Interactions under the desk: a characterisation of foot movements for input in a seated position

Eduardo Velloso; Jason Alexander; Andreas Bulling; Hans Gellersen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22701-6_29

Interactions under the desk: a characterisation of foot movements for input in a seated position

Eduardo Velloso, Jason Alexander, Andreas Bulling, Hans Gellersen

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Abstract

We characterise foot movements as input for seated users. First, we built unconstrained foot pointing performance models in a seated desktop setting using ISO 9241-9-compliant Fitts’s Law tasks. Second, we evaluated the effect of the foot and direction in one-dimensional tasks, finding no effect of the foot used, but a significant effect of the direction in which targets are distributed. Third, we compared one foot against two feet to control two variables, finding that while one foot is better suited for tasks with a spatial representation that matches its movement, there is little difference between the techniques when it does not. Fourth, we analysed the overhead caused by introducing a feet-controlled variable in a mouse task, finding the feet to be comparable to the scroll wheel. Our results show the feet are an effective method of enhancing our interaction with desktop systems and derive a series of design guidelines.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015
Editors	Julio Abascal, Simone Barbosa, Mirko Fetter, Tom Gross, Philippe Palanque, Marco Winckler
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	384-401
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Print)	9783319227009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22701-6_29
Publication status	Published - 30 Aug 2015

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer International Publishing

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Velloso, E., Alexander, J., Bulling, A., & Gellersen, H. (2015). Interactions under the desk: a characterisation of foot movements for input in a seated position. In J. Abascal, S. Barbosa, M. Fetter, T. Gross, P. Palanque, & M. Winckler (Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015 (pp. 384-401). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22701-6_29

Interactions under the desk: a characterisation of foot movements for input in a seated position. / Velloso, Eduardo; Alexander, Jason; Bulling, Andreas et al.
Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015. ed. / Julio Abascal; Simone Barbosa; Mirko Fetter; Tom Gross; Philippe Palanque; Marco Winckler. Springer International Publishing, 2015. p. 384-401 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Velloso, E, Alexander, J, Bulling, A & Gellersen, H 2015, Interactions under the desk: a characterisation of foot movements for input in a seated position. in J Abascal, S Barbosa, M Fetter, T Gross, P Palanque & M Winckler (eds), Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer International Publishing, pp. 384-401. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22701-6_29

Velloso E, Alexander J, Bulling A, Gellersen H. Interactions under the desk: a characterisation of foot movements for input in a seated position. In Abascal J, Barbosa S, Fetter M, Gross T, Palanque P, Winckler M, editors, Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015. Springer International Publishing. 2015. p. 384-401. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22701-6_29

Velloso, Eduardo ; Alexander, Jason ; Bulling, Andreas et al. / Interactions under the desk: a characterisation of foot movements for input in a seated position. Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015. editor / Julio Abascal ; Simone Barbosa ; Mirko Fetter ; Tom Gross ; Philippe Palanque ; Marco Winckler. Springer International Publishing, 2015. pp. 384-401 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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