Tangible lighting proxies: brokering the transition from classroom to stage

Rebecca Nicholson; David Kirk; Tom Bartindale

doi:10.1145/3430524.3440659

Tangible lighting proxies: brokering the transition from classroom to stage

Rebecca Nicholson, David Kirk, Tom Bartindale

Department of Human Centred Computing

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Abstract

Supporting Practice-based vocational skills development in the classroom can be logistically challenging, however tangible interfaces present natural affordances for supporting such skill development. In the context of teaching stage lighting specifically, we present an open source toolkit based around tangible hardware proxies to support the teaching of practice-based skills. Our tangible proxies embody key configuration, interaction and optical properties of real stage equipment. Drawing on notions of representation and bi-directional digital-to-physical transformation, we design a toolkit that specifically supports a gradual transition between virtual, simulated and real equipment during the learning journey, and open the door to embedding stage craft into schools. Through reporting on deployments in two schools, we discuss the affordances of such proxies and their potential for supporting the teaching and learning of practice-based skills in the classroom.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	TEI'21 - Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
Editors	Katrin Wolf, Ian Oakley
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450382137
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3430524.3440659
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction 2021 - Online, Salzburg, Austria Duration: 14 Feb 2021 → 19 Feb 2021 Conference number: 15th https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3430524 (Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction 2021
Abbreviated title	TEI 2021
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Salzburg
Period	14/02/21 → 19/02/21
Internet address	https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3430524 (Proceedings)

Keywords

Hardware Proxies
Practice-based skills
Stage lighting
Tangible
TUI

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Nicholson, R, Kirk, D & Bartindale, T 2021, Tangible lighting proxies: brokering the transition from classroom to stage. in K Wolf & I Oakley (eds), TEI'21 - Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction., 40, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction 2021, Salzburg, Austria, 14/02/21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3430524.3440659

Tangible lighting proxies: brokering the transition from classroom to stage. / Nicholson, Rebecca; Kirk, David; Bartindale, Tom.
TEI'21 - Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. ed. / Katrin Wolf; Ian Oakley. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2021. 40.

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