Abstract
The foldable smartphone is one of the key trends in personal mobile devices, and a topic worth investigating is the classification and structure of user needs of foldable smartphones. This study profoundly explores the user needs for gesture interaction of foldable smartphones by comparing current and potential users. The needs of 20 current users were obtained through the interview, and observational experiments were conducted to obtain the needs of 20 potential users. Following the principles of grounded theory, a theoretical model which includes 4 categories and 7 subcategories was generated from current users' needs. Also, a theoretical model which includes 5 categories and 11 subcategories was generated from potential users' needs. This study concludes that consistency is a specific need for potential users through comparison. At the same time, accessibility, comfort, control, and visibility are common to both potential and current users. The results of this study can be helpful and contribute to understanding user needs for gesture interaction of foldable smartphones and improving the gesture design to meet the needs.
Keywords
foldable smartphones, user needs, current users, potential users
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.192
Citation
Tan, Z., Su, Y., Dai, N., Gao, X., Du, L.,and Chen, Q.(2023) Research on user needs for gesture interaction of foldable smartphones: comparison between current and potential users, in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.192
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Research on user needs for gesture interaction of foldable smartphones: comparison between current and potential users
The foldable smartphone is one of the key trends in personal mobile devices, and a topic worth investigating is the classification and structure of user needs of foldable smartphones. This study profoundly explores the user needs for gesture interaction of foldable smartphones by comparing current and potential users. The needs of 20 current users were obtained through the interview, and observational experiments were conducted to obtain the needs of 20 potential users. Following the principles of grounded theory, a theoretical model which includes 4 categories and 7 subcategories was generated from current users' needs. Also, a theoretical model which includes 5 categories and 11 subcategories was generated from potential users' needs. This study concludes that consistency is a specific need for potential users through comparison. At the same time, accessibility, comfort, control, and visibility are common to both potential and current users. The results of this study can be helpful and contribute to understanding user needs for gesture interaction of foldable smartphones and improving the gesture design to meet the needs.