KickSoul: A Wearable System for Feet Interactions with Digital Devices
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Benavides Palos, Xavier; Zhu Jin, Chang Long; Maes, Patricia; Paradiso, Joseph A
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In this paper we present a wearable device that maps natural feet movements into inputs for digital devices. KickSoul consists of an insole with sensors embedded that tracks movements and triggers actions in devices that surround us. We present a novel approach to use our feet as input devices in mobile situations when our hands are busy. We analyze natural feet?s movements and their meaning before activating an action. This paper discusses different applications for this technology as well as the implementation of our prototype.
Date issued
2015-11Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory; Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)Journal
Proceedings of the 28th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology - UIST '15 Adjunct
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Association for Computing Machinery
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Benavides, Xavier, Chang Long Zhu Jin, Pattie Maes, and Joseph Paradiso. “KickSoul.” Proceedings of the 28th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology - UIST ’15 Adjunct (2015).
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978-1-4503-3780-9