On and Offline Tangible Interaction: Studying the Secret Lives of Augmented Objects

Oakley, Ian; Esteves, Augusto

Abstract

The smart, augmented objects that appear in systems that support tangible interaction have a dual life. While they can exhibit complex digital behaviors in the technological context they are designed for, they are also static, standard physical objects in other situations: while stacked on the side of a table, placed in a pocket or held in a user's hand. This paper argues that to design truly effective tangible systems, we need consider both these situations - both the online and the offline. To illustrate this point, it briefly describes two studies into the offline use of tangible objects, highlighting lessons learnt for the design of future systems.

Citation

Oakley, I., & Esteves, A. (2013, July). On and Offline Tangible Interaction: Studying the Secret Lives of Augmented Objects. Presented at 2013 International Symposium on Ubiquitous Virtual Reality, Daejeon, South Korea

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 2013 International Symposium on Ubiquitous Virtual Reality
• Start Date: Jul 10, 2013
• End Date: Jul 13, 2013
• Publication Date: Sep 16, 2013
• Deposit Date: Jul 21, 2017
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Book Title: 2013 International Symposium on Ubiquitous Virtual Reality (ISUVR)
• ISBN: 9780769550848
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/isuvr.2013.12
• Keywords: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Tangible Interaction, Embodied Cognition, Physical Computing
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/965251