The Reading Glove: designing interactions for object-based tangible storytelling

In this paper we describe a prototype Tangible User Interface (TUI) for interactive storytelling that explores the semantic properties of tangible interactions using the fictional notion of psychometry as inspiration. We propose an extension of Heidegger's notions of "ready-to-hand" and "present-at-hand", which allows them to be applied to the narrative and semantic aspects of an interaction. The Reading Glove allows interactors to extract narrative "memories" from a collection of ten objects using natural grasping and holding behaviors via a wearable interface. These memories are presented in the form of recorded audio narration. We discuss the design process and present some early results from an informal pilot study intended to refine these design techniques for future tangible interactive narratives. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.2 [Information Systems]: User Interfaces

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: AUGHUMAN
• Authors: Joshua Tanenbaum, Karen Tanenbaum, Alissa Nicole Antle
• Keywords: AUGHUMAN 2010, Augmented Reality, Interactive Narrative, Prototype Tangible User, Tangible User Interfaces