# Analyzing the Use of Camera Glasses in the Wild

## TL;DR

This study investigates how and why people use Spectacles camera glasses through interviews and surveys, revealing usage patterns, societal influences, and new content opportunities enabled by the device's form factor.

## Contribution

It provides a novel usage typology and insights into societal and individual factors affecting camera glasses usage in real-world settings.

## Key findings

- Form factor encourages sustained use
- Opens new use-cases and content types
- Societal and personal factors influence behavior

## Abstract

Camera glasses enable people to capture point-of-view videos using a common accessory, hands-free. In this paper, we investigate how, when, and why people used one such product: Spectacles. We conducted 39 semi-structured interviews and surveys with 191 owners of Spectacles. We found that the form factor elicits sustained usage behaviors, and opens opportunities for new use-cases and types of content captured. We provide a usage typology, and highlight societal and individual factors that influence the classification of behaviors.