TY - CHAP A1 - Hoinkis, Monika T1 - Herzfassen BT - a responsive object T2 - CHI EA '12 : CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems N2 - Herzfassen is a self-contained kinetic object that uses physical computing and biometric data to provide a highly aesthetic and sensual experience while still having the outer appearance of an ordinary everyday object. A metal bowl filled with water visualizes the human heartbeat through vibration and according patterns in the water surface. The title Herzfassen derives from the german expression for 'to take heart' thus hints to the haptic and emotional experience with the object. This paper describes aim and design of the piece, comprising construction, technical function, as well as the interaction cycle respectively the object's dramaturgy. Further, it reports on audience's joyful and emotional experiences with the object within past exhibitions as display and use hence human contact is the main purpose of Herzfassen. KW - Interaction design KW - Design KW - Interaktion KW - Bewusstheit KW - Gefühl KW - Ästhetik KW - Physical Computing Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-1-4503-1016-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1145/2212776.2212364 SP - 975 EP - 978 PB - Association for Computing Machinery CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Breuer, Henning A1 - Dierichs, Tillmann A1 - Elsholz, Stefanie T1 - A comfort zone for mobile learning BT - a grounded innovation approach T2 - Proceedins of the IADIS International Conference Mobile Learning 2012 N2 - Mobile learning activities of commuters have widely been neglected. The paper reports on the adaption of a grounded innovation approach involving a futures workshop for interaction design and ideation based on ethnographic insights in the field of mobile learning. Current obstacles and utopian futures of mobiles learning lay the grounds for envisioning new systems to support mobile learning for public transport. A system to enhance comfort zones for mobile learners is being specified and illustrated. It proposes a gesture-based handling of tablet computers in order create an adaptable and comfortable personal learning environment with individually adaptable and familiar modules. An iDesk prototype preserving a personal comfort zone for mobile learners is presented. The system intends to support formal and informal learning in mobile times. KW - Mobile Learning KW - Lernen KW - App KW - Handy KW - Innovation Y1 - 2012 UR - http://www.iadisportal.org/digital-library/a-comfort-zone-for-mobile-learning-%C2%96-a-grounded-innovation-approach SN - 978-972-8939-66-3 SP - 75 EP - 82 PB - IADIS Press CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Meier, Anita A1 - Matthies, Denys J. C. A1 - Urban, Bodo A1 - Wettach, Reto T1 - Exploring vibrotactile feedback on the body and foot for the purpose of pedestrian navigation T2 - iWOAR '15 : Proceedings of the 2nd international Workshop on Sensor-based Activity Recognition and Interaction N2 - In this paper, we present an evaluation of vibrotactile onbody feedback for the purpose of pedestrian navigation. For this specific task, many researchers already provide different approaches such as vibrating belts, wristbands or shoes. Still, there are issues left that have to be considered, such as which body position is most suitable, what kind of vibration patterns are easy to interpret, and how applicable are vibrotactile feedback systems in real scenarios. To find answers, we reconstructed prototypes commonly found in literature and continued to further evaluate different foot-related designs. On the one hand, we learned that vibrotactile feedback at the foot reduces visual attention and thus also potentially reduces stress. However, on the other hand, we found that urban space can be very diverse, and ambiguous and therefore a vibrotactile system cannot completely replace common path finding systems for pedestrians. Rather, we envision such a system to be applied complementary as an assistive technology. KW - Taktiler Sensor KW - Vibrationssensor KW - Fußgänger KW - Unterstützungstechnologie KW - Benutzeroberfläche Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-1-4503-3454-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1145/2790044.2790051 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Association for Computing Machinery CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Togler, Jonas A1 - Hemmert, Fabian A1 - Wettach, Reto T1 - Living interfaces BT - the thrifty faucet T2 - TEI '09 : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction N2 - In this paper, we present a novel type of persuasive home appliance: A thrifty water faucet. Through a servo motor construction, it is enabled to move and behave in life-like manners and to step into dialogue with the user. For example about water consumption or hygiene. We sought to research the reactions of users to such an appliance, alongside possible implications for the design of future human-machine interfaces. This project is part of a larger series of experiments in the Living Interfaces project, exploring ways in which reduced and abstract life-like movements can be beneficial for Human-Machine Interaction. KW - ambient interface KW - Geste KW - Pose KW - Verhalten KW - Interaktion KW - Nachhaltigkeit KW - Mensch-Maschine-Kommunikation Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-1-60558-493-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1145/1517664.1517680 SP - 43 EP - 44 PB - Association for Computing Machinery CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hemmert, Fabian A1 - Knörig, André A1 - Joost, Gesche A1 - Wettach, Reto T1 - Stick, Click n' Call BT - self-adhesive pressure-activated RFID tags for mobile phones T2 - TEI '09 : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction N2 - This paper describes a new interaction concept, which is based on customizable self-adhesive stickers with an integrated button, manufacturable at low cost. By pressing the button, users can execute specialized functionalities on their mobile phones, e.g. dialing phone numbers or accessing URLs. We present three usage scenarios and a proof-of-concept prototype. KW - RFID KW - Schaltfläche KW - Aufkleber KW - Handy KW - URL KW - Rufnummer Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-1-60558-493-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1145/1517664.1517722 SP - 283 EP - 284 PB - Association for Computing Machinery CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Knörig, André A1 - Wettach, Reto A1 - Cohen, Jonathan T1 - Fritzing BT - a tool for advancing electronic prototyping for designers T2 - TEI '09 : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction N2 - Today a growing community of DIY-practitioners, artists and designers are using microcontroller-based toolkits to express their concepts for digital artifacts by building them. However, as these prototypes are generally constructed using solder-free technologies, they are often fragile and unreliable. This means a huge burden of care and upkeep for these inventions when they are either exhibited or sold. We present a software application called Fritzing which allows artists, designers and DIY-tinkerers to prepare their hardware inventions for production. Through an interface metaphor based on the typical workflow of the target group, Fritzing has proven its ability to provide useful support in the steps following the invention of an interactive artifact. Fritzing serves also as a tool for documenting these interactive artifacts. As sharing of knowledge has been a driving force within this new DIY-movement, there is a need for a consistent and readable form of documentation which Fritzing can provide. Fritzing has also proven to be a useful tool in teaching electronics to people without an engineering background. KW - physical interaction design KW - Design KW - Prototyping KW - Werkzeug KW - Dokumentation Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-1-60558-493-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1145/1517664.1517735 SP - 351 EP - 358 PB - Association for Computing Machinery CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nagel, Till A1 - Duval, Erik T1 - Muse BT - visualizing the origins and connections of institutions based on co-authorship of publications T2 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Research 2.0. : At the 5th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning: Sustaining TEL N2 - This paper introduces Muse, an interactive visualization of publications to explore the collaborations between institutions. For this, the data on co-authorship is utilized, as these signify an existing level of collaboration. The affiliations of authors are geo-located, resulting in relations not only among institutions, but also between regions and countries. We explain our ideas behind the visualization and the interactions, and briefly describe the data processing and the implementation of the working prototype. The prototype focuses on a visualization for large tabletop displays, enabling multiple users to explore their personal networks, as well as emerging patterns in shared networks within a collaborative public setting. For the prototype we used the publication data of the EC-TEL conference. KW - Geo-visualization KW - Visualisierung KW - Touchscreen KW - Forschung KW - Mensch-Maschine-Kommunikation KW - Autor Y1 - 2010 UR - http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-675/paper5.pdf SN - 1613-0073 VL - 675 SP - 48 EP - 52 PB - RWTH CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kronemann, Mey Lean A1 - Hafner, Verena V. T1 - LumiBots BT - making emergence graspable in a swarm of robots T2 - DIS '10 : Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems N2 - Emergence is a concept that is not easy to grasp, since it contradicts our idea of central control and planning. In this work, we use a swarm of robots as a tangible tool to visualize interactions as the underlying principle of emergence. We utilize phosphorescent sheet (i.e. glow-in-the-dark foil) that can be activated with UV LEDs to visualize local information transfer between the robots in form of fading luminescent trails. The robots are specially designed to be both easy-to-understand and easy-to-build. They are a low-cost kit that can allow non-professionals to explore collective behaviour. By playing with the robots, they can get an understanding of complex systems such as emergence or Ant Colony Optimization algorithms in an automatic and playful way. KW - Robotik KW - Schwarmintelligenz KW - Pheromon KW - Ameisenstaat KW - Visualisierung KW - Phosphoreszenz KW - Arduino Micro Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-1-4503-0103-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1145/1858171.1858249 SP - 408 EP - 411 PB - Association for Computing Machinery CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ullmann, Thomas Daniel A1 - Wild, Fridolin A1 - Scott, Peter A1 - Duval, Erik A1 - Vandeputte, Bram A1 - Parra, Gonzalo A1 - Reinhardt, Wolfgang A1 - Heinze, Nina A1 - Kraker, Peter A1 - Fessl, Angela A1 - Lindstaedt, Stefanie A1 - Nagel, Till A1 - Gillet, Denis T1 - Components of a Research 2.0 Infrastructure T2 - Sustaining TEL : From Innovation to Learning and Practice N2 - In this paper, we investigate the components of a Research 2.0 infrastructure. We propose building blocks and their concrete implementation to leverage Research 2.0 practice and technologies in our field, including a publication feed format for exchanging publication data, a RESTful API to retrieve publication and Web 2.0 data, and a publisher suit for refining and aggregating data. We illustrate the use of this infrastructure with Research 2.0 application examples ranging from a Mash-Up environment, a mobile and multitouch application, thereby demonstrating the strength of this infrastructure. KW - Open Science KW - Infrastruktur KW - Mashup KW - Research 2.0 Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-642-16020-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16020-2_59 SN - 1611-3349 SP - 590 EP - 595 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Franke, Annelie A1 - Hoinkis, Monika T1 - «Co-photography» as a research tool BT - Using narrative photography as a participatory tool for user insights" T2 - Proceedings of the colors of care : 9th International Conference on Design and Emotion KW - Co-photography KW - Fotografie KW - Workshop Y1 - 2014 UR - https://research.utwente.nl/en/publications/the-colors-of-care-design-amp-emotion-2014-9th-international-conf SN - 978-958-774-070-7 SP - 464 EP - 466 PB - Universidad De Los Andes, Facultad De Arquitectura Y Diseño CY - Bogota ER -