Smart material interfaces: a new form of physical interaction

E.H. Chi; Dhaval Vyas; Wim Poelman; K, Höök; Antinus Nijholt; Arnoud De Bruijn

doi:10.1145/2212776.2223699

Smart material interfaces: a new form of physical interaction

E.H. Chi (Editor), Dhaval Vyas, Wim Poelman, K, Höök (Editor), Antinus Nijholt, Arnoud De Bruijn

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Abstract

Smart Material Interface (SMI) is the latest generation of user interface that makes use of engineered materials and leverages their special properties. SMIs are capable of changing their physical properties such as shape, size and color, and can be controlled under certain (external) conditions. We provide an example of such an SMI in the form of a prototype of a vacuum cleaner. The prototype uses schematic electrochromic polymer at the suction nozzle of the vacuum cleaner, which changes its color depending on the dust level on a floor. We emphasize on the new affordances and communication language supported by SMIs, which challenges the current metaphors of user interfaces in the field of HCI.

Original language	Undefined
Pages	1721-1726
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2212776.2223699
Publication status	Published - 5 May 2012
Event	ACM SIGGHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2012 - Austin, TX, USA Duration: 5 May 2012 → 10 May 2012

Conference

Conference	ACM SIGGHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2012
Period	5/05/12 → 10/05/12
Other	5-10 May 2012

Keywords

EWI-21879
IR-80494
HMI-HF: Human Factors

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