2020
Antle, Alissa; Hourcade, Juan Pablo; Blikstein, Paulo; Fails, Jerry Alan; Garzotto, Franca; Iversen, Ole Sejer; Markopoulos, Panos; Revelle, Glenda
Child-Computer Interaction SIG: Looking Forward After 18 Years Proceedings Article
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–4, Association for Computing Machinery, Honolulu, HI, USA, 2020, ISBN: 9781450368193.
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This SIG will provide child-computer interaction researchers and practitioners an opportunity to discuss future directions for the field after 18 years of Interaction Design and Children conferences. Topics for discussion include interdisciplinarity, theory and rigor, impact, emerging areas of research, and ethics.
Sadka, Ofir; Antle, Alissa
Interactive Technologies for Emotion-Regulation Training: Opportunities and Challenges Proceedings Article
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–12, Association for Computing Machinery, Honolulu, HI, USA, 2020, ISBN: 9781450368193.
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abstract = {Emotion regulation (ER) is foundational to mental health and well-being. In the last ten years, there has been an increasing focus on this use of interactive technologies to support ER training in a variety of contexts. However, work has been done by researchers from diverse fields, and no cohesive research agenda exists that explicates how and why interactive technologies may benefit ER training. To address this gap, this paper presents the initial results of a descriptive review of 38 peer-reviewed papers on this topic. Qualitative analysis revealed four opportunity themes where interactive technologies appear to provide unique benefits. The analysis also revealed three challenge themes where design guidance, particularly around emotion representation, is ambiguous or underspecified. Based on our findings, we propose future research in these thematic areas; we also propose intersectional themes and underexplored areas that researchers and designers may find productive to explore.},
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Emotion regulation (ER) is foundational to mental health and well-being. In the last ten years, there has been an increasing focus on this use of interactive technologies to support ER training in a variety of contexts. However, work has been done by researchers from diverse fields, and no cohesive research agenda exists that explicates how and why interactive technologies may benefit ER training. To address this gap, this paper presents the initial results of a descriptive review of 38 peer-reviewed papers on this topic. Qualitative analysis revealed four opportunity themes where interactive technologies appear to provide unique benefits. The analysis also revealed three challenge themes where design guidance, particularly around emotion representation, is ambiguous or underspecified. Based on our findings, we propose future research in these thematic areas; we also propose intersectional themes and underexplored areas that researchers and designers may find productive to explore.
2019
Chen, Mandy; Barr, Ronald G.; Miller, Erica; Fairbrother, Nichole; Antle, Alissa; Brant, Rollin
When soothing succeeds: Simulating a risk for repeated shaking in abusive head trauma in infants Journal Article
In: Infant Behavior and Development, vol. 56, pp. 101246, 2019, ISSN: 0163-6383, (The infant simulator: A novel approach for the measurement of parenting).
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Antle, Alissa N.; McLaren, Elgin-Skye; Fiedler, Holly; Johnson, Naomi
Evaluating the Impact of a Mobile Neurofeedback App for Young Children at School and Home Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–13, Association for Computing Machinery, Glasgow, Scotland Uk, 2019, ISBN: 9781450359702.
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Antle, Alissa N.; McLaren, Elgin Skye; Fiedler, Holly; Johnson, Naomi
Design for Mental Health: How Socio-Technological Processes Mediate Outcome Measures in a Field Study of a Wearable Anxiety App Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 87–96, Association for Computing Machinery, Tempe, Arizona, USA, 2019, ISBN: 9781450361965.
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Baishya, Uddipana; Antle, Alissa N.; McLaren, Elgin-Skye
Idea Bits: A Tangible Design Tool to Aid Idea Generation for Tangible Manipulation Proceedings Article
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–6, Association for Computing Machinery, Glasgow, Scotland Uk, 2019, ISBN: 9781450359719.
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Khan, Md Nafiz Hasan; Neustaedter, Carman; Antle, Alissa
Flight Chair: An Interactive Chair for Controlling Emergency Service Drones Bachelor Thesis
2019.
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2018
A.N. Antle, Chesick; Cramer, E
East meets west: a mobile brain-computer system that helps children living in poverty learn to self-regulate. Journal Article
In: Personal and Ubiquitous Computing , vol. 22, pp. 839–866, 2018.
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Forghani, Azadeh; Neustaedter, Carman; Vu, Manh C.; Judge, Tejinder K.; Antle, Alissa N.
G2G: The Design and Evaluation of a Shared Calendar and Messaging System for Grandparents and Grandchildren Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1-12, Association for Computing Machinery, 2018, ISBN: 9781450356206.
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Matkin, Brendan
ʔeləw̓k̓ʷ – Belongings: Embodied cultural values in tangible interaction design Bachelor Thesis
2018.
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Antle, Alissa N.; Chesick, Leslie; Mclaren, Elgin-Skye
Opening up the Design Space of Neurofeedback Brain--Computer Interfaces for Children Journal Article
In: ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact., vol. 24, no. 6, 2018, ISSN: 1073-0516.
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Fan, Min; Antle, Alissa N.; Hoskyn, Maureen; Neustaedter, Carman
A design case study of a tangible system supporting young English language learners Journal Article
In: International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, vol. 18, pp. 67–78, 2018, ISSN: 2212-8689.
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Cafaro, Francesco; Lyons, Leilah Blakeney; Antle, Alissa Nicole
Framed Guessability: Improving the Discoverability of Gestures and Body Movements for Full-Body Interaction Journal Article
In: Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018.
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Dash, Punyashlok; Neustaedter, Carman; Antle, Alissa N.
Covert-Glass: A Wearable That Enables Surreptitious 911 Video Calling Proceedings Article
In: Companion of the 2018 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, pp. 185–188, Association for Computing Machinery, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 2018, ISBN: 9781450360180.
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Fan, Min; Baishya, Uddipana; Mclaren, Elgin-Skye; Antle, Alissa N.; Sarker, Shubhra; Vincent, Amal
Block Talks: A Tangible and Augmented Reality Toolkit for Children to Learn Sentence Construction Proceedings Article
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–6, Association for Computing Machinery, Montreal QC, Canada, 2018, ISBN: 9781450356213.
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Fan, Min; Jin, Sheng; Antle, Alissa N.
Designing Colours and Materials in Tangible Reading Products for Foreign Language Learners of English Proceedings Article
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–6, Association for Computing Machinery, Montreal QC, Canada, 2018, ISBN: 9781450356213.
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2017
A. Willis, Wise; Antle, A. N
Exploring human behaviour in design education: Supporting sustainable decision-making with a tabletop activity Proceedings Article
In: DS 87-8 Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 17) Vol 8: Human Behaviour in Design, Vancouver, Canada, 21-25.08. 2017, pp. 369-378, 2017.
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Muntean, Reese; Hennessy, Kate; Antle, Alissa; Rowley, Susan; Wilson, Jordan; Matkin, Brendan
Designing Tangible Interactions to Communicate Cultural Continuity: ʔeləw̓k̓ʷ—Belongings, a Tangible Table in c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city at the Museum of Anthropology. Proceedings Article
In: MW17: Museums and the Web, 2017.
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In this paper, we discuss ʔeləw̓k̓ʷ — Belongings an interactive tabletop using a tangible user interface to explore intangible cultural heritage. The table was developed by an interdisciplinary team of curators, Musqueam advisors, and interaction designers for the "c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city" exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. The tabletop uses replicas of Musqueam belongings excavated from the ancestral village site of c̓əsnaʔəm, as well as contemporary objects that are a part of everyday Musqueam life, to access information about the long history of salmon fishing and the continuity of related knowledge and values at c̓əsnaʔəm. Our focus in this paper is on the collaborative design process that guided the realization of the project and the articulation of the continuity of Musqueam cultural values in contemporary life. We explore how the project team identified priorities for interaction design and goals for sharing cultural history and knowledge with museum visitors. We conclude with reflections on the results of visitor studies that evaluated the success of the table in using tangible interactions to communicate knowledge of the continuity of Musqueam values.
Wise, Alyssa Friend; Antle, Alissa Nicole; Warren, Jillian L.
Explanation-Giving in a Collaborative Tangible Tabletop Game: Initiation, Positionality, Valence, and Action-Orientation Proceedings Article
In: International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Philadelphia, PA: International Society of the Learning Sciences., 2017.
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Explanations given to each other by 20 pairs of 5th grade children while playing a tangible tabletop sustainability game were analyzed inductively for key themes relating to their use of language, gesture and system tools. Half the pairs had been assigned roles (human development or natural resources manager) with associated system controls. Findings showed that explanations by pairs in both conditions often employed collectivist language (“we”) in conjunction with positive reflections on the game-world state using the provided Impact Tool which gave feedback while system was paused. Pairs in the roles condition also gave explanations in response to partner actions and more frequently included negative and action-oriented prospective language about what should be changed moving forward. Roles pairs additionally used questions to seek confirmation or action from their partner and made comments from the perspective of the inhabitants of the fictional world. Implications for the research and design of collaborative tabletop learning systems are discussed.
Muntean, Reese; Antle, Alissa N.; Matkin, Brendan; Hennessy, Kate; Rowley, Susan; Wilson, Jordan
Designing Cultural Values into Interaction Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 6062–6074, Association for Computing Machinery, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2017, ISBN: 9781450346559.
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Fan, Min; Antle, Alissa N.; Hoskyn, Maureen; Neustaedter, Carman; Cramer, Emily S.
Why Tangibility Matters: A Design Case Study of At-Risk Children Learning to Read and Spell Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1805–1816, Association for Computing Machinery, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2017, ISBN: 9781450346559.
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Singhal, Samarth; Neustaedter, Carman; Ooi, Yee Loong; Antle, Alissa N.; Matkin, Brendan
Flex-N-Feel: The Design and Evaluation of Emotive Gloves for Couples to Support Touch Over Distance Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, pp. 98–110, Association for Computing Machinery, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2017, ISBN: 9781450343350.
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McLaren, Elgin-Skye; Antle, Alissa N.
Exploring and Evaluating Sound for Helping Children Self-Regulate with a Brain-Computer Application Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Interaction Design and Children, pp. 393–398, Association for Computing Machinery, Stanford, California, USA, 2017, ISBN: 9781450349215.
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Pan, Rui; Neustaedter, Carman; Antle, Alissa N.; Matkin, Brendan
Puzzle Space: A Distributed Tangible Puzzle for Long Distance Couples Proceedings Article
In: Companion of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, pp. 271–274, Association for Computing Machinery, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2017, ISBN: 9781450346887.
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Cole, Amelia W.; Quesnel, Denise T.; Pekçetin, Serkan; Gromala, Diane; O'Brien, Heather; Antle, Alissa N.; Riecke, Bernhard E.
Integrating Affective Responses and Gamification into Early Reading Acquisition Software Applications Proceedings Article
In: Extended Abstracts Publication of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, pp. 73–85, Association for Computing Machinery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2017, ISBN: 9781450351119.
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2016
Muntean, Reese
Tangible interactions with intangible heritage: The development and design of ʔeləw̓k̓ʷ — belongings Bachelor Thesis
2016.
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Muntean, Reese; Hennessy, Kate; Antle, Alissa; Matkin, Brendan; Rowley, Susan; Wilson, Jordan
Design Interactions in ?elәwkw: Belongings Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, pp. 582–594, Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 2016.
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Cramer, Emily S.; Antle, Alissa N.; Fan, Min
The Code of Many Colours: Evaluating the Effects of a Dynamic Colour-Coding Scheme on Children's Spelling in a Tangible Software System Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, pp. 473–485, Association for Computing Machinery, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2016, ISBN: 9781450343138.
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Fan, Min; Antle, Alissa N.; Cramer, Emily S.
Design Rationale: Opportunities and Recommendations for Tangible Reading Systems for Children Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, pp. 101–112, Association for Computing Machinery, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2016, ISBN: 9781450343138.
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Radu, Iulian; Antle, Alissa N.
All Creatures Great and Small: Becoming Other Organisms through the EmbodySuit Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, pp. 751–758, Association for Computing Machinery, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2016, ISBN: 9781450343138.
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Antle, Alissa N.; Matkin, Brendan; Warren, Jill
The Story of Things: Awareness through Happenstance Interaction Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, pp. 745–750, Association for Computing Machinery, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2016, ISBN: 9781450343138.
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Fan, Min; Antle, Alissa N.; Cramer, Emily S.
Exploring the Design Space of Tangible Systems Supported for Early Reading Acquisition in Children with Dyslexia Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the TEI '16: Tenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 689–692, Association for Computing Machinery, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2016, ISBN: 9781450335829.
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Warren, Jillian L.; Matkin, Brendan B.; Antle, Alissa N.
Present-at-Body Self-Awareness in Equestrians: Exploring Embodied 'Feel' through Tactile Wearables Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the TEI '16: Tenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 603–608, Association for Computing Machinery, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2016, ISBN: 9781450335829.
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Cramer, Emily S.; Matkin, Brendan B.; Antle, Alissa N.
Embodying Alternate Attitudes: Design Opportunities for Physical Interfaces in Persuasive Gaming Experiences Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the TEI '16: Tenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 404–409, Association for Computing Machinery, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2016, ISBN: 9781450335829.
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2015
A. F. Wise, Antle
What Kind of World Do You Want to Live In? Positive Interdependence and Collaborative Processes in the Tangible Tabletop Land-Use Planning Game Youtopia Proceedings Article
In: Exploring the Material Conditions of Learning: The Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Conference 2015, International Society of the Learning Sciences, Inc. [ISLS], 2015.
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Muntean, Reese; Hennessy, Kate; Antle, Alissa; Rowley, Susan; Wilson, Jordan; Matkin, Brendan
ʔeləw̓k̓ʷ – Belongings: tangible interactions with intangible heritage Journal Article
In: Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 59–69, 2015.
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Antle, Alissa
Scratching the Surface: Opportunities and Challenges for Designing Interactive Tabletops for Learning Book Chapter
In: 2015, ISBN: 978-981-4560-95-5.
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Macaranas, Anna; Antle, Alissa N.; Riecke, Bernhard E.
What is Intuitive Interaction? Balancing Users’ Performance and Satisfaction with Natural User Interfaces Journal Article
In: Interacting with Computers, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 357–370, 2015, ISSN: 0953-5438.
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Designers of natural user interfaces are faced with several challenges when creating interaction models for controlling applications, including the wide range of possible input actions and the lack of affordances, which they can use to design controls. In order to contribute to the development of design guidelines in this design space, we conducted an exploratory, mixed methods study. We investigated three top-down approaches to designing intuitive interaction mappings for a whole body system implemented with camera vision. These were metaphoric, isomorphic and ‘everyday’ or conventional. In order to identify some of the benefits and limitations of each approach, we compared the designs based on measures of usability, intuitiveness and engagement with the material represented in the system. From our study, we found that while the metaphoric design enhanced users’ performance at completing tasks, the lack of discoverability of the interaction model left them feeling incompetent and dissatisfied. We found that the isomorphic design enabled users to focus on tasks rather than learning how to use the system. Conversely, designs based on previous conventions had to be learned, had a time cost for the learning and negatively impacted users’ engagement with content. For tasks and controls that can be designed based on an image schematic input action, users performed most accurately with the metaphoric design. There are benefits and limitations to each approach to designing to support intuitive interaction. We conclude with preliminary design considerations, suggest ways to balance performance with high user satisfaction depending on contextual design goals and question a single definition of intuitive intuition within whole body interface design.
Antle, Alissa N.; Chesick, Leslie; Levisohn, Aaron; Sridharan, Srilekha Kirshnamachari; Tan, Perry
Using Neurofeedback to Teach Self-Regulation to Children Living in Poverty Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, pp. 119–128, Association for Computing Machinery, Boston, Massachusetts, 2015, ISBN: 9781450335904.
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abstract = {In this paper we describe a neuro-feedback system and applications we designed and deployed to help vulnerable children at an NGO-funded school, called Nepal House Kaski, in Pokhara, Nepal. The system, called Mind-Full, enables traumatized children to learn and practice self-regulation by playing simple, culturally appropriate games using an EEG headset connected to an interactive tablet. Children can interact with Mind-Full using body actions that may change their physiology and brain states, which are sensed by the EEG headset and used as input to the games. One of the key challenges was to build an application that the children could immediately understand how to use when they are illiterate, don't speak English and have no computer experience. We describe Mind-Full and highlight the design principles we used to meet these constraints. We report on a subset of findings from a 14-week field experiment in which we use a mixed-methods approach to determine if children improved their ability to self-regulate during gameplay as well as in the classroom, playground and in therapy sessions. Findings from quantitative and qualitative assessment measures suggest that the treatment group significantly improved their ability to calm down and focus in a variety of contexts.},
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In this paper we describe a neuro-feedback system and applications we designed and deployed to help vulnerable children at an NGO-funded school, called Nepal House Kaski, in Pokhara, Nepal. The system, called Mind-Full, enables traumatized children to learn and practice self-regulation by playing simple, culturally appropriate games using an EEG headset connected to an interactive tablet. Children can interact with Mind-Full using body actions that may change their physiology and brain states, which are sensed by the EEG headset and used as input to the games. One of the key challenges was to build an application that the children could immediately understand how to use when they are illiterate, don't speak English and have no computer experience. We describe Mind-Full and highlight the design principles we used to meet these constraints. We report on a subset of findings from a 14-week field experiment in which we use a mixed-methods approach to determine if children improved their ability to self-regulate during gameplay as well as in the classroom, playground and in therapy sessions. Findings from quantitative and qualitative assessment measures suggest that the treatment group significantly improved their ability to calm down and focus in a variety of contexts.
Esteves, Augusto; Bakker, Saskia; Antle, Alissa N.; May, Aaron; Warren, Jillian; Oakley, Ian
The ATB Framework: Quantifying and Classifying Epistemic Strategies in Tangible Problem-Solving Tasks Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 13–20, Association for Computing Machinery, Stanford, California, USA, 2015, ISBN: 9781450333054.
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abstract = {In task performance, pragmatic actions refer to behaviors that make direct progress, while epistemic actions involve altering the world so that cognitive processes are faster, more reliable or less taxing. Epistemic actions are frequently presented as a beneficial consequence of interacting with tangible systems. However, we currently lack tools to measure epistemic behaviors, making substantiating such claims highly challenging. This paper addresses this problem by presenting ATB, a video-coding framework that enables the identification and measurement of different epistemic actions during problem-solving tasks. The framework was developed through a systematic literature review of 78 papers, and analyzed through a study involving a jigsaw puzzle -- a classical spatial problem -- involving 60 participants. In order to assess the framework's value as a metric, we analyze the study with respect to its reliability, validity and predictive power. The broadly supportive results lead us to conclude that the ATB framework enables the use of observed epistemic behaviors as a performance metric for tangible systems. We believe that the development of metrics focused explicitly on the properties of tangible interaction are currently required to gain insight into the genuine and unique benefits of tangible interaction. The ATB framework is a step towards this goal.},
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In task performance, pragmatic actions refer to behaviors that make direct progress, while epistemic actions involve altering the world so that cognitive processes are faster, more reliable or less taxing. Epistemic actions are frequently presented as a beneficial consequence of interacting with tangible systems. However, we currently lack tools to measure epistemic behaviors, making substantiating such claims highly challenging. This paper addresses this problem by presenting ATB, a video-coding framework that enables the identification and measurement of different epistemic actions during problem-solving tasks. The framework was developed through a systematic literature review of 78 papers, and analyzed through a study involving a jigsaw puzzle -- a classical spatial problem -- involving 60 participants. In order to assess the framework's value as a metric, we analyze the study with respect to its reliability, validity and predictive power. The broadly supportive results lead us to conclude that the ATB framework enables the use of observed epistemic behaviors as a performance metric for tangible systems. We believe that the development of metrics focused explicitly on the properties of tangible interaction are currently required to gain insight into the genuine and unique benefits of tangible interaction. The ATB framework is a step towards this goal.