Bricks: laying the foundations for graspable user interfaces
CHI '95 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Urp: a luminous-tangible workbench for urban planning and design
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
In search of metaphors for tangible user intefaces
DARE '00 Proceedings of DARE 2000 on Designing augmented reality environments
Getting a grip on tangible interaction: a framework on physical space and social interaction
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Image schemas and their metaphorical extensions: intuitive patterns for tangible interaction
Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Tangible and embedded interaction
Sad is heavy and happy is light: population stereotypes of tangible object attributes
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction
Identifying embodied metaphors in children's sound-action mappings
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Designing to support reasoned imagination through embodied metaphor
Proceedings of the seventh ACM conference on Creativity and cognition
Gestural interfaces: a step backward in usability
interactions
The role of cultural forms in tangible interaction design
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction
Population stereotypes of color attributes for tangible interaction design
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction
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If tangible user interfaces (TUIs) are going to move out of research labs and into mainstream use they need to support tasks in abstract as well as spatial domains. Designers need guidelines for TUIs in these domains. Conceptual Metaphor Theory can be used to design the relations between physical objects and abstract representations. In this paper, we use physical attributes and spatial properties of objects as source domains for conceptual metaphors. We present an empirical study where twenty participants matched physical representations of image schemas to metaphorically paired adjectives. Based on our findings, we suggest twenty pairings that are easily identified, suggest groups of image schemas that can serve as source domains for a variety of metaphors, and provide guidelines for structuring physical-abstract mappings in abstract domains. These guidelines can help designers apply metaphor theory to design problems in abstract domains, resulting in effective interaction.