Abstract
The field of tangible interaction currently studies how the user interaction with physical products can be improved through physical feedback, as a more direct experience. Here we explore this subject further with particular emphasis on the elements of visual attraction of illuminated surfaces as an early factor in the interaction process. Richard Appleby is an experienced industrial designer who has developed many consumer products where the surface definition and visual language has had a significant impact on the perceived values and tangibility of the product. These changing surface interactions should not be difficult or challenging, but intuitive and enjoyable to live with. The systems may be complex, but the way they reveal and offer their actions can heighten our awareness and sensitivity in new and unique ways. It is a question of subtlety and detail. As the surfaces we interact with have the intelligence to appreciate a much wider range of human conditions and user feedback, their response can be attuned more closely to our different senses and feelings, particularly as this leads to more subjective and sensorial types of interaction, with varying dimensions and magnitude. These surfaces change through colour and form that attract the user we coin 'light tangible interaction'. Particularly within the field of intelligent technologies, project examples show design concepts that support social interaction and remote communications in new ways.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ambient Intelligence Perspectives - Selected Papers from the 1st International Ambient Intelligence Forum 2008, AmIF 2008 |
Pages | 27-41 |
Number of pages | 15 |
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Publication status | Published - 16 Oct 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 1st International Ambient Intelligence Forum, AmIF 2008 - Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Duration: 15 Oct 2008 → 16 Oct 2008 http://10.3233/978-1-58603-946-2-27 |
Publication series
Name | Ambient Intelligence Perspectives - Selected Papers from the 1st International Ambient Intelligence Forum 2008, AmIF 2008 |
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Volume | 1 |
Conference
Conference | 1st International Ambient Intelligence Forum, AmIF 2008 |
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Abbreviated title | AMIF |
Country/Territory | Czech Republic |
City | Hradec Králové |
Period | 15/10/08 → 16/10/08 |
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Keywords
- Pre-interaction
- Surfaces
- Tangible light interaction