Emergent Interfaces: Constructive Assembly of Identical Units
Paper in proceedings, 2015
In this paper, we present five types of constructive assemblies that emerge through a form-finding process resembling growth. The synthetic growth is obtained through the assembly of identical blocks performed by two competing users.
Each block type gives rise to different morphologies during each assembly session depending on the user and the environment that is augmented through projection on the synthetic structure and around it.
The digitally augmented tangible interface is evaluated by professionals and students in interaction design.
We introduce the concept of Emergent Interfaces (EI), which proposes harnessing non-determinism, temporal design, and self-organization.
This work could contribute to organic user interfaces and morphogenetic engineering.
tangible interface
Constructive assembly
form-finding
synthetic
growth
organic
Author
Alexandru Dancu
Chalmers, Applied Information Technology (Chalmers), Interaction Design (Chalmers)
Catherine Hedler
Chalmers, Applied Information Technology (Chalmers)
Stig Anton Nielsen
City University of Hong Kong
Hanna Frank
Chalmers, Applied Information Technology (Chalmers)
Zhu Kening
City University of Hong Kong
Axel Pelling
Chalmers, Applied Information Technology (Chalmers)
Adviye Ayca Unluer Cimen
Yildiz Technical University
Chalmers, Applied Information Technology (Chalmers), Interaction Design (Chalmers)
Christian Carlsson
Chalmers, Applied Information Technology (Chalmers)
Max Witt
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers)
Morten Fjeld
Chalmers, Applied Information Technology (Chalmers), Interaction Design (Chalmers)
33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2015; Seoul; South Korea; 18 April 2015 through 23 April 2015
Vol. 18 451-460
Areas of Advance
Information and Communication Technology
Subject Categories
Interaction Technologies
DOI
10.1145/2702613.2732509