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Slappyfications: Towards Ubiquitous Physical and Embodied Notifications
CHI EA
2019
Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI '19
TL;DR
What we did:
We built a palm-based interface for a novel notification system called Slappyfications that enables users to send three types of unmissable notifications: poke, slap, and the STEAM-HAMMER.
What we found:
We found that none of the participants missed a single Slappyfication during our Wizard-of-Oz study, demonstrating its effectiveness in real-world scenarios.
Takeaway:
Our work contributes to the design of more noticeable notification systems, highlighting the potential for physical interactions to enhance user awareness and engagement.
Abstract
With emerging trends of notifying persons through ubiquitous technologies [2], such as ambient light, vibrotactile, or auditory cues, none of these technologies are truly ubiquitous and have proven to be easily missed or ignored. In this work, we propose Slappyfications, a novel way of sending unmissable embodied and ubiquitous notifications through a palm-based interface [1]. Our prototype enables the users to send three types of Slappyfications: poke, slap, and the STEAM-HAMMER. Through a Wizard-of-Oz study, we show the applicability of our system in real-world scenarios. The results reveal a promising trend, as none of the participants missed a single Slappyfication.