Skin-On Interfaces: A Bio-Driven Approach for Artificial Skin Design to Cover Interactive Devices
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Paper proposes devices covered with artificial skin that senses expressive gestures and actually builds reproducible prototypes. Three user studies (N=16 each) find skin-like pigmentation and wrinkled texture increase perceived interactivity and comfort, with optimal thickness around 5 mm–1 cm. Fabrication uses a DIY layered silicone mold with sewn conductive stretchable wire into a 12×21 electrode grid read by open hardware mutual capacitance sensing at about 30 fps. Working prototypes include a depth-sensing joystick, a pinchable phone case, and touch-to-touch mediated tickle/pinch messaging.
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:30Input Surfaces
- 1:05Human Skin
- 2:01SkinOn Interfaces
- 2:23BioDriven Approach
- 3:17Presentation Outline
- 4:04Factors
- 4:31User Study
- 6:52Fabrication
- 7:19Sensing Technique
- 7:49HCI papers
- 8:36Silicone
- 8:58Stretchable Wire
- 10:15Software
- 10:37Phone Case
- 10:59Computer Vision
- 11:25Use Case
- 11:43Multitouch
- 11:53Joystick
- 12:05Phone
- 12:47Text Messages
- 14:33Model
- 14:58Author Interface
- 16:00Demo
- 17:03Temperature
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