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Interacting with Tangible Objects in Distributed Settings

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Elena de la Guía,

María D. Lozano,

Victor M. R. PenichetAuthors Info & Claims

DUI '14: Proceedings of the 2014 Workshop on Distributed User Interfaces and Multimodal Interaction

Pages 15 - 18

https://doi.org/10.1145/2677356.2677659

Published: 01 July 2014 Publication History

Abstract

The rapid evolution of technology has changed the way in which we can interact with interactive systems. New physical workspaces have appeared such as Multi-Device Environments (MDE). These scenarios implicitly support Distributed User Interfaces allow us to distribute user interfaces on different devices. In this way, we take advantages of distributed human innate cognition. However, interactions with pixels on these GUI screens are inconsistent with our interactions with the rest of the physical environment in which we live. In this paper, we propose two different interaction techniques based on Tangible User Interfaces (designed with NFC technology). Then, we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of interaction techniques in distributed systems settings.

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Interacting with Tangible Objects in Distributed Settings
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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DUI '14: Proceedings of the 2014 Workshop on Distributed User Interfaces and Multimodal Interaction

July 2014

74 pages

ISBN:9781605587240

DOI:10.1145/2677356

Editors:
María Dolores Lozano
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Computing Systems Department, Campus Universitario, s/n, 02071, Albacete, Spain
,
Jean Vanderdonckt
Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain School of Management, Place des Doyens, 1, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Habib M. Fardoun
King Abdulaziz University, Information Systems Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Ricardo Tesoriero
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Computing Systems Department, Campus Universitario, s/n, 02071, Albacete, Spain
,
José A. Gallud
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Computing Systems Department, Campus Universitario, s/n, 02071, Albacete, Spain
,
Víctor M. R. Penichet
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Computing Systems Department, Campus Universitario, s/n, 02071, Albacete, Spain

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Brudy FHolz CRädle RWu CHouben SKlokmose CMarquardt NBrewster SFitzpatrick GCox AKostakos V(2019)Cross-Device TaxonomyProceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3290605.3300792(1-28)Online publication date: 2-May-2019
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Ruiz Vergara CCano Mazuera SBacca Maya A(2018)Integrating Collaborative Aspects in the Design an Interactive System in Teaching of Literacy to Children with Moderate Cognitive ImpairmentHuman-Computer Interaction10.1007/978-3-030-05270-6_13(169-183)Online publication date: 8-Dec-2018
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