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Mood fern: exploring shape transformations in reactive environments

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Paul Strohmeier,

Roel VertegaalAuthors Info & Claims

ACE '14: Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

Article No.: 60, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/2663806.2663818

Published: 11 November 2014 Publication History

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We present Mood Fern: digital flora which responds to touch. Depending on the length and intensity of the touch a subset of leaves physically react. The leaves respond on a spectrum of slight oscillation, imitating the effects of swaying in a slight breeze, to complete deformation, as if they were physically trying to respond in a similar manner. Mood Fern's reference to nature highlights its appeal to calm computing. Painted capacitive sensors mimic the appearance of leaf veins and Flexinol SMA wire is used to actuate The Mood Fern's paper structures.

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Mood fern: exploring shape transformations in reactive environments
1. Applied computing
  1. Arts and humanities
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms

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ACE '14: Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

November 2014

422 pages

ISBN:9781450329453

DOI:10.1145/2663806

General Chair:
Yoram Chisik
University of Madeira, Portugal
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Christian Geiger
FH Düsseldorf, Germany
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Shoichi Hasegawa
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

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Qamar IStawarz KRobinson SGoguey ACoutrix CRoudaut AWakkary RAndersen KOdom WDesjardins APetersen M(2020)MorphinoProceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3357236.3395453(1943-1958)Online publication date: 3-Jul-2020
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Sturdee MHardy JDunn NAlexander JNunes NCostanza EOlivier PSchöning J(2015)A Public Ideation of Shape-Changing ApplicationsProceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Interactive Tabletops & Surfaces10.1145/2817721.2817734(219-228)Online publication date: 15-Nov-2015
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