Skye Sant presented her initial thesis on researching the history of interface design and observing how users interact with the Wii remote. She aims to make conclusions about the future of full-arm gesture interfaces. Her research outcomes include publishing articles, hosting a gallery show to present her findings on what works and doesn't work for full-arm gestures, and creating a website and demo interface for users to experience. She welcomes further discussion via her website or Twitter account.

1. Skye Sant: Initial Thesis Presentation
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University of Colorado Denver Spring Semester, February 7 2012

2. The Future of Full-Arm Gesture UIs
Researching the
history of interface
design and looking at
how people currently
use the wiimote, a full-
arm gesture interface,
what can be concluded
about the future of
full-arm gesture
interfaces?

3. The Future of Full-Arm Gesture UIs
Researching the
history of interface
design and looking at
how people currently
use the wiimote, a full-
arm gesture
interface, what can be
concluded about the
future of full-arm
gesture interfaces?

4. The Future of Full-Arm Gesture UIs
Researching the
history of interface
design and looking at
how people currently
use the wiimote, a full-
arm gesture interface,
what can be concluded
about the future of
full-arm gesture
interfaces?

5. The Future of Full-Arm Gesture UIs
Researching the
history of interface
design and looking at
how people currently
use the wiimote, a full-
arm gesture
interface, what can be
concluded about the
future of full-arm
gesture interfaces?

6. Research
Researching the history of interface design

7. Researching the history of interface design

8. Researching the history of interface design

9. Researching the history of interface design

10. Researching the history of interface design

11. Researching the history of interface design

12. Researching the history of interface design

13. Researching the history of interface design

14. Researching the near past of
user interfaces, I can make
general conclusions as to
why some UI fail and why
some are adopted.
Researching the history of interface design

15. Ethnographic Study
Looking at how people currently use the wiimote

16. Looking at how people currently use the wiimote

17. Looking at how people currently use the wiimote

18. Looking at how people currently use the wiimote

19. Looking at how people currently use the wiimote

20. Using contextual enquiry, I
can see and discuss with
people how they actually use
the wiimote, a full-arm
gesture interface.
Looking at how people currently use the wiimote

21. Researching the near past of
user interfaces, I can make
general conclusions as to
why some UI fail and why
some are adopted.
Using contextual enquiry, I
can see and discuss with
people how they actually use
the wiimote, a full-arm
gesture interface.
Using this research I can
make general conclusions
regarding future adoption
and usage of full-arm gesture
UIs.

22. Outcomes
Future forecasting

23. Research:
Future forecasting

24. Research:
 Ethnographic Research:
Proposal & Study
 Write up conclusions
 Publish article (s)
 Create permanent location
to house the
research, conclusions & any
discussions or community.
Future forecasting

25. Gallery Show:
Future forecasting

26. Gallery Show:
Future forecasting

27. Gallery Show:
 Present research findings
 Show what does work and
what doesn’t work and why
Future forecasting

28. Gallery Show: Outcome
Future forecasting

29. Gallery Show:
Video of how users are using
full-arm gesture interfaces
contrasted to current UI usage
(touchpad, screen, etc)
Future forecasting

30. Gallery Show:
Video of how users are using Web gallery of standardized
full-arm gesture interfaces full-arm gesture movements:
contrasted to current UI usage Print assets on the wall
(touchpad, screen, etc)
Future forecasting

31. Gallery Show:
Video of how users are using Web gallery of standardized
full-arm gesture interfaces full-arm gesture movements:
contrasted to current UI usage Print assets on the wall
(touchpad, screen, etc)
Full-arm gesture UI for demo
Future forecasting

32. Gallery Show:
Video of how users are using Web gallery of standardized
full-arm gesture interfaces full-arm gesture movements:
contrasted to current UI usage Print assets on the wall
(touchpad, screen, etc)
Full-arm gesture UI for demo Two systems, one with a full-
arm gesture UI and one with a
mouse/touchpad UI, where
users can compare ease of use.
Future forecasting

33. Questions?
To continue this
conversation, please
contact me at:
WWW.SKYESANT.COM
Twitter/skye_sant
University of Colorado Denver Spring Semester, February 7 2012