T4 - Transparent and Translucent Tangibles on Tabletops

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Beitragende

Abstract

In many cases, Tangible User Interfaces allow the manipulation of digital content with physical objects recognized by an interactive tabletop. Usually, such tangible objects are made of opaque wood or synthetic materials, thereby occluding the display. In this paper, we systematically investigate the promising potential of tangibles entirely made of transparent or translucent materials. Besides visualizing content directly below a manipulable tangible, transparent objects also facilitate direct touch interaction with the content below, dynamic illumination and glowing effects. We propose a comprehensive design space for transparent tangibles on tabletops based on a thorough review of existing work. By reporting on our own experiments and prototypes, we address several gaps in this design space, regarding aspects of both interaction and visualization. These include the illumination of tangibles as well as the precise input with transparent tangibles for which we also present the promising results of an initial user study. Finally, benefits and shortcomings of transparent tangibles are discussed and resulting design considerations are presented.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelProceedings of the 2014 International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
ErscheinungsortNew York, NY, USA
Herausgeber (Verlag)Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York
Seiten81–88
ISBN (Print)9781450327756
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2014
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Publikationsreihe

ReiheAVI: Advanced Visual Interfaces

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-3548-723X/work/142245473
Scopus 84903578149
ORCID /0000-0002-2176-876X/work/151435356

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • transparent tangibles, interactive surfaces, tangible user interfaces