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Cord UIs: Controlling Devices with Augmented Cables

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TEI '15: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2677199.2680601

Published: 15 January 2015 Publication History

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Cord UIs are sensorial augmented cords that allow for simple metaphor-rich interactions to interface with their connected devices. Cords offer a large underexplored space for interactions as well as unique properties and a diverse set of metaphors that make them potentially interesting tangible interfaces. We use cords as input devices and explore different interactions like tying knots, stretching, pinching and kinking to control the flow of data and/or power. We also look at ways to use objects in combination with augmented cords to manipulate data or properties of a device. For instance, placing a clamp on a cable can obstruct the audio signal to the headphones. Using special materials such as piezo copolymer cables and stretchable cords we built five working prototypes to showcase the interactions described in this paper.

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TEI '15: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

January 2015

766 pages

ISBN:9781450333054

DOI:10.1145/2677199

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Stanford University, USA
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Stanford University, USA
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Simon Fraser University, Canada
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Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
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RMIT, Australia

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