Impact of the Size of Modules on Target Acquisition and Pursuit for Future Modular Shape-changing Physical User Interfaces

Pruszko, Laura; Laurillau, Yann; Piranda, Benoît; Bourgeois, Julien; Coutrix, Céline

doi:10.1145/3462244.3479936

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“…We study the smallest modules possible because research is currently trying to miniaturize modular TUIs (e.g., [10,34,43]). However, very few work has been conducted on modules under 1cm, especially 3D ones (see Figure 2 of [63]). HCI calls for miniature modules [10,34,43] to enable interaction with "stuff rather than things" [43] where the module is not the interactive device in itself, but the material used to create the UI.…”

Section: Related Work 21 Manipulating Modular Tuismentioning

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Modular Tangible User Interfaces: Impact of Module Shape and Bonding Strength on Interaction

Pruszko

Bourgeois

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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Modular Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) -i.e., UIs made of smallscale physical modules-offer novel opportunities for tangible interaction thanks to their highly customizable form factor. Such modular TUIs were proposed with different shape of modules and bonding strength between them. The problem we address in this paper is the lack of knowledge of how bonding strength and shape of the modules impact usability. We present the first study exploring the impact of bonding strength and module shape on subjective user ratings when interacting with a magnetic modular prototype. We assessed three levels of bonding strength (low, mid, high) and two shapes (cubes and rounded cubes) in a controlled user study. Participants performed eight common manipulations found in the literature for (non-)modular TUIs. Experimental results showed that (1) cubic modules are overall easier and more satisfying to manipulate, except for precision and bending tasks, (2) low strength impairs UI solidity, but high strength impairs precision tasks with cubic modules. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI).

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Section: Related Work 21 Manipulating Modular Tuismentioning

confidence: 99%

Modular Tangible User Interfaces: Impact of Module Shape and Bonding Strength on Interaction

Pruszko

Bourgeois

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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Impact of the Size of Modules on Target Acquisition and Pursuit for Future Modular Shape-changing Physical User Interfaces

Abstract: Figure 1: The four sliders used to investigate the impact of the size of future modules constituting the PUI: (from left to right) a current smooth slider and three sliders made of mock-up modules of 1 mm, 2.5 mm and 5 mm.

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Modular Tangible User Interfaces: Impact of Module Shape and Bonding Strength on Interaction

Modular Tangible User Interfaces: Impact of Module Shape and Bonding Strength on Interaction

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