The case of sculpting atmospheres: towards design principles for expressive tangible interaction in control of ambient systems

Ross, Philip; Keyson, David V.

doi:10.1007/s00779-005-0062-3

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“…Ross and Keyson present an expressive tangible interface for ambience creation that allows people to adjust light, sound and projections by manipulating flags on a rotating carousel [8]. Mason and Engelen [9] present Globe UI; a tangible user interface that is focused on lighting control for hotel environments and is based on atmosphere association that people have with various cultures.…”

Section: Lighting Interfaces In the Research Domainmentioning

confidence: 99%

User interaction with everyday lighting systems

Offermans

Essen

Eggen

2014

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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New lighting technologies create new opportunities that may contribute to people's experience of light. These opportunities are a result of the increased variety and freedom in terms of colour, form factor and connectivity of the lights. To allow people to fully benefit from the potential of such novel lighting systems, there is a need for a new user interaction paradigm. To develop this paradigm, we have to better understand the aspects that play a part in the interaction with lighting, paying special attention to people's motivation for interaction. This paper reports on a context-mapping study that was performed to gain insight in these aspects. As result, we present a set of seven themes that regard the interaction with lighting in the current situation and in the future. These themes provide an overview of the relevant aspects in this domain and contain considerations and opportunities for the design of new interfaces for novel lighting systems. We conclude that people have different levels of lighting needs that are highly dependent on context and that also require control at different levels. The context and lighting needs have a large influence on the extent to which people are motivated to adjust their lighting. Moreover, the lighting interface itself has a large effect on this motivation, mainly influenced by the degrees of freedom, the control location and availability, the degree of automation and general interaction qualities.

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Section: Lighting Interfaces In the Research Domainmentioning

confidence: 99%

User interaction with everyday lighting systems

Offermans

Essen

Eggen

2014

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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“…With M-beam [45], a light beam can be physically manipulated to represent a certain mood. Ross and Keyson [46] present an expressive interface in which people can ''sculpt atmospheres'': manipulate light, sound, and projects in one through tangible interaction with flags on a rotating platform. The Reality Editor [47] explores the use of augmented reality techniques to map graphical user interface elements directly on top of the controlled lamp.…”

Section: Lighting Interactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A perspective on multi-user interaction design based on an understanding of domestic lighting conflicts

Niemantsverdriet

Essen

Eggen

2017

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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More and more connected systems are entering the social and shared home environment. Interaction with these systems is often rather individual and based on personal preferences, leading to conflicts in multi-user situations. In this paper, we aim to develop a perspective on how to design for multi-user interaction with connected lighting systems, based on a better understanding of reallife interpersonal lighting conflicts. In order to understand everyday lighting conflicts, including their causes and resolution strategies, we present two studies. First, we observe real-life lighting conflicts between couples living in single-room apartments. Using probes for data gathering followed by dyadic interviews, we identify the role of agreements on use in conflicts and we identify different types of conflicts (preference, activity, and attitude conflicts). Next, we take a more disruptive approach based on technology probes, where we provoke lighting conflicts in family living rooms to observe resolution strategies. We find that people try to avoid conflicts at all costs. If there is a risk that others are negatively affected by an adjustment, people rather not interact with the system at all. Based on these insights, we defined a perspective on designing for multi-user interaction that provides the user with the confidence that interactions are socially accepted. This assurance can be given by presenting the user with information leading to awareness about the acceptance of a lighting change by the other users. We advise on what information can be visualized, based on the three conflict types we observed in the study. The combination of a deeper understanding of conflicts and a perspective on multi-user interface design can serve as a starting point to design better multi-user interfaces for domestic connected systems.

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“…7), a tangible interface developed principally by Ross [23], offers a natural, intuitive way of expressing the desired atmosphere. The rotation speed of the rotating disc can be changed by the user, similar to a potter's wheel, thereby manipulating the atmosphere's activity level.…”

Section: Tangible Interfacementioning

confidence: 99%

A user experience-based approach to home atmosphere control

Vastenburg

Ross

Keyson

2007

Univ Access Inf Soc

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The complex control problem of creating home atmospheres using light, music, and projected wall-art can be reduced by focusing on desired experience, rather than product functions and features. A case study is described in which subjective interpretations of living room atmospheres were measured and embedded into a prototype display system. A personalization mechanism is proposed to manage individual differences in atmosphere ratings, enabling a user model to evolve over time. To create a meaningful and simple control mechanism for a wide range of users, three interfaces were developed and studied, ranging from concrete to abstract control and from structured to exploratory navigation.

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The case of sculpting atmospheres: towards design principles for expressive tangible interaction in control of ambient systems

Cited by 39 publications

References 7 publications

User interaction with everyday lighting systems

User interaction with everyday lighting systems

A perspective on multi-user interaction design based on an understanding of domestic lighting conflicts

A user experience-based approach to home atmosphere control

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