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Tangible Version Control: Exploring a Physical Object’s Alternative Versions

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CHI EA '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3491101.3519686

Published: 28 April 2022 Publication History

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In iterative physical object creation, only the latest design state is manifested in the physical artifact, while information about previous versions are lost. This makes it challenging to keep track of changes and developments in iterative physical design. In this paper, we propose the concept of Tangible Version Control (TVC), inspired by the visualizations of traditional version control systems. In TVC, the real-world artifact itself is used for exploring its alternative versions in physical space, while comparisons to an alternative version are displayed seamlessly on the artifact with the use of augmented reality. Our implementation of TVC includes three different comparison modes, namely SideBySide, Overlay, and Differences. Furthermore, we discuss the anticipated use, opportunities, and challenges of using TVC in the future for individual users as well as for asynchronous collaborative work.

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Stemasov EHohn JCordts MSchikorr ARukzio EGugenheimer J(2023)BrickStARt: Enabling In-situ Design and Tangible Exploration for Personal Fabrication using Mixed RealityProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36264657:ISS(64-92)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3626465
Letter MKurzweg MWolf K(2023)Comparing Screen-Based Version Control to Augmented Artifact Version Control for Physical ObjectsHuman-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 202310.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_25(391-415)Online publication date: 28-Aug-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_25

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Stemasov EHohn JCordts MSchikorr ARukzio EGugenheimer J(2023)BrickStARt: Enabling In-situ Design and Tangible Exploration for Personal Fabrication using Mixed RealityProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36264657:ISS(64-92)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3626465
Letter MKurzweg MWolf K(2023)Comparing Screen-Based Version Control to Augmented Artifact Version Control for Physical ObjectsHuman-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 202310.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_25(391-415)Online publication date: 28-Aug-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_25

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