Fingerspelling Mouse Design


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Creator/Artist: Atish Waghwase

Category: Interaction Design

Document: Design Research

Batch: 2021-2023

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2019-onwards

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Swati Pal & Prof. Jayesh Pillai


Detailed Description

This project aims to explore those interactions and forms that arise when trying to incorporate fingerspelling gestures into consumer mice. I looked at existing mouse designs, identified parameters that constitute the mouse user experience, and developed concepts that incorporate fingerspelling into those mice. For my P1, I designed a novel interaction technique called Fingerspelling. It is a single-handed numeric text entry method that involves lifting fingers resting on a mouse or a trackpad to input numeric data without disrupting the normal functioning of a mouse. While I had a working prototype, I had completely neglected the ergonomics and user experience of the device.