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The role of physicality in tangible and embodied interactions

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Interactions, Volume 18, Issue 2

Pages 19 - 23

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The boundaries between "the digital" and our everyday physical world are dissolving as we develop more physical ways of interacting with computing. This forum presents some of the topics discussed in the colorful multidisciplinary field of tangible and embodied interaction. Eva Hornecker, Editor

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1. Human-centered computing
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2. Information systems
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    1. Multimedia information systems

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