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Code Collage: Tangible Programming On Paper With Circuit Stickers

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Joseph A. ParadisoAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '17: Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 1970 - 1977

https://doi.org/10.1145/3027063.3053084

Published: 06 May 2017 Publication History

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We present Code Collage, a new tangible programming construction kit that blends the functionality of programming with the materiality of paper craft. The kit is made of circuit sticker electronic modules with inputs and outputs that are connected together with conductive tapes to create computational systems. On-sticker interfaces enable creators to play with the behavior of the sticker, and thus the program, through physical tinkering. This paper shares the preliminary set of code stickers, an example code collage using LED outputs and reflects on the interactive affordances of such a toolkit.

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Code Collage: Tangible Programming On Paper With Circuit Stickers
1. Human-centered computing

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Del Valle AToka MJacobs J(2024)Engaging Young People in the Expressive Opportunities of Digital Fabrication Through Craft-Oriented CAM-Based DesignProceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3643834.3660693(1162-1176)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3643834.3660693
Twigg-Smith HO'Leary JPeek NKitamura YQuigley AIsbister KIgarashi TBjørn PDrucker S(2021)Tools, Tricks, and Hacks: Exploring Novel Digital Fabrication Workflows on #PlotterTwitterProceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3411764.3445653(1-15)Online publication date: 6-May-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3411764.3445653

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