Tangible user interfaces: past, present, and future directions

O Shaer, E Hornecker - Foundations and Trends® in Human …, 2010 - nowpublishers.com
In the last two decades, Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) have emerged as a new interface
type that interlinks the digital and physical worlds. Drawing upon users' knowledge and skills …

Portals: registered objects as virtualized, personalized displays

JCM Liu, AOA Andrews, CR Maitlen, CM Novak… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
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Materializing the query with facet-streams: a hybrid surface for collaborative search on tabletops

HC Jetter, J Gerken, M Zöllner, H Reiterer… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
We introduce" Facet-Streams", a hybrid interactive surface for co-located collaborative
product search on a tabletop. Facet-Streams combines techniques of information …

Enhancing genomic learning through tabletop interaction

O Shaer, M Strait, C Valdes, T Feng, M Lintz… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
We present G-nome Surfer 2.0, a tabletop interface for fostering inquiry-based learning of
genomics. We conducted an experimental study with 48 participants that compared students' …

The evolving field of tangible interaction for children: the challenge of empirical validation

B Zaman, V Vanden Abeele, P Markopoulos… - Personal and Ubiquitous …, 2012 - Springer
This special issue is devoted to the topic of tangible user interfaces and children. It
emphasizes research on tangibility that transcends system descriptions, focusing on the …

Opening up the family archive

DS Kirk, S Izadi, A Sellen, S Taylor, R Banks… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
The Family Archive device is an interactive multi-touch tabletop technology with integrated
capture facility for the archiving of sentimental artefacts and memorabilia. It was developed …

[BOOK][B] Weaving fire into form: Aspirations for tangible and embodied interaction

B Ullmer, O Shaer, A Mazalek, C Hummels - 2022 - books.google.com
This book investigates multiple facets of the emerging discipline of Tangible, Embodied, and
Embedded Interaction (TEI). This is a story of atoms and bits. We explore the interweaving of …

FM radio: family interplay with sonic mementos

D Petrelli, N Villar, V Kalnikaite, L Dib… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
Digital mementos are increasingly problematic, as people acquire large amounts of digital
belongings that are hard to access and often forgotten. Based on fieldwork with 10 families …

HandsDown: hand-contour-based user identification for interactive surfaces

D Schmidt, MK Chong, H Gellersen - … of the 6th nordic conference on …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
HandsDown is a novel technique for user identification on interactive surfaces. It enables
users to access personal data on a shared surface, to associate objects with their identity …

A saunter down memory lane: Digital reflection on personal mementos

V Kalnikaitė, S Whittaker - International Journal of Human-Computer …, 2011 - Elsevier
We all collect personal mementos, treasured objects that remind us about our past. We also
remember significant people and places from our past. A key way that we reflect on our …