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Exploring peripheral interaction design for primary school teachers

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Elise van den Hoven,

Kees OverbeekeAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '12: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction

Pages 245 - 252

https://doi.org/10.1145/2148131.2148184

Published: 19 February 2012 Publication History

Abstract

This paper explores the concept of peripheral interactions; interactions with technology that take place in the background or periphery of the attention. We present two designs for a classroom setting. CawClock makes selected time frames audible in order to provide teachers with awareness of time. NoteLet is designed to support the teacher in observing children's behavior, by enabling him or her to take pictures of the classroom through straightforward interactions on a bracelet. A qualitative, two-week exploration of both systems in a classroom revealed that the soundscapes of CawClock indeed shifted to the periphery of the attention and supported the teacher's time awareness. The actions with NoteLet did not shift to the periphery. However, the tangible aspects of NoteLet seemed to facilitate the interaction to be quick and simple, which may indicate that it could shift to the periphery with more practice. Tangible interaction therefore seems a promising interaction style for this purpose.

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Exploring peripheral interaction design for primary school teachers
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. Interface design prototyping
      2. User centered design
    2. Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms

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TEI '12: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction

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