Tangoscope: a tangible audio device for tabletop interaction

Authors:
Jörg Edelmann;Yvonne Kammerer;Birgit Imhof;Peter Gerjets;Wolfgang Straßer
Affiliations:
Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen, Germany;Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen, Germany;Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen, Germany;Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen, Germany;University of Tübingen, Department of Graphical Interactive Systems (GRIS), Tübingen, Germany
Venue:
INTERACT'11 Proceedings of the 13th IFIP TC 13 international conference on Human-computer interaction - Volume Part III
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Tabletop installations allow multiple users to playback digital media simultaneously. With public speakers, however, simultaneous auditory content gets superimposed, leading to a confusing and disturbing user experience. In this paper, we present Tangoscope, a tangible audio output device for tabletop interaction. As we augmented headphones with a visual marker-based identification mechanism, with the Tangoscope each user is provided with individual auditory content. To allow for an instruction-free and intuitive usage of the audio device we employed the metaphor of a real stethoscope. A first user study indicated the self-explaining use of the Tangoscope.