People interact with a multitude of personal digital devices every day. However, transferring data between devices is still surprisingly cumbersome due to technical barriers, such as authentication or device pairing. Due to their clear affordances, ...

This work explores the design of stick-shaped Tangible User Interfaces (TUI) for Extended Reality (XR). While sticks are widely used in everyday objects, their applications as a TUI in XR have not been systematically studied. We conducted a ...

The paper proposes a method to conduct a memorability test to be applied to TactCube, a tangible and tactile User Interface relying solely on the sense of touch. Two Research questions are given, along with the description of the expected experiment ...

This work explores the design of stick-shaped tangible user interfaces (TUI) for Extended Reality (XR). While sticks are widely used in everyday objects, their applications as a TUI in XR have not been systematically studied. We conducted a ...

This paper presents TAPE, a tangible augmented previsualization environment for filmmaking. Using tangible interfaces and augmented reality technology, TAPE combines physical props and virtual elements, allowing users to manipulate and position objects ...

Utilizing everyday objects as tangible proxies for Augmented Reality (AR) provides users with haptic feedback while interacting with virtual objects. Yet, existing methods focus on the attributes of the objects, constraining the possible proxies and ...

Although mid-air hand gestures have been widely adopted by VR/AR products (e.g., Quest 2 and HoloLens), some drawbacks remain due to their lack of tangibility and tactile feedback. Opportunistic Tangible User Interfaces could address these shortcomings ...

This paper presents a study on the design of augmented toys for children with autism. The goal of the study was to develop an interactive game that could improve social interaction and cognitive skills in children with autism, as well as create an ...

The environment is suffering tremendous changes. Climate change and global warming are a few of the major problems facing the planet. Various kinds of garbage are ending up in the ocean, which is making Earth's environment deteriorate. After exploring ...

Learning to read Braille is crucial to academic success for people with blindness or severe visual impairment. In our work, we investigate how we can support early learning of Braille with tangible computing. In a human-centered inclusive design process ...

Edges are one of the most ubiquitous geometric features of physical objects. They provide accurate haptic feedback and easy-to-track features for camera systems, making them an ideal basis for Tangible User Interfaces (TUI) in Augmented Reality (AR). We ...

Various materials, objects, and sensors have been explored earlier for creating tangible user interfaces (TUIs). However, there is little work on 3D-printed TUIs based on visual markers for smartphone-based extended reality (XR) experiences. The ...

Historians use spatio-temporal navigation for their models and studies of historical evolutions and events. Their findings can then be exhibited in cultural mediation centers or museums. The latter, both to facilitate the transmission of knowledge and ...

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 ...

Drawing as an activity aids problem solving, collaboration, and presentation in design, science, and engineering and artistic creativity as well as expression in the arts. Unfortunately, blind, and partially sighted learners still lack an inclusive and ...

This paper reports a work-in-progress that explores the use of 3D-printing for marker-based Tangible User Interfaces for use with smartphone-based eXtended Reality experiences. We have explored several ways to 3D-print matrix markers that are re-...

We report on the design of a tangible device for encouraging the acceptance of unproductive time on office workers. We first conducted interviews for a better understanding of the subjective experience of productivity. We found that while the idea ...

Stuart Hall proposed the “encoding/decoding model of communication” for the theoretical method of media information production and dissemination in 1973. In 1980, he further proposed the research of classic contemporary culture titled “Encoding/...

In the area of dementia care, Serious Games are seen as an opportunity to boost cognitive capabilities and to stabilize the ability to independently perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). We developed a Serious Game based on the popular ...

Direct physical interaction with the world is a key constituting factor of cognitive development during childhood. Computational technologies, such as Tangible User Interfaces (TUI), offer opportunities for physically mediated interaction in ...