Getting a grip on tangible interaction

Hornecker, Eva; Buur, Jacob

doi:10.1145/1124772.1124838

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“…As solid three-dimensional objects, cubes represent familiar physical structures that can be utilized for tangible manipulation, spatial interaction, or expressive representation as characterized in Hornecker and Buur's framework of tangible interaction [5].…”

Section: Hardware Platformmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tangible Interactive Ambient Display Prototypes to Support Learning Scenarios

Börner

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Storm

et al. 2015

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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This paper describes the research and development of tangible interactive ambient display prototypes to support learning scenarios. Therefore a prototypical system design called the Feedback Cube is presented. The prototypes combine motion sensors, visual and auditive actuators, as well as wireless communication capabilities in a cubic layout. An initial formative study underpins the prototypes' potential to facilitate interaction and/or indicate feedback. Based on the presented results possible applications scenarios in a learning context are outlined.

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Section: Hardware Platformmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tangible Interactive Ambient Display Prototypes to Support Learning Scenarios

Börner

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et al. 2015

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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“…Hornecker and Buur [2006] broadly summarize tangible interaction as an approach to designing interactive systems that focus on tangibility and materiality of the interface, physical embodiment of data, whole-body interaction as well as the embedding of the interface and the individual's interaction in real spaces and contexts. All these points are relevant for the design of physical visualizations, especially the physical embodiment of data.…”

Section: Gui Tui Radical Atomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the Potential of Physical Visualizations

Stusak¹

2015

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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The goal of an external representation of abstract data is to provide insights and convey information about the structure of the underlying data, therefore helping people execute tasks and solve problems more effectively. Apart from the popular and well-studied digital visualization of abstract data there are other scarcely studied perceptual channels to represent data such as taste, sound or haptic. My thesis focuses on the latter and explores in which ways human knowledge and ability to sense and interact with the physical non-digital world can be used to enhance the way in which people analyze and explore abstract data. Emerging technological progress in digital fabrication allow an easy, fast and inexpensive production of physical objects. Machines such as laser cutters and 3D printers enable an accurate fabrication of physical visualizations with different form factors as well as materials. This creates, for the first time, the opportunity to study the potential of physical visualizations in a broad range.The thesis starts with the description of six prototypes of physical visualizations from static examples to digitally augmented variations to interactive artifacts. Based on these explorations, three promising areas of potential for physical visualizations were identified and investigated in more detail: perception & memorability, communication & collaboration, and motivation & self-reflection.The results of two studies in the area of information recall showed that participants who used a physical bar chart retained more information compared to the digital counterpart. Particularly facts about maximum and minimum values were be remembered more efficiently, when they were perceived from a physical visualization.Two explorative studies dealt with the potential of physical visualizations regarding communication and collaboration. The observations revealed the importance on the design and aesthetic of physical visualizations and indicated a great potential for their utilization by audiences with less interest in technology. The results also exposed the current limitations of physical visualizations, especially in contrast to their well-researched digital counterparts.In the area of motivation we present the design and evaluation of the Activity Sculptures project. We conducted a field study, in which we investigated physical visualizations of personal running activity. It was discovered that these sculptures generated curiosity and experimentation regarding the personal running behavior as well as evoked social dynamics such as discussions and competition.Based on the findings of the aforementioned studies this thesis concludes with two theoretical contributions on the design and potential of physical visualizations. On the one hand, it proposes a conceptual framework for material representations of personal data by describing a production and consumption lens. The goal is to encourage artists and designers working in the field of personal informatics to harness the interactive capabilities af...

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“…Broader characterizations of tangible interfaces have been instantiated in design frameworks which concentrate on the design of the interaction itself [10]. Design frameworks which focus on spatial aspects were also considered [11].…”

Section: Significancementioning

confidence: 99%