Poster: Gesture-based control of avatars for social TV

Author

Gyushik An ; Gyeongmin Ji ; Kang Hoon Lee

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Kwangwoon Univ., Seoul, South Korea

fYear

2013

fDate

16-17 March 2013

Firstpage

151

Lastpage

152

Abstract

We present a new inteface system for social TV in which users can share emotional responses to TV content on air with other viewers via their avatars that can be easily controlled by simple three-dimensional hand gesture. The gesture is captured by a three-axis accelerometer included in a mobile phone, and instantly triggers a visually similar avatar expression. The intuitive mapping between user gestures and avatar behaviors minimizes cognitive burden for communication while watching TV, and also facilitates funny and enjoyable social experiences. Our initial implementation has been invited to an international exhibition on smart TV, and has received largely positive feedback from the participants.

Keywords

accelerometers; avatars; gesture recognition; interactive television; avatar expression; emotional response sharing; gesture-based control; inteface system; intuitive mapping; mobile phone; smart TV; social TV; three-axis accelerometer; three-dimensional hand gesture; Accelerometers; Avatars; Electronic mail; Human factors; Mobile handsets; TV;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

3D User Interfaces (3DUI), 2013 IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-6097-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/3DUI.2013.6550223

Filename

6550223