StretchAR

Over the past decade, augmented reality (AR) developers have explored a variety of approaches to allow users interact with information displayed on smart glasses and head-mounted displays (HMDs). Current interaction modalities such as mid-air gestures, voice commands, or hand-held controllers provide limited range interactions virtual content. Additionally, these can also be exhausting, uncomfortable, obtrusive, socially awkward. There is need introduce comfortable techniques for HMDS without visual attention. This paper presents StretchAR, wearable straps that exploit touch stretch input content glasses. StretchAR are thin, lightweight, attached existing garments enhance users' in AR. withstand strains up 190% while remaining sensitive inputs. The strap allows effective combination inputs mode through AR widgets, maps, menus, social media, Internet Things (IoT) devices. Furthermore, we conducted user study 15 participants determine potential implications use when placed four different body locations (head, chest, forearm, wrist). reveals used an efficient convenient modality 96% accuracy. collection 28 enabled by simultaneous touch-stretch capabilities StretchAR. Finally, facilitate recommendation guidelines design, fabrication, placement, possible applications