61 research outputs found

    TicTacToes: Assessing Toe Movements as an Input Modality

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    From carrying grocery bags to holding onto handles on the bus, there are a variety of situations where one or both hands are busy, hindering the vision of ubiquitous interaction with technology. Voice commands, as a popular hands-free alternative, struggle with ambient noise and privacy issues. As an alternative approach, research explored movements of various body parts (e.g., head, arms) as input modalities, with foot-based techniques proving particularly suitable for hands-free interaction. Whereas previous research only considered the movement of the foot as a whole, in this work, we argue that our toes offer further degrees of freedom that can be leveraged for interaction. To explore the viability of toe-based interaction, we contribute the results of a controlled experiment with 18 participants assessing the impact of five factors on the accuracy, efficiency and user experience of such interfaces. Based on the findings, we provide design recommendations for future toe-based interfaces.Comment: To appear in Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 23), April 23-28, 2023, Hamburg, Germany. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 17 page

    Socio-Psychological Factors Of Corporate Loyalty

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    The main goal of this study was to identify the impact of socio-psychological factors (region of residence, cultural values, tolerance level) on the level of corporate loyalty (PsyCap). The research was conducted under the 122 Ukrainian participants from 4 specific groups. There were used such methods as «Communicative tolerance», «Short tolerance index» and PsyCap. The results show that the manifestation of corporate loyalty is influenced by the mentality of employees - their region of residence, the system of values. Commitment to power, tradition, and security combined with benevolence ensure that employees hope for long-term cooperation with their organization and have a positive attitude both to each other and to customers in the sales department. Hedonism, stimulation and self-direction allow employees to experience optimism in their workplace. But such a parameter as staff’s self-efficacy was ambiguous about value system. Achievements, self-direction and universalism expectedly increase the level of self-efficacy, but adherence to traditions, conformity and intention for security reduce the level of self-efficacy. Significantly increased loyalty of sales staff in the presence of a high level of communicative tolerance

    Management of Ecological Land Destructions as a Basis for the Formation of Green Marketing

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    The article deals with the assessment and management of ecological land destruction, taking them into ac-count when determining the market value of land and the formation of green marketing. Based on the research, the authors proposed the use of the concept of ecological land destructions, which reflects any anomalies that occur in the conditions of use of agricultural land. The authors propose a methodology for calculating the integrated coeffi-cient of ecological land destruction, which combines coefficients that take into account the ratio of agricultural land in the landscape, the optimal set of crops in field crop rotation, effective soil fertility, arable land degradation and soil degradation. It is substantiated that the application of the integrated coefficient of ecological destruction has a significant corrective value in the context of determining the market value of land

    Auto-Pa\'izo Games: Towards Understanding the Design of Games that Aim to Unify a Player's Physical Body and the Virtual World

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    Most digital bodily games focus on the body as they use movement as input. However, they also draw the player's focus away from the body as the output occurs on visual displays, creating a divide between the physical body and the virtual world. We propose a novel approach - the ''Body as a Play Material'' - where a player uses their body as both input and output to unify the physical body and the virtual world. To showcase this approach, we designed three games where a player uses one of their hands (input) to play against the other hand (output) by loaning control over its movements to an Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) system. We conducted a thematic analysis on the data obtained from a field study with 12 participants to articulate four player experience themes. We discuss our results about how participants appreciated the engagement with the variety of bodily movements for play and the ambiguity of using their body as a play material. Ultimately, our work aims to unify the physical body and the virtual world.Comment: This paper will be published at Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) 202

    Why Movement-Based Design!?:Exploring Methods and Experiences in MBD

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    The rise of movement-based design (MBD) is fueled by the integration of computer technology into the movement of the everyday. Departing from traditional interface design, MBD prioritizes natural interaction, SportsHCI, and health promotion through physical activity. This paradigm shift has led to innovations in experimental applications and interaction techniques, including exergames, expressivity in interactions and soma-design. Various guidelines and frameworks have been proposed for specific purposes, from sports to virtual reality. This workshop explores participants' experiences and perspectives on MBD, delving into MBD workshop design and reflect on MBD methods and the current move towards MBD methodologies.</p

    BikeSimWS: Workshop on Simulators, Scenarios, and Test Standard for Bicycle Research

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    Research on cyclists‘ safety and comfort is a growing topic. Existing works address support systems with novel interaction concepts such as augmented reality but also the design and evaluation of high-fidelity bicycle simulators. Since the field is still in its exploratory phase, there have been few attempts to systematically provide guidance for conducting experiments. For example, there is no consensus on the choice of representative driving scenarios, the proper choice of different bicycle simulators, and measurement standards to systematically compare the results of different studies. With this workshop, we want the community to gather and discuss a roadmap for the future of HCI bicycle research so that these issues can be overcome

    Grand Challenges in SportsHCI

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    The field of Sports Human-Computer Interaction (SportsHCI) investigates interaction design to support a physically active human being. Despite growing interest and dissemination of SportsHCI literature over the past years, many publications still focus on solving specific problems in a given sport. We believe in the benefit of generating fundamental knowledge for SportsHCI more broadly to advance the field as a whole. To achieve this, we aim to identify the grand challenges in SportsHCI, which can help researchers and practitioners in developing a future research agenda. Hence, this paper presents a set of grand challenges identified in a five-day workshop with 22 experts who have previously researched, designed, and deployed SportsHCI systems. Addressing these challenges will drive transformative advancements in SportsHCI, fostering better athlete performance, athlete-coach relationships, spectator engagement, but also immersive experiences for recreational sports or exercisemotivation, and ultimately, improve human well-being
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