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Chapter 19
Novel Technologies and
Interaction Paradigms
in Mobile HCI
Gitte Lindgaard
Carleton University, Canada
Sheila Narasimhan
Carleton University, Canada
ABSTRACT
In this chapter the authors argue that it is time for the mobile HCI community to think beyond the
traditional screen-keyboard-mouse paradigm and explore the many possibilities that mobility, mobile
platforms, and people on the move offer. They present a collection of ideas aiming to encourage HCI
researchers to explore how up-and-coming mobile technologies can inspire new interaction models,
alternative I/O methods, and data collection methods. In particular, they discuss potential applications
for gesture- as well as sound-based technologies. The range of possible applications designed to make
life easier for specified user populations is limited, they maintain, only by their imagination to under-
stand novel problem spaces, to mix, match and expand on existing methods as well as to invent, test,
and validate new methods.
INTRODUCTION
how to maximize the potential benefits these
may offer. Indeed, the need to explore different
approaches and techniques for generating user
requirements and evaluating mobile and wearable
devices has been recognized for some time (e.g.
Lumsden & Brewster, 2003; Benyon, Höök &
Nigay, 2010; Lindgaard & Narasimhan, 2009).
Progress is being made in many areas of human
The continuing emergence of new technologies
and creative, innovative ways of employing exist-
ing mobile tools for new purposes and a wide range
of audiences highlights a need for understanding
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