Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems, 2017
In this paper we report on the early developments and future plans of a study that aims to shed l... more In this paper we report on the early developments and future plans of a study that aims to shed light on: (1) the material choices designers make when creating tangible user interfaces (TUIs), (2) how people characterise these materials, and (3) how these materials affect the way we experience TUIs. To achieve these goals we designed a study that involves a number of phases and methods, including surveying the range of materials used in TUIs, gathering accounts of how people characterise a selection of these materials and finally evaluating a wider range of materials based on these established characteristics. In the following we present our research approach and discuss the methodologies we will use throughout this study. We conclude by presenting our vision on how these phases will culminate in a better understanding of the material choices of TUIs and how this can be used to inform future designs. Finally, we present this work-in-progress to expose our methodological decisions to the wider DIS community, as we anticipate and welcome expert opinion and feedback on our approach and vision we have for this study.
In this paper we report on the early developments and future plans of a study that aims to shed l... more In this paper we report on the early developments and future plans of a study that aims to shed light on: (1) the material choices designers make when creating tangible user interfaces (TUIs), (2) how people characterise these materials, and (3) how these materials affect the way we experience TUIs. To achieve these goals we designed a study that involves a number of phases and methods, including surveying the range of materials used in TUIs, gathering accounts of how people characterise a selection of these materials and finally evaluating a wider range of materials based on these established characteristics. In the following we present our research approach and discuss the methodologies we will use throughout this study. We conclude by presenting our vision on how these phases will culminate in a better understanding of the material choices of TUIs and how this can be used to inform future designs. Finally, we present this work-in-progress to expose our methodological decisions to the wider DIS community, as we anticipate and welcome expert opinion and feedback on our approach and vision we have for this study.
In this paper we present current work on PuzzleBeo, an interactive installation designed to engag... more In this paper we present current work on PuzzleBeo, an interactive installation designed to engage children with museum exhibits in a fun and playful manner. PuzzleBeo comprises of a computer mediated jigsaw puzzle and multimodal display, which allows children to construct stories within a maritime museum located in south coast of Ireland. The aim here is to augment traditional analogue games with digital technology to enhance children’s experience of the museum while also stimulating their curiosity in the presented stories. In the following we describe the design rationale and technical implementation of the installation, we also present initial observations on user experience through a series of deployment studies that were conducted in the museum.
Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems, 2017
In this paper we report on the early developments and future plans of a study that aims to shed l... more In this paper we report on the early developments and future plans of a study that aims to shed light on: (1) the material choices designers make when creating tangible user interfaces (TUIs), (2) how people characterise these materials, and (3) how these materials affect the way we experience TUIs. To achieve these goals we designed a study that involves a number of phases and methods, including surveying the range of materials used in TUIs, gathering accounts of how people characterise a selection of these materials and finally evaluating a wider range of materials based on these established characteristics. In the following we present our research approach and discuss the methodologies we will use throughout this study. We conclude by presenting our vision on how these phases will culminate in a better understanding of the material choices of TUIs and how this can be used to inform future designs. Finally, we present this work-in-progress to expose our methodological decisions to the wider DIS community, as we anticipate and welcome expert opinion and feedback on our approach and vision we have for this study.
In this paper we report on the early developments and future plans of a study that aims to shed l... more In this paper we report on the early developments and future plans of a study that aims to shed light on: (1) the material choices designers make when creating tangible user interfaces (TUIs), (2) how people characterise these materials, and (3) how these materials affect the way we experience TUIs. To achieve these goals we designed a study that involves a number of phases and methods, including surveying the range of materials used in TUIs, gathering accounts of how people characterise a selection of these materials and finally evaluating a wider range of materials based on these established characteristics. In the following we present our research approach and discuss the methodologies we will use throughout this study. We conclude by presenting our vision on how these phases will culminate in a better understanding of the material choices of TUIs and how this can be used to inform future designs. Finally, we present this work-in-progress to expose our methodological decisions to the wider DIS community, as we anticipate and welcome expert opinion and feedback on our approach and vision we have for this study.
In this paper we present current work on PuzzleBeo, an interactive installation designed to engag... more In this paper we present current work on PuzzleBeo, an interactive installation designed to engage children with museum exhibits in a fun and playful manner. PuzzleBeo comprises of a computer mediated jigsaw puzzle and multimodal display, which allows children to construct stories within a maritime museum located in south coast of Ireland. The aim here is to augment traditional analogue games with digital technology to enhance children’s experience of the museum while also stimulating their curiosity in the presented stories. In the following we describe the design rationale and technical implementation of the installation, we also present initial observations on user experience through a series of deployment studies that were conducted in the museum.
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