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ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (ACM UIST 2014)
GaussStones: Shielded Magnetic Tangibles for
Multi-Token Interactions on Portable Displays
Rong-Hao Liang1, 2 Han-Chih Kuo1 Liwei Chan1 De-Nian Yang2 Bing-Yu Chen1
1National Taiwan University
2Academia Sinica
howieliang@cmlab.csie.ntu.edu.tw
GaussStones are magnetic tangibles with magnetic shielding that eliminates interference between magnetic tangibles and enables various multi-token applications on portable displays, including (b) sculpting and simulation, (c) board gaming, and (d) live music performance.
Abstract
This work presents GaussStones, a system of shielded magnetic tangibles design for supporting multi-token interactions on portable displays. Unlike prior works in sensing magnetic tangibles on portable displays, the proposed tangible design applies magnetic shielding by using an inexpensive galvanized steel case, which eliminates interference between magnetic tangibles. An analog Hall-sensor grid can recognize the identity of each shielded magnetic unit since each unit generates a magnetic field with a specific intensity distribution and/or polarization. Combining multiple units as a knob further allows for resolving additional identities and their orientations. Enabling these features improves support for applications involving multiple tokens. Thus, using prevalent portable displays provides generic platforms for tangible interaction design.
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@inproceedings{Liang:UIST14:GaussStones, author = {Liang, Rong-Hao and Kuo, Han-Chih and Chan, Liwei and Tseng and Yang, De-Nian and Chen, Bing-Yu}, title = {GaussStones: Shielded Magnetic Tangibles for Multi-Token Interactions on Portable Displays}, booktitle = {UIST '14: Proceedings of the 27th ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology}, year = {2014}, isbn = {978-1-4503-3069-5}, pages = {365--372}, location = {Honolulu, HI, USA}, publisher = {ACM}, }