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AstroGrasp: a tangible user interface for teaching basic astronomy concepts

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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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          APCHI '13: Proceedings of the 11th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction
          September 2013
          420 pages
          ISBN:9781450322539
          DOI:10.1145/2525194

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