Touchbugs: actuated tangibles on multi-touch tables

Authors:
Diana Nowacka;Karim Ladha;Nils Y. Hammerla;Daniel Jackson;Cassim Ladha;Enrico Rukzio;Patrick Olivier
Affiliations:
Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Ulm University, Ulm, Germany;Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Venue:
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2013

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Abstract

We present a novel approach to graspable interfaces using Touchbugs, actuated physical objects for interacting with interactive surface computing applications. Touchbugs are active tangibles that are able to move across surfaces by employing vibrating motors and can communicate with camera based multi-touch surfaces using infrared LEDs. Touchbug's embedded inertial sensors and computational capabilities open a new interaction space by providing autonomous capabilities for tangibles that allow goal directed behavior.