Beyond Audio: Towards a Design Space of Headphones as a Site for Interaction and Sensing
Payod Panda, Molly Jane Nicholas, David Van Nguyen, Eyal Ofek, Michel Pahud, Sean Rintel, Mar González-Franco, Ken Hinckley, Jaron Lanier · 2023
Via Research through Design (RtD), we explore the potential of headphones as a general-purpose input device for both foreground motion-gestures as well as background sensing of user activity. As a familiar wearable device, headphones offer a compelling site for head-situated interaction and sensing. Using emerging sensing modalities such as inertial motion, capacitive touch sensing, and depth cameras, our implemented prototypes explore sensing and interaction techniques that offer a range of compelling capabilities.