Paper Info
Title
Substituting Color for Haptic Attributes in Conceptual Metaphors for Tangible Interaction Design.
Abstract
Studies in tangible interaction have investigated how physical object attributes can stand for abstract content (e.g. IMPORTANT IS HEAVY). A less expensive and more practical alternative to dynamically change, for example, the size, weight or temperature of tangibles, could be using color-to-abstract mappings. Grounded in embodied cognition theory, a number of color-for-haptic substitutions are derived (e.g. DARK COLORS ARE HEAVY). These substitutions are then tested for their effectiveness with 15 conceptual metaphors (e.g. IMPORTANT IS DARK COLOR). In four conditions (haptic, color, haptic-color congruence, haptic-color incongruence) 48 participants matched objects of different colors, sizes, weights or temperatures with abstract words. The results indicate that color can replace haptic attributes in metaphoric mappings and that designers need to explicitly design for color, because metaphor-incongruent colors can hamper the effectiveness of metaphorical mappings. The results also indicate that an embodied experiential view can circumvent arguing about specific colors with high-level symbolic meanings.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1145/2839462.2839485
Tangible and Embedded Interaction
Keywords
Field
DocType
Colors, embodied cognition, conceptual metaphor theory, image schemas, tangible user interfaces, intuitive interaction, design guidelines
Experiential learning,Argument,Interaction design,Computer science,Dark color,Embodied cognition,Human–computer interaction,Multimedia,Congruence (geometry),Haptic technology
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.51
4
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Diana Löffler1269.71
Lennart Arlt260.51
Takashi Toriizuka391.94
Robert Tscharn4132.69
Jörn Hurtienne526844.65