Those interaction methods we can play with

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Summary

Smartphones leverage diverse interaction methods beyond standard touch, enriching user experience and expanding app functionality. Notable examples include the "Shake" gesture for actions like undoing text or finding contacts, and "Blow" input, as demonstrated by musical instrument apps such as Ocarina. Creative UI/UX patterns, like MIUI's "Piano unlock," transform password entry into an interactive musical sequence. Physical "Bump" interactions enable seamless data exchange, allowing users to share apps or contacts by simply tapping devices together. These innovations, alongside emerging paradigms like eye-blink detection with Google Glass, underscore a continuous evolution towards more intuitive and integrated device interaction.

Smartphones have become one important part of our lives, the phone apps also play more and more important roles. They can help us live through the boring time or help us connect to our close friends fat away from us or help us get information,etc.

There are also some interesting interaction methods since the birth of smartphones. We can play with them while we interact with the smartphones. Here we summarize some of them.

1. Shake

盘点那些让用户玩起来的交互方式

Since WeChat introduces the Shake method to find people which you don't know before, this interaction method becomes very popular. Many apps provide functions based on Shake: Shake to change the theme, Shake to recommend songs. Before this, iPhone has introduced this shake function, when users are typing, they can shake to undo the typing.

2. Blow

盘点那些让用户玩起来的交互方式

There is one app on iOS app store named Ocarina. Blow into your phone, play the notes, feel the magic as Ocarina 2 responds to your breath, touch and movement. Turn your phone into an ancient flute-like instrument, and play the songs you love. The sequel to the original, Ocarina 2 now includes a completely new song mode. Easily play and learn your favorite songs as scores light up to guide your fingers. You control the notes, speed and tempo, allowing your expressivity to shine.

3. Piano unlock

盘点那些让用户玩起来的交互方式

There are many ways to unlock your smartphone screen, MIUI creates various ways to unlock a smartphone screen such as Transformer,Four-leaf clover,Fold to unlock etc. Among them one method is very interesting : Piano unlock. You first set the password, 0-9 will map to different tones, after the setting, you should press different keys to unlock the screen, this process is just like you are playing a piano song.

4.Bump

盘点那些让用户玩起来的交互方式

There is one app name AppChange in China which is very popular recently. After you install this app, when you bump your phone with your friend's phone, you can get the apps of your friend's phone.  Before this, we have Bump which has similar features. Bump to share contact information, photos, videos, and files by simply bumping two phones together. Just open Bump, hold your phones, and gently bump your hands together -- Bump will magically do all the rest.

What's next?

With the wide public exposure and promotion of Google Glass, it provides a new way for people to interact with the devices, we can take a photo when we blink our eyes, isn't this cool? We believe in the near future, there will be more ways for us to interact with our mobile devices easily. Maybe in one day, your device can read your mind. Don't be surprised, be ready.

Reference : http://www.geekpark.net/read/view/178522

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