Tangible interfaces for interactive multimedia presentations

  • Authors:
  • Kamen Kanev

  • Affiliations:
  • Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu 432-8011, Japan. E-mail: kanev@rie.shizuoka.ac.jp

  • Venue:
  • Mobile Information Systems - Information Assurance and Advanced Human-Computer Interfaces
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

This article is devoted to tangible interfaces for steering and control of interactive multimedia presentations. Various methods for digital encoding of physical objects are considered and their applicability in surface encoding for tangible interface components is discussed. Experiments with presentation controls, based on direct interaction with digitally encoded printed handouts are reported. An innovative approach for transferring presentation controls from printed handouts to surfaces of real physical objects is introduced. Consequently labels, digitally enhanced with CLUSPI codes are created and presentation control trials involving real products with digitally encoded surfaces are conducted. USB and wireless cameras are employed as CLUSPI readers for implementing surface based interactions and a portable communication device with an embedded camera is considered as a possible truly mobile solution.