Paper Info
Title
Project Zanzibar: A Portable and Flexible Tangible Interaction Platform.
Abstract
We present Project Zanzibar: a flexible mat that can locate, uniquely identify and communicate with tangible objects placed on its surface, as well as sense a user's touch and hover hand gestures. We describe the underlying technical contributions: efficient and localised Near Field Communication (NFC) over a large surface area; object tracking combining NFC signal strength and capacitive footprint detection, and manufacturing techniques for a rollable device form-factor that enables portability, while providing a sizable interaction area when unrolled. In addition, we detail design patterns for tangibles of varying complexity and interactive capabilities, including the ability to sense orientation on the mat, harvest power, provide additional input and output, stack, or extend sensing outside the bounds of the mat. Capabilities and interaction modalities are illustrated with self-generated applications. Finally, we report on the experience of professional game developers building novel physical/digital experiences using the platform.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1145/3173574.3174089
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
Tangible user interfaces, near field communication, capacitive sensing, flexible devices, games, play, education
Near field communication,Computer science,Gesture,Software design pattern,Input/output,Video tracking,Human–computer interaction,Footprint,Software portability,Game Developer
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4503-5620-6
8
0.81
References 
Authors
42
10
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nicolas Villar11118.51
Daniel Cletheroe2112.20
Greg Saul381.49
Christian Holz487856.58
Tim Regan551936.33
Oscar Salandin681.49
Misha Sra711012.11
Hui-Shyong Yeo813214.53
William Field981.15
Haiyan Zhang1081.82