Situationally-Induced Impairments and Disabilities Research
This work identifies a research gap in understanding situational impairments for smartphone users, but it is incremental as it primarily reviews and proposes future directions without presenting new empirical results.
The paper addresses the impact of environmental factors on smartphone interaction, known as Situationally-Induced Impairments and Disabilities (SIIDs), and emphasizes the need for systematic investigation to develop sensing, modeling, and adaptation techniques.
Research has shown that various environmental factors impact smartphone interaction and lead to Situationally-Induced Impairments and Disabilities. In this work we discuss the importance of thoroughly understanding the effects of these situational impairments on smartphone interaction. We argue that systematic investigation of the effects of different situational impairments is quintessential for conducting successful research in the field of SIIDs that might lead to building appropriate sensing, modelling, and adapting techniques. We also provide insights for future work identifying potential directions to conduct research in SIIDs.