Direct Touch-based Mobile Interaction with Dynamic Displays
Robert M. Hardy, Enrico Rukzio · Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) · 2008
An inherent obstacle in current mobile applications is the limited output capabilities of mobile phones.This paper describes a solution to this limitation which is based on a combination of a public display and Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.The public display (represented by a projection in the developed prototype) is augmented with a matrix of NFC tags whereby each tag is analogous to a touchable pixel on the display.A corresponding NFC mobile phone behaves as a "smart" stylus for interaction with the display.According to the user"s interaction, dynamic feedback is projected onto the matrix of tags.A mapbased tourist guide prototype was implemented which successfully demonstrates the feasibility of the concept.A user study analysed the usability of the interaction technique and elicited ideas for further development.