A fast, interactive 3D paper-flier metaphor for digital bulletin boards

We describe a novel interface for presenting interactive content on public digital bulletin boards. Inspired by paper fliers on physical bulletin boards, posted content is displayed using 3D virtual fliers attached to a virtual corkboard by virtual pushpins. Fliers appear in different orientations, creating an attractive, informal look, and have autonomous behaviors like fluttering in the wind. Passersby can rotate, move and fold fliers; they can also interact with fliers’ live content. Flier content is streamed from a server and represented by the system on large screen displays using a real-time cloth simulation algorithm. We describe our prototype, and offer the results of an initial evaluative user study.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: UIST
• Authors: Laurent Denoue, Les Nelson, Elizabeth F. Churchill
• Keywords: Bulletin Boards, Flier, UIST 2003, Virtual Fliers