STRAIDE: A Research Platform for Shape-Changing Spatial Displays based on Actuated Strings

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Abstract

We present STRAIDE, a string-actuated interactive display environment that allows to explore the promising potential of shape-changing interfaces for casual visualizations. At the core, we envision a platform that spatially levitates elements to create dynamic visual shapes in space. We conceptualize this type of tangible mid-air display and discuss its multifaceted design dimensions. Through a design exploration, we realize a physical research platform with adjustable parameters and modular components. For conveniently designing and implementing novel applications, we provide developer tools ranging from graphical emulators to in-situ augmented reality representations. To demonstrate STRAIDE’s reconfigurability, we further introduce three representative physical setups as a basis for situated applications including ambient notifications, personal smart home controls, and entertainment. They serve as a technical validation, lay the foundations for a discussion with developers that provided valuable insights, and encourage ideas for future usage of this type of appealing interactive installation.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Place of PublicationNew Orleans, LA, USA
Pages263:1-263:16
Number of pages16
Publication statusPublished - 29 Apr 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85130579299
dblp conf/chi/EngertKPD22
Mendeley 064adf11-f4a1-3453-831f-233377e125df
ORCID /0000-0003-1467-7031/work/142253356
ORCID /0000-0002-2176-876X/work/151435410

Keywords

Keywords

  • Shape-Changing Interface, Casual Visualization, Spatial Display, Tangible Interaction, Data Physicalization, Prototyping Platform