Angela Chang is an artist, designer, and inventor specializing in new technologies for literacy, universal usability, and human interaction. Address: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
A device for enhancing interpersonal communication over distance through use of touch. A vibrotac... more A device for enhancing interpersonal communication over distance through use of touch. A vibrotactile (touch-and-vibration) interface is used to improve existing remote communication by allowing tactile cues to augment the audio-visual information in real-time. The pressure exerted by each finger of the transmitter produces patterns of vibration against the corresponding finger of the receiver. A hand-held device using the interface allows a user to transmit and receive patterns of vibration to and from a remote user and signify tactile ...
Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) separate intangible representations (pixels) and remote controll... more Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) separate intangible representations (pixels) and remote controllers (mouse, keyboard). We present an opposite approach, "Tangible User Interfaces" (TUIs), that tightly couples representations and controls to take advantage of multimodal human senses and skills to manipulate physical objects. We showcase the latest examples of TUIs with a special focus on play, improvisation, and creativity.
Chi 08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2008
Abstract The purpose of this research is to build and evaluate collaborative touch devices that i... more Abstract The purpose of this research is to build and evaluate collaborative touch devices that influence behavior change over individuals in small group situations. This paper presents touch proxy objects for collocated collaboration and communication. Touch proxy objects afford and represent touch in order to allow the sense of touch to be shared between people. This paper presents preliminary observations from studies performed on existing touch communication objects.
Remote, non-verbal interpersonal communication is facilitated between communication stations loca... more Remote, non-verbal interpersonal communication is facilitated between communication stations located remotely from each other. A first communication station registers proximity of a user thereto and communicates to a second communication station a signal indicative of the registered proximity. The first communication station also registers a physical gesture and communicates a signal indicative of the gesture to the second communication station. The second communication station, in turn, receives the signals and, in response thereto, ...
A tag is provided, which can be associated with one or more individuals and/or a connection to a ... more A tag is provided, which can be associated with one or more individuals and/or a connection to a predetermined network resource, and which can be used to facilitating interaction of the wireless communication device with the corresponding individual (s) and/or resource. The tag includes a transmitter and a storage element including an ID value, which associates the tag with the individual (s) and/or resource. In at least some instances the tag will additionally include a trigger element, such as a user actuatable switch, which will enable an action to ...
International Conference on Auditory Display, 2000
Designing for the mobile device currently allows for the exploration of additional dimensions bey... more Designing for the mobile device currently allows for the exploration of additional dimensions beyond that of simple graphic treatment. The relationship between two of these dimensions, audio and haptics is discussed here. A method for creation of content for the generation of audio-haptic feedback is discussed. A particular evaluation of such content and its application to design for the auditory
A device for enhancing interpersonal communication over distance through use of touch. A vibrotac... more A device for enhancing interpersonal communication over distance through use of touch. A vibrotactile (touch-and-vibration) interface is used to improve existing remote communication by allowing tactile cues to augment the audio-visual information in real-time. The pressure exerted by each finger of the transmitter produces patterns of vibration against the corresponding finger of the receiver. A hand-held device using the interface allows a user to transmit and receive patterns of vibration to and from a remote user and signify tactile ...
Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) separate intangible representations (pixels) and remote controll... more Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) separate intangible representations (pixels) and remote controllers (mouse, keyboard). We present an opposite approach, "Tangible User Interfaces" (TUIs), that tightly couples representations and controls to take advantage of multimodal human senses and skills to manipulate physical objects. We showcase the latest examples of TUIs with a special focus on play, improvisation, and creativity.
Chi 08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2008
Abstract The purpose of this research is to build and evaluate collaborative touch devices that i... more Abstract The purpose of this research is to build and evaluate collaborative touch devices that influence behavior change over individuals in small group situations. This paper presents touch proxy objects for collocated collaboration and communication. Touch proxy objects afford and represent touch in order to allow the sense of touch to be shared between people. This paper presents preliminary observations from studies performed on existing touch communication objects.
Remote, non-verbal interpersonal communication is facilitated between communication stations loca... more Remote, non-verbal interpersonal communication is facilitated between communication stations located remotely from each other. A first communication station registers proximity of a user thereto and communicates to a second communication station a signal indicative of the registered proximity. The first communication station also registers a physical gesture and communicates a signal indicative of the gesture to the second communication station. The second communication station, in turn, receives the signals and, in response thereto, ...
A tag is provided, which can be associated with one or more individuals and/or a connection to a ... more A tag is provided, which can be associated with one or more individuals and/or a connection to a predetermined network resource, and which can be used to facilitating interaction of the wireless communication device with the corresponding individual (s) and/or resource. The tag includes a transmitter and a storage element including an ID value, which associates the tag with the individual (s) and/or resource. In at least some instances the tag will additionally include a trigger element, such as a user actuatable switch, which will enable an action to ...
International Conference on Auditory Display, 2000
Designing for the mobile device currently allows for the exploration of additional dimensions bey... more Designing for the mobile device currently allows for the exploration of additional dimensions beyond that of simple graphic treatment. The relationship between two of these dimensions, audio and haptics is discussed here. A method for creation of content for the generation of audio-haptic feedback is discussed. A particular evaluation of such content and its application to design for the auditory
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