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An investigation into round touchscreen wristwatch interaction

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The wristwatch is a device that is quick to access, but is currently under-utilized as a platform for interaction. We investigate interaction on a circular touchscreen wristwatch, empirically determining the error rate for variously-sized buttons placed around the rim. We consider three types of inter-target movements, and derive a mathematical model for error rate given a movement type and angular and radial button widths.

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      MobileHCI '08: Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services
      September 2008
      568 pages
      ISBN:9781595939524
      DOI:10.1145/1409240

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