Finger-navi
Hiroaki Tobita · 2017
We introduce our Finger-Navi that integrates the smartphone with a physical finger. Smartphones are widely used for communication and entertainment, and have characteristic features such an even surface and a few buttons. However, the interaction with them is quite simple and limited. In contrast, we have found a way to use a physical finger attached to a smartphone. A real finger has many capabilities such as pointing and gestures. For example, we use our finger to point at something or someone, or to count a number, so we use such features for interactions to mobile navigation. The finger approach makes a smartphone more intuitive and familiar for novice and elderly users who are not good at manipulating smartphones. In this paper, we describe our design concepts, prototype implementation and application possibilities.