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Display blocks: a set of cubic displays for tangible, multi-perspective data exploration

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TEI '13: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction

Pages 307 - 314

https://doi.org/10.1145/2460625.2460677

Published: 10 February 2013 Publication History

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This paper details the design and implementation of a new type of display technology. Display Blocks are a response to two major limitations of current displays: dimensional compression and physical-digital disconnect. Each Display Block consists of six organic light emitting diode (OLED) screens, arranged in a cubic form factor. We explore the possibilities that this type of display holds for data visualization, manipulation and exploration. To this end, we accompany our design with a set of initial applications that leverage the form factor of the displays. We hope that this work shows the promise of display technologies which use their form factor as a cue to understanding their content.

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Display blocks: a set of cubic displays for tangible, multi-perspective data exploration
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design

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TEI '13: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction

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DOI:10.1145/2460625

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