Touchbugs: Actuated tangibles on multi-touch tables

Diana Nowacka; Karim Ladha; Nils Y. Hammerla; Daniel Jackson; Cassim Ladha; Enrico Rukzio; Patrick Olivier

doi:10.1145/2470654.2470761

Touchbugs: Actuated tangibles on multi-touch tables

Diana Nowacka, Karim Ladha, Nils Y. Hammerla, Daniel Jackson, Cassim Ladha, Enrico Rukzio, Patrick Olivier

Community Organisational and Social Informatics (COSI)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

23 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We present a novel approach to graspable interfaces using Touchbugs, actuated physical objects for interacting with interactive surface computing applications. Touchbugs are active tangibles that are able to move across surfaces by employing vibrating motors and can communicate with camera-based multi-touch surfaces using infrared LEDs. Touchbug's embedded inertial sensors and computational capabilities open a new interaction space by providing autonomous capabilities for tangibles that allow goal directed behavior.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI 2013
Subtitle of host publication	Changing Perspectives, Conference Proceedings - The 31st Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Pages	759-762
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2470761
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2013
Event	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2013 - Paris, France Duration: 27 Apr 2013 → 2 May 2013 Conference number: 31st https://chi2013.acm.org/program/

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2013
Abbreviated title	CHI 2013
Country	France
City	Paris
Period	27/04/13 → 2/05/13
Other	Theme: Changing Perspectives
Internet address	https://chi2013.acm.org/program/

Keywords

Actuated tangibles
Interactive tabletops
User interface device

Cite this

Nowacka, D., Ladha, K., Hammerla, N. Y., Jackson, D., Ladha, C., Rukzio, E., & Olivier, P. (2013). Touchbugs: Actuated tangibles on multi-touch tables. In CHI 2013: Changing Perspectives, Conference Proceedings - The 31st Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 759-762) https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2470761

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Touchbugs : Actuated tangibles on multi-touch tables. / Nowacka, Diana; Ladha, Karim; Hammerla, Nils Y.; Jackson, Daniel; Ladha, Cassim; Rukzio, Enrico; Olivier, Patrick.

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

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