Braille text entry on smartwatches: an evaluation of methods for composing the Braille cell
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Smartwatches are gaining popularity on market with a set of features comparable to smartphones in a wearable device. This novice technology brings new interaction paradigms and challenges for blind users, who have difficulties dealing with touchscreens. Among a variety of tasks that must be studied, text entry is analyzed, considering that current existing solutions may be unsatisfactory (as voice input) or even unfeasible (as working with tiny QWERTY keyboards) for a blind user. More specifically, this paper presents a study on possible solutions for composing a Braille cell on smart-watches. Five prototypes were developed and different feedback features were proposed. These are confronted with seven specialists on an evaluation study that results in a qualitative analysis of which strategies can be more useful for blind users in a Braille text entry.
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Among the reviewed studies, one focused on tablet devices, one adapted the design for both smartphone and tablet devices, and two focused on smartwatches.
“One study focused on tablet devices [32], one had an adaptation of the design for both smartphone and tablet devices [33], and two studies focused on text entry with smart watches [34,35].”
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- Authors
- Luna, M. M., de M. N. Soares, F. A. A., Nascimento, H. A. D., & Quigley, A.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal de Goiás (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems
- Publisher
- ACM
- Published
- 2019-06-18
- Pages
- 1-6
- OpenAlex
- W2947187839
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 0.43
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems (EICS) (publishedVersion)
- St Andrews Research Repository (St Andrews Research Repository) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
- Keywords
- smartwatches, blind users, assistive technology, wearable devices, haptic feedback, user evaluation
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