Understanding the Wearability of Head-mounted Devices from a Human-Centered Perspective Short paper presented at Ubicomp/ISWC 2014 Eyewear Computing

1. Understanding the Wearability
of Head-Mounted Devices
from a Human-Centered Perspective
Vivian Genaro Motti
Kelly Caine
School of Computing
Clemson University
Seattle, September 16th, 2014

2. Intro
— Wearability
— Human-Centered Perspective
— Head-Mounted Devices
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3. Motivations
— Extensive research
— Technical solutions
— Individual applications
— Novel approaches and methods
— What about the users?
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4. Users
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— Hesitate to adopt
— Abandon fast
— Lack of engagement
— Not satisfied

5. Goal
— Identify, prioritize and understand what users think
about head-mounted devices
— End users and potential users
— Existing and prospective devices
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Helmets
Headbands
Contact lenses
Glasses
Goggles
Masks
Ear pieces
Ear plugs
Head phones
Head sets

6. Method
— Review and analysis of
— Online reviews and commentaries about head-mounted devices
— Protocol
— Set of sources (websites, forums)
— Set of devices (HMD, existing, prospects)
— Data collection
— Data analysis
— Highlight, categorize, prioritize
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7. Devices
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8. Devices
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9. Devices
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10. Coding
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Quantitative Analysis

12. Qualitative Analysis
— Keywords: what users
— Like
— Dislike
— Love
— Hate
— Wish
— Expect
— Wonder
— …
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13. Word Trees
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16. Final Remarks
— Aid to bridge the gap between
— Design decisions
— Actual users’ needs
— End goal
— To improve the design of HMD
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17. Thanks!
— vgenaro@clemson.edu
— This material is based upon work supported by the National Science
Foundation under Grant No. 1314342. Any opinions, findings, and
conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the
author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science
Foundation.
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