Body-Centric NFC: Body-Centric Interaction with NFC Devices Through Near-Field Enabled Clothing

Huizhong Ye; Chi-Jung Lee; Te-Yen Wu; Xing Dong Yang; Bing-Yu Chen; Rong-Hao Liang

doi:10.1145/3532106.3534569

Body-Centric NFC: Body-Centric Interaction with NFC Devices Through Near-Field Enabled Clothing

Huizhong Ye
, Chi-Jung Lee
, Te-Yen Wu
, Xing Dong Yang
, Bing-Yu Chen
, Rong-Hao Liang

Industrial Design

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Abstract

NFC (Near-Field Communication) has been widely applied for human-computer interaction (HCI). However, the short sensing distance of NFC requires the users to initiate the tasks with extra effort mostly using their hands, so it is inconvenient to use NFC in hands-busy scenarios. This paper presents an investigation of body-centric interactions between the NFC device users and their surroundings. The exploration is based on the recent development of near-field enabled clothing, which can passively extend an NFC-enabled device's reading distance to users' body landmarks. We present an accessible method for fabricating flexible, extensible, and scalable NFC extenders on clothing pieces, and an easy-to-use toolkit for facilitating designers to realize the interactive experiences. The method and toolkit were tested in technical experiments and in a co-creation workshop. The elicited design outcomes and the further exploratory makings generated knowledge for future research and embodied interaction design opportunities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DIS '22
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Editors	Florian 'Floyd' Mueller, Stefan Greuter, Rohit Ashok Khot, Penny Sweetser, Marianna Obrist
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
Pages	1626-1639
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-9358-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3532106.3534569
Publication status	Published - 13 Jun 2022
Event	2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2022 - Virtual Event, Virtual, Online, Australia Duration: 13 Jun 2022 → 17 Jun 2022 https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3532106

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Conference	2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2022
Abbreviated title	DIS '22
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Virtual, Online
Period	13/06/22 → 17/06/22
Internet address	https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3532106

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We sincerely acknowledge Associate Chairs and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments, Marina Toeters and her colleagues in Fashion Tech Farm for their supports in fabrication, and Berry Eggen, Regina Bernhaupt, Loe Feijs, and Mathieu Le Goc for their valuable suggestions. This research was supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (MOST 110-2634-F-002-051, 110-2218-E-002-025), National Taiwan University, and 4TU Federation Netherlands Institute for Research on ICT.

Keywords

body-centric interaction
Embodied interaction
near-field communication
near-field enabled clothing
NFC.
wearables

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Ye, H., Lee, C.-J., Wu, T.-Y., Yang, X. D., Chen, B.-Y., & Liang, R.-H. (2022). Body-Centric NFC: Body-Centric Interaction with NFC Devices Through Near-Field Enabled Clothing. In F. F. Mueller, S. Greuter, R. Ashok Khot, P. Sweetser, & M. Obrist (Eds.), DIS '22: Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 1626-1639). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1145/3532106.3534569

Ye, Huizhong ; Lee, Chi-Jung ; Wu, Te-Yen et al. / Body-Centric NFC : Body-Centric Interaction with NFC Devices Through Near-Field Enabled Clothing. DIS '22: Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. editor / Florian 'Floyd' Mueller ; Stefan Greuter ; Rohit Ashok Khot ; Penny Sweetser ; Marianna Obrist. New York : Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., 2022. pp. 1626-1639

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Body-Centric NFC: Body-Centric Interaction with NFC Devices Through Near-Field Enabled Clothing. / Ye, Huizhong; Lee, Chi-Jung; Wu, Te-Yen et al.
DIS '22: Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. ed. / Florian 'Floyd' Mueller; Stefan Greuter; Rohit Ashok Khot; Penny Sweetser; Marianna Obrist. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., 2022. p. 1626-1639.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Ye H, Lee CJ, Wu TY, Yang XD, Chen BY, Liang RH. Body-Centric NFC: Body-Centric Interaction with NFC Devices Through Near-Field Enabled Clothing. In Mueller FF, Greuter S, Ashok Khot R, Sweetser P, Obrist M, editors, DIS '22: Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2022. p. 1626-1639 doi: 10.1145/3532106.3534569

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