HeatGoggles: Enabling Ubiquitous Touch Input through Head-Mounted Devices using Thermal Imaging

• DOI: 10.1145/3568444.3570597
• Publication Date: 2022-12-29T15:42:17Z
• Authors: Sarah Faltaous; Mark Wittpoth; Yomna Abdelrahman; Stefan Schneegass
• Keywords: Gadget; Wearable Technology; Multi-touch

Displays are a ubiquitous part of our everyday life. Digital, as well paper-based displays, used on various occasions to present us with different information. While users cannot interact many these displays yet, they could benefit from making them interactive. Research shows that thermal cameras can be exploited make surfaces interactive by sensing touchpoints based the heat signature and residue. However, most research done uses stationary setup. This work proposes HeatGoggles, wearable gadget detecting touch input arbitrary using imaging. We report its design, prototypical implementation, first evaluation. show it non-touch-enabled other traditional information displays.