@inproceedings{saponas2009enabling, author = {Saponas, Scott}, title = {Enabling always-available input: through on-body interfaces}, booktitle = {CHI EA '09 CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, year = {2009}, month = {April}, abstract = {Most current input devices require dedicated attention by our hands through physical transducers such as the keys on a keyboard. Similarly, computer output is dominated by visual displays requiring most of our visual attention. While keyboards and monitors are effective I/O devices for dedicated computing activities, when our primary task is not using a computer, our hands may not be free to manipulate an input device. The goal of my dissertation is to explore how on-body interfaces can better support computing in our everyday activities.}, publisher = {ACM}, url = {http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/research/publication/enabling-always-available-input-body-interfaces/}, edition = {CHI EA '09 CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, }