An Active Tangible Device for Multitouch-Display Interaction
Proceedings of the Mensch und Computer Conference 2019, page accepted - 2019
We introduce an interactive tangible input device (TID) for touchscreens.
Our approach complements a passive TID design by active micro-controller-driven features
focusing on user-experience aspects. The TID provides battery-powered wireless operation,
autonomous position sensing capabilities, visual and tactile feedback as well as multiple
touch inputs and momentary buttons. The device can be accurately tracked on capacitive
touchscreens, enabling novel interaction techniques for content selection and manipulation
in 2D or stereoscopic tabletop environments. Mid-air interaction is supported by the use
of an inertia measurement unit (IMU) and short-to-mid-range distance sensors. Overall,
the presented multi-purpose device can be built using off-the-shelf components,
featuring a seamless firmware integration, a 3D-printable body enclosure and Unity3D
integration.
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@InProceedings{BAS19, author = "Brauer, Christoph and Ariza, Oscar and Steinicke, Frank", title = "An Active Tangible Device for Multitouch-Display Interaction", booktitle = "Proceedings of the Mensch und Computer Conference 2019", pages = "accepted", year = "2019", url = "http://basilic.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/Publications/2019/BAS19" }