Skin-On Interfaces are devices that augment existing devices with realistic skin

Human skin is the best interface for interaction. I propose this new paradigm in which interactive devices have their own artificial skin, thus enabling new forms of input gestures for end-users.

Skin-On Interfaces is a research project made by Marc Teyssier, Gilles Bailly, Catherine Pelachaud, Eric Lecolinet, Andrew Conn and Anne Roudaut.

This research was conducted at Bristol Interaction Group, in Bristol UK. Researchers are from Telecom ParisTech, HCI Sorbonne Université and CNRS.

What is the Skin-On Interfaces?

Skin-On Interfaces are sensitive skin-like input methods than can be added to existing devices to increase their capabilities.

When we interact with others, we use skin as interfaces. However the objects of mediated communication - such as the smartphone - still has a cold interface that doesn't allow natural interaction and input.
In this project, I wanted to make available the perfect human interface that is the skin for existing devices.

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Posted By: Brink
21 Oct 2019