Paper Info
Title
GaussBricks: magnetic building blocks for constructive tangible interactions on portable displays
Abstract
This work describes a novel building block system for tangible interaction design, GaussBricks, which enables real-time constructive tangible interactions on portable displays. Given its simplicity, the mechanical design of the magnetic building blocks facilitates the construction of configurable forms. The form constructed by the magnetic building blocks, which are connected by the magnetic joints, allows users to stably manipulate with various elastic force feedback mechanisms. With an analog Hall-sensor grid mounted to its back, a portable display determines the geometrical configuration and detects various user interactions in real time. This work also introduce several methods to enable shape changing, multi-touch input, and display capabilities in the construction. The proposed building block system enriches how individuals interact with the portable displays physically.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1145/2559206.2579518
CHI Extended Abstracts
Keywords
DocType
Citations 
detects various user interaction,real-time constructive tangible interaction,proposed building block system,display capability,magnetic joint,magnetic building block,portable display,novel building block system,tangible interaction design,mechanical design
Conference
9
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.58
2
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Rong-Hao Liang132530.66
Liwei Chan231927.40
Hung-Yu Tseng3816.56
Han-Chih Kuo4233.13
dayuan huang511114.13
De-Nian Yang658666.66
Bing-Yu Chen71132101.82