Designing kinetic interactions for organic user interfaces

Abstract

W e are surrounded by a sea of motion: everything around us is in a state of continuous movement. We experience numerous and varied kinds of motions: voluntarily motions of our own body as we walk; passive motion induced by natural forces, such as the rotation of windmill blades in the wind or the fall of a leaf from a tree due to the force of gravity; physical transformations such as the growth of a flower or the inflation of balloon; and the mechanical motion of the machines and mechanisms that populate our living spaces.It is hardly surprising then that humans have always been perplexed and fascinated by the nature of motion. In 500 BC, the Greek philosopher Parmenides declared that all motions are an illusion. Experimental and theoretical studies of motion by Galileo and Newton have laid the foundation of modern physics and modern science; and Einstein's general theory of relativity has explained movements on a cosmic scale.Perhaps more than trying to understand motion, however, humans have always been fascinated with producing artificial motion. While developments of machines that transform energy into mechanical motion, in particular steam engines, underpinned the industrial revolution of the late 19th century, it was the development of Considering the future of kinetic design in user interfaces.

MistForm

“…Visions such as Kinetic Interactions [28], Organic User Interfaces [7] or Radical Atoms [14] have fueled research on shape changing interfaces in HCI.…”

Exploring the expressiveness of shape-changing surfaces

“…In addition, experimentation with the properties of computational composites-temporality, reversibility and accumulation, and computed causality [3]-is likely to result in the emergence of various movement patterns. Such explorations can provide valuable knowledge for the design of kinetic interactions [4]. Because this is an unconventional way to explore the expressiveness of computationally enabled materials, the motion qualities of this shape-changing surface were selected to be further investigated in an actuated version.…”

Designing interactive kinetic surfaces for everyday objects and environments

“…The coupling between matter and information enables physical transformability, which embodies the malleability so valued in the digital realm [6]. Examples of Physical Kinetic Surface can be found in haptic surfaces and shape displays [7].…”