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TEI
2010
ACM
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Liquids, smoke, and soap bubbles: reflections on materials for ephemeral user interfaces
In this paper we inquire material qualities for tangible user interfaces and introduce the term “ephemeral user interface”. We present an example user interface that employs f...
Axel Sylvester, Tanja Döring, Albrecht Schmid...
TEI
2010
ACM
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The peppermill: a human-powered user interface device
A human-powered user interface device sources its power from the physical effort required to operate it. This paper describes a technique by which a geared DC motor and a simple c...
Nicolas Villar, Steve Hodges
TEI
2010
ACM
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SOPHYA: a system for digital management of ordered physical document collections
In recent years several systems have been developed to integrate the management of physical and digital documents and artefacts. These systems, which often rely on technologies su...
Matthew Jervis, Masood Masoodian
TEI
2010
ACM
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Experience definition through storyboarding
Sal Cilella, Craighton Berman, Justin Rheinfrank
TEI
2010
ACM
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FlexiKnobs: bridging the gap between mouse interaction and hardware controllers
Parameters in audio or video editing applications can mostly be controlled by a variety of hardware devices such as MIDI controllers. These, however, usually feature only a limite...
Kristian Gohlke, Michael Hlatky, Sebastian Heise, ...
TEI
2010
ACM
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An LED-based multitouch sensor for LCD screens
In recent years, a large number of multitouch sensor concepts have been presented. Particularly optical sensors are highly popular due to their versatility. However, especially ca...
Florian Echtler, Thomas Pototschnig, Gudrun Klinke...
TEI
2010
ACM
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Myglobe: a navigation service based on cognitive maps
Myglobe is a user generated navigation service that enables users to share each cognitive map with one another. Cognitive map is a personalized map, shape of which is emphasized a...
Takuo Imbe, Fumitaka Ozaki, Shin Kiyasu, Yusuke Mi...
TEI
2010
ACM
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Constructing with movement: kinematics
This paper describes Kinematics: a novel construction toy for children consisting of both active (shape-changing or rotating) and passive building blocks. In comparison to similar...
Leonhard Oschuetz, Daniel Wessolek, Wolfgang Sattl...
TEI
2010
ACM
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Electronic popables: exploring paper-based computing through an interactive pop-up book
We have developed an interactive pop-up book called Electronic Popables to explore paper-based computing. Our book integrates traditional pop-up mechanisms with thin, flexible, pa...
Jie Qi, Leah Buechley
TEI
2010
ACM
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Texturing the "material turn" in interaction design
Advances in the creation of computational materials are transforming our thinking about relations between the physical and digital. In this paper we characterize this transformati...
Erica Robles, Mikael Wiberg