Title
Clear Panels: a technique to design mobile application interactivity
Abstract
We introduce a design technique, Clear Panels, to design interactive mobile device applications. Using mixed-fidelity prototyping, a combination of low- and high-tech materials, participants refine multiple aspects of a mobile application's design. Clear Panels supports writing and sketching via a transparent overlay affixed atop a mobile device screen. It enables design partners to refine their gesture-based interactions on actual devices. The technique has been successfully implemented in the design of children's mobile applications. The technique leverages and extends longstanding interaction design methods to include mobile and hand-held technologies. Importantly, we show it is effective in raising participants' awareness of key mobile application design issues without constraining their creativity.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1145/1858171.1858237
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
clear panels,design partner,mobile device screen,interactive mobile device application,design technique,mobile application interactivity,actual device,key mobile application design,mobile application,longstanding interaction design method,technique leverage,mobile,art,community,dance,interaction design,projection,mobile device,graffiti,network
Interactivity,Interaction design,Gesture,Human–computer interaction,Mobile device,Engineering,Creativity,Overlay,User interface,Multimedia
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.68
13
Authors
9
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Quincy Brown114012.24
Elizabeth Bonsignore224026.41
Leshell Hatley31409.61
Allison Druin43110375.37
Gregory Walsh570.68
Elizabeth Foss623515.49
Robin Brewer714011.95
Joseph Hammer870.68
Evan Golub924319.29