Evaluation of Personalized Above-Neck Gestures for Accessible Mobile Gaming

Key insights

6 takeaways

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Personalized above-neck gestures serve as a functional and effective alternative to touch-based interfaces for mobile gamers with motor impairments.
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Allowing users to define and calibrate their own gesture sets significantly improves user experience while reducing both cognitive and physical strain.
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The RePlay system demonstrates that user-defined input methods enhance the accessibility and generalizability of mobile gaming across various genres.
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Research metrics, including interaction accuracy, response times, and NASA-TLX perceived workload scores, confirm the viability of facial and head movements as input modalities.
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Successful implementation of gestural input depends on individual system calibration to account for specific physical requirements and hardware limitations.
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Future inclusive game design should prioritize flexible, personalized control schemes to accommodate the diverse needs of users with motor limitations.

Summary

Evaluation of Personalized Above-Neck Gestures for MATTEO MANZONI, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy SERGIO MASCETTI, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy DRAGAN AHMETOVIC, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy Mobile gaming presents significant accessibility challenges for individuals with upper-limb impairments, as touchscreen interactions require precise finger movements and rapid reactions.