel technique where the interface displays available controls as circular widgets with orbiting targets, and wh... Read More about Remote control by body movement in synchrony with orbiting widgets: an evaluation of TraceMatch.

Multi-user motion matching interaction for interactive television using Smartwatches. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Verweij, D., Khan, V., Esteves, A., & Bakker, S. (2017, June). Multi-user motion matching interaction for interactive television using Smartwatches. Poster presented at Adjunct Publication of the 2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video - TVX '17 Adjunct

Motion matching input, following continuously moving targets by performing bodily movements, offers new interaction possibilities in multiple domains. Unlike optical motion matching input systems, our technique utilizes a smartwatch to record motion... Read More about Multi-user motion matching interaction for interactive television using Smartwatches..

WaveTrace: Motion Matching Input using Wrist-Worn Motion Sensors (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Verweij, D., Esteves, A., Khan, V., & Bakker, S. (2017, May). WaveTrace: Motion Matching Input using Wrist-Worn Motion Sensors. Poster presented at Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI EA '17

We present WaveTrace, a novel interaction technique based on selection by motion matching. In motion matching systems, targets move continuously in a singular and pre-defined path -- users interact with these by performing a synchronous bodily moveme... Read More about WaveTrace: Motion Matching Input using Wrist-Worn Motion Sensors.