Twelvepixels: drawing & creativity on a mobile phone

TwelvePixels is an interface for drawing pixel-based imagery using only the standard keys on the mobile phone handset. Using an essentially simple drawing method, an extensive range of imagery can be created and shared between users. This paper explores the rationale and details behind the development of the TwelvePixels interface; tracking possible applications for promoting creativity, communication, and content sharing on mobile phones. Keywords Mobile phone interfaces, drawing, creativity, art, participatory, social computing, input techniques. ACM Classification Keywords H5.m. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI): User Interfaces: Input devices and strategies, Theory and methods.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Ivan Poupyrev, Karl D. D. Willis
• Keywords: ACM Classification Keywords, CHI 2008, Human Computer Interaction, Mobile Phone Handset, Mobile Phone Interfaces