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An Exploration of Mobile Shape-Changing Textures

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Kalle Myllymaa,

Giulio JacucciAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '17: Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Pages 275 - 282

https://doi.org/10.1145/3024969.3024983

Published: 20 March 2017 Publication History

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This paper describes the development and evaluation of Undulating Covers (UnCovers), mobile interfaces that can change their surface texture to transmit information. The Pin Array UnCover incorporates sinusoidal ridges controlled by servomotors, which can change their amplitude and granularity. The Mylar UnCover is a more organic interface that exploits the buckling properties of Mylar, using muscle wires, to change the texture granularity. The prototype development process and evaluations show that very low frequency texture changes, using amplitude or granularity, can be distinguished with high levels of accuracy. Since small changes are perceptible, it is possible to incorporate such interfaces into mobile devices without drastically increasing their size or actuation requirements. Finally, ratings from participants indicate that UnCovers would be appropriate for attention-grabbing, or caring and supportive interpersonal messages.

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Fan ZSanson ARames TCoutrix C(2024)Design and Perception of a Soft Shape Change Beneath a SmartwatchProceedings of the 35th Conference on l'Interaction Humain-Machine10.1145/3649792.3649800(1-14)Online publication date: 25-Mar-2024
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