Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) can provide interesting control opportunities in interactive system design. A tangible user interface can allow novice users to control various aspects of an audiovisual environment through, for example, the spatial manipulation of special objects on a table surface. In my project, I hope to develop this idea by tracking (in 3D) multiple objects in a large indoor space in real-time. These objects will then be used as as tangible controllers for a custom audiovisual environment. By using objects with well-known affordances (such as balls, chairs, etc.) as controllers, I hope to allow users to interact with the system with little or no instruction and study various user's different interaction methodologies.
Authors: Ben Swift
Event: SF08: Speed Papers