Navigating a Maze with Balance Board and Wiimote

Abstract. Input from the lower body in human-computer interfaces can be beneficial, enjoyable and even entertaining when users are expected to perform tasks simultaneously. Users can navigate a virtual (game) world or even an (empirical) dataset while having their hands free to issue commands. We compared the Wii Balance Board to a hand-held Wiimote for navigating a maze and found that users completed this task slower with the Balance Board. However, the Balance Board was considered more intuitive, easy to learn and ‘much fun’. Key words: H.5.2. User interfaces, Evaluation, Input devices and strategies.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: INTETAIN
• Authors: Wim Fikkert, Niek Hoeijmakers, Paul E. van der Vet, Anton Nijholt
• Keywords: Balance Board, Human Computer Interaction, Human-computer Interfaces, INTETAIN 2009, Wii Balance Board