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Articulating tangible interfaces

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Alan F. Blackwell,

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TEI '09: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction

Pages 113 - 118

https://doi.org/10.1145/1517664.1517693

Published: 16 February 2009 Publication History

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The majority of Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) consist of rigid objects that are either held in the hands, or arranged relative to each other on a horizontal or vertical surface. In this paper we consider the design space of TUIs that can be created by moving parts of an assembly relative to each other -- creating articulated tangible interfaces. An analytic approach to this design space allows us to identify the potential applications and trade-offs of TUIs that include mechanically articulated parts.

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TEI '09: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction

February 2009

407 pages

ISBN:9781605584935

DOI:10.1145/1517664

Conference Chairs:
Nicolas Villar
Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK
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Shahram Izadi
Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK
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Mike Fraser
University of Bristol, UK
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Steve Benford
University of Nottingham, UK

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