The TAC paradigm: specifying tangible user interfaces

Shaer, Orit; Leland, Nancy; Calvillo-Gámez, Eduardo H.; Jacob, Robert J. K.

doi:10.1007/s00779-004-0298-3

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“…Tangible user interfaces allow for a variety of 'mappings' between physical and digital space (e.g. Shaer et al, 2004). In this case the impaired ability to predict change in human behaviour in autism relates directly to behavioural mapping, or the cause and effect of a tangible (von Hofsten et al, 2009, Antle, 2007.…”

Section: Augmenting Toys and Tangible User Interfacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

An augmented toy and social interaction in children with autism

Farr

Yuill

Hinske

2012

IJART

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An Augmented Knights Castle (AKC) play set was adapted so that children with autism can configure programmable elements. This is compared with a non-configurable AKC and when the AKC set is switched-off. When the system is configurable, and when it is switched on, less solitary play and more cooperative play occur. Digital toys, and their configurability are key factors in design for children with autism allowing greater individual control and more socially oriented behaviour. We suggest that tangibles provide a safety net for encouraging social interaction as they allow for a broad range of interaction styles. Keywords: Tangibles, configuration, autism, object interaction, social interaction, direct manipulation Biographical notes: William Farr trained as a Primary school teacher at the University at Sussex and worked in schools for twelve years. During that time he taught in Tottori Prefecture in Japan, and completed an MA in Education focusing on Autism and computing. After finishing the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) and working as a Deputy Headteacher he was offered an EPSRC sponsored Dphil. He is currently 3 rd year Dphil student in Psychology focusing on Autism and Tangibles and is also an Associate Tutor in Education and Psychology on MA and Undergraduate programs.

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Section: Augmenting Toys and Tangible User Interfacesmentioning

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An augmented toy and social interaction in children with autism

Farr

Yuill

Hinske

2012

IJART

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“…Ullmer and Ishii proposed a framework known as the Token+Constraint System [17] that highlighted the integration of representation and control in tangible user interfaces. Shaer and others have extended Ullner and Ishii's work to propose their Token and Constraints (TAC) paradigm [15].…”

Section: Tangible and Embedded Interaction Frameworkmentioning

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Making sense of group interaction in an ambient intelligent environment for physical play

Wakkary

Hatala

Jin

et al. 2008

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction

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This paper presents the results of a study on group interaction with a prototype known as socio-ec(h)o. socioec(h)o explores the design of sensing and display, user modeling, and interaction in an embedded interaction system utilizing a game structure. Our study involved the playing of our prototype system by thirty-six (36) participants grouped into teams of four (4). Our aim was to determine heuristics that we could use to further design the interaction and user model approaches for group and embodied interaction systems. We analyzed group interaction and performance based on factors of team cohesion and goal focus. We found that with our system, these factors alone could not explain performance. However, when transitions in the degrees of each factor, i.e. high, medium or low are considered, a clearer picture for performance emerges. The significance of the results is that they describe recognizable factors for positive group interaction.

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“…For example, an ATM requires that credit cards are inserted the correct way into the ATM card slot. For some token-based system the different ways a token is manipulated can have different semantic meaning (Shaer et al, 2004). Modeling such details require richer representations for which informal sketches or icons may be more appropriate.…”

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Modeling Human-Computer Interaction in Smart Spaces: Existing and Emerging Techniques

Dahl¹

2008

Human Computer Interaction: New Developments

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The TAC paradigm: specifying tangible user interfaces

Cited by 125 publications

References 22 publications

An augmented toy and social interaction in children with autism

An augmented toy and social interaction in children with autism

Making sense of group interaction in an ambient intelligent environment for physical play

Modeling Human-Computer Interaction in Smart Spaces: Existing and Emerging Techniques

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