Interactive tabletops with non-interactive rims

Authors:
Kelvin Cheng;Christian Müller-Tomfelde;Natalie Ruiz
Affiliations:
CSIRO ICT Centre, Marsfield, NSW, Australia;CSIRO ICT Centre, Marsfield, NSW, Australia;NICTA, Eveleigh, NSW, Australia
Venue:
Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group of Australia on Computer-Human Interaction
Year:
2010

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Abstract

The focus of digital tabletop research centers on the interactive display area. However, these displays are often integrated into physical non-interactive structures, which have received little attention previously. In this paper, we investigate the characteristics of this non-interactive area, or 'rim' around the interactive display. We aim to increase the awareness and understanding of possible characteristics of non-interactive rims in order to guide designers to enhance user interaction and collaboration on the tabletop as a whole. Our findings were drawn from rim configurations in existing experimental settings, commercially available systems, and observations from a preliminary exploratory study that captures the usage of the rim by small groups collaborating in an office environment. We also envision possible opportunities that may arise for future tabletop systems.