Cross-cultural comparison of hand gestures of Japanese and Germans for tabletop systems

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Highlights：

• This study compares gesture use of Japanese and Germans.

• Gestures were generated for map application and a video walkthrough.

• Participants’ gestures were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed.

• Gestures were similar in physical aspects.

• But gestures differed in symbolic and metaphorical aspects.

摘要

•This study compares gesture use of Japanese and Germans.•Gestures were generated for map application and a video walkthrough.•Participants’ gestures were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed.•Gestures were similar in physical aspects.•But gestures differed in symbolic and metaphorical aspects.

论文关键词：Cultural differences,User study,Surface gestures,Hand gestures,Japanese,German

论文评审过程：Available online 18 September 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.08.010