A systematic literature review on the automatic creation of tactile graphics for the blind and visually impaired

M Mukhiddinov, SY Kim - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, a large amount of information is presented graphically. However, visually
impaired individuals do not have access to visual information. Instead, they depend on …

Encoding Variables, Evaluation Criteria, and Evaluation Methods for Data Physicalisations: A Review

C Ranasinghe, A Degbelo - Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2023 - mdpi.com
Data physicalisations, or physical visualisations, represent data physically, using variable
properties of physical media. As an emerging area, Data physicalisation research needs …

Making data tangible: A cross-disciplinary design space for data physicalization

SS Bae, C Zheng, ME West, EYL Do, S Huron… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Designing a data physicalization requires a myriad of different considerations. Despite the
cross-disciplinary nature of these considerations, research currently lacks a synthesis across …

Hapticbots: Distributed encountered-type haptics for vr with multiple shape-changing mobile robots

R Suzuki, E Ofek, M Sinclair, D Leithinger… - The 34th Annual ACM …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
HapticBots introduces a novel encountered-type haptic approach for Virtual Reality (VR)
based on multiple tabletop-size shape-changing robots. These robots move on a tabletop …

Roomshift: Room-scale dynamic haptics for vr with furniture-moving swarm robots

R Suzuki, H Hedayati, C Zheng, JL Bohn… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
RoomShift is a room-scale dynamic haptic environment for virtual reality, using a small
swarm of robots that can move furniture. RoomShift consists of nine shape-changing robots …

Shapebots: Shape-changing swarm robots

R Suzuki, C Zheng, Y Kakehi, T Yeh, EYL Do… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
We introduce shape-changing swarm robots. A swarm of self-transformable robots can both
individually and collectively change their configuration to display information, actuate …

HoloBots: Augmenting Holographic Telepresence with Mobile Robots for Tangible Remote Collaboration in Mixed Reality

K Ihara, M Faridan, A Ichikawa, I Kawaguchi… - Proceedings of the 36th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
This paper introduces HoloBots, a mixed reality remote collaboration system that augments
holographic telepresence with synchronized mobile robots. Beyond existing mixed reality …

Tangiblegrid: Tangible web layout design for blind users

J Li, Z Yan, EH Jarjue, A Shetty, H Peng - Proceedings of the 35th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
We present TangibleGrid, a novel device that allows blind users to understand and design
the layout of a web page with real-time tangible feedback. We conducted semi-structured …

“Explain What a Treemap is”: Exploratory Investigation of Strategies for Explaining Unfamiliar Chart to Blind and Low Vision Users

G Kim, J Kim, YS Kim - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Visualization designers increasingly use diverse types of visualizations, but assistive
technologies and education for blind and low vision people often focus on elementary chart …

Hermits: Dynamically reconfiguring the interactivity of self-propelled tuis with mechanical shell add-ons

K Nakagaki, J Leong, JL Tappa, J Wilbert… - Proceedings of the 33rd …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
We introduce HERMITS, a modular interaction architecture for self-propelled Tangible User
Interfaces (TUIs) that incorporates physical add-ons, referred to as mechanical shells. The …