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AstroGrasp: a tangible user interface for teaching basic astronomy concepts

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Harshit Agrawal,

Keyur SorathiaAuthors Info & Claims

APCHI '13: Proceedings of the 11th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction

Pages 123 - 128

https://doi.org/10.1145/2525194.2525207

Published: 24 September 2013 Publication History

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This paper introduces AstroGrasp, an educational tangible user interface that aims at facilitating collaborative hands-on learning of basic astronomy concepts of eclipses and the cause of seasons. AstroGrasp allows users to explore the concepts of eclipse and seasons by physically manipulating hemispherical tokens of the Earth and the moon. Leveraging the benefits of physical manipulation and continuous real-time digital feedback, AstroGrasp is aimed at providing an effective, constructive and engaging learning experience.

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AstroGrasp: a tangible user interface for teaching basic astronomy concepts
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI theory, concepts and models
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design
    2. Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms

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APCHI '13: Proceedings of the 11th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction

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DOI:10.1145/2525194

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De Raffaele CSmith SGemikonakli OBerkovsky SHijikata YRekimoto JBurnett MBillinghurst MQuigley A(2018)An Active Tangible User Interface Framework for Teaching and Learning Artificial IntelligenceProceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces10.1145/3172944.3172976(535-546)Online publication date: 5-Mar-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3172944.3172976
De Raffaele CSmith SGemikonakli O(2017)Explaining multi-threaded task scheduling using tangible user interfaces in higher educational contexts2017 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)10.1109/EDUCON.2017.7943028(1383-1390)Online publication date: Apr-2017
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Chakraborty A(2015)OdysseyProceedings of the 7th Indian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/2835966.2836284(133-136)Online publication date: 17-Dec-2015
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