Abstract
Shape change is increasingly used in physical user interfaces, both as input and output. Yet, the progress made and the key research questions for shape-changing interfaces are rarely analyzed systematically. We review a sample of existing work on shape-changing interfaces to address these shortcomings. We identify eight types of shape that are transformed in various ways to serve both functional and hedonic design purposes. Interaction with shape-changing interfaces is simple and rarely merges input and output. Three questions are discussed based on the review: (a) which design purposes may shape-changing interfaces be used for, (b) which parts of the design space are not well understood, and (c) why studying user experience with shape-changing interfaces is important.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Publication date | 2012 |
| Pages | 735-744 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4503-1015-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2012 - Austin, United States Duration: 5 May 2012 → 10 May 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2012 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Austin |
| Period | 05/05/2012 → 10/05/2012 |