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In this paper we discuss some interface design concepts for supporting and enhancing collaborative creativity in multi-user interactive environments. We focus on the design of affordances for direct manipulation and collaboration on table-top displays. As an application of our concepts, we introduce the EnLighTable, an appliance for creative teamwork in the selection of pictures and layout design based on a table-top touch-sensitive display. We present our rationale for the design of affordances which metaphorically relate to artifacts – and map to gestures – of the physical world. Finally we discuss the results of our first design iteration and introduce a possible future extension of the table-top appliance to other devices of an instrumented environment.
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Terrenghi, L., Fritsche, T., Butz, A. (2006). The EnLighTable: Design of Affordances to Support Collaborative Creativity. In: Butz, A., Fisher, B., Krüger, A., Olivier, P. (eds) Smart Graphics. SG 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4073. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11795018_19
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