2021
Baishya, Uddipana, Antle, Alissa N., Neustaedter, Carman
Exploring Opportunities to Aid Generation of Input Action Ideas for Tangible User Interfaces Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Association for Computing Machinery, Yokohama, Japan, 2021, ISBN: 9781450380966.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Idea generation, Input actions for tangible user interfaces, Tangible interaction design, Tangible user interface design tool
@inproceedings{10.1145/3411764.3445713,
title = {Exploring Opportunities to Aid Generation of Input Action Ideas for Tangible User Interfaces},
author = {Uddipana Baishya and Alissa N. Antle and Carman Neustaedter},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445713},
doi = {10.1145/3411764.3445713},
isbn = {9781450380966},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
address = {Yokohama, Japan},
series = {CHI '21},
abstract = {Novice tangible interaction design students often find it challenging to generate input action ideas for tangible interfaces. To identify opportunities to aid input action idea generation, we built and evaluated a tool consisting of interactive physical artifacts coupled with digital examples of tangible systems and technical implementation guidance. Through video recorded design sessions and interviews with twelve students, we investigated how they used the tool to generate input action ideas, how it supported them, and what challenges they faced. We found that the tool helped in generating input action ideas by enabling to experience input actions, supporting hands-on explorations, and introducing possibilities. However, introducing examples at times caused design fixation. The tool fell short in supporting the planning of technical implementation of the generated ideas. This research is useful for tangible interaction design students, instructors, and researchers to apply in education, design similar tools, or conduct further research.},
keywords = {Idea generation, Input actions for tangible user interfaces, Tangible interaction design, Tangible user interface design tool},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
Novice tangible interaction design students often find it challenging to generate input action ideas for tangible interfaces. To identify opportunities to aid input action idea generation, we built and evaluated a tool consisting of interactive physical artifacts coupled with digital examples of tangible systems and technical implementation guidance. Through video recorded design sessions and interviews with twelve students, we investigated how they used the tool to generate input action ideas, how it supported them, and what challenges they faced. We found that the tool helped in generating input action ideas by enabling to experience input actions, supporting hands-on explorations, and introducing possibilities. However, introducing examples at times caused design fixation. The tool fell short in supporting the planning of technical implementation of the generated ideas. This research is useful for tangible interaction design students, instructors, and researchers to apply in education, design similar tools, or conduct further research.