Abstract
Technologies for shape-changing user interfaces are rapidly evolving, but our understanding of the design space of such interfaces is still limited. We report a repertory grid study that aims to describe the design space from the users' point of view by eliciting personal constructs about shapechange. The study is based on six similar-sized, shapechanging artifacts that combine simple sensing of users with actuation that change volume, texture, and orientation. Our results show that the 18 respondents distinguish artifacts on dimensions that differ from those of most models of shape change. For instance, they characterize shape-change in terms of personality, territoriality, and state of mind, in addition to more common categories such as appearance and product properties. We discuss how the dimensions derived from users might be used to design shape-changing interfaces.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Publication date | 2014 |
| Pages | 181-190 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4503-2902-6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems 2014 - Vancouver, United States Duration: 21 Jun 2014 → 25 Jun 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems 2014 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Vancouver |
| Period | 21/06/2014 → 25/06/2014 |