SCI-FI: shape-changing interfaces, future interactions

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  • Giovanni Maria Troiano
  • John Tiab
  • Youn Kyung Lim

Shape-changing interfaces (SCI) are rapidly evolving and creating new interaction paradigms in human-computer interaction (HCI). However, empirical research in SCI is still bound to present technological limitations and existing prototypes can only show a limited number of potential applications for shape change. In this paper we attempt to broaden the pool of examples of what shape change may be good for by investigating SCI using Science Fiction (Sci-Fi) movies. We look at 340 Sci-Fi movies to identify instances of SCI and analyze their behavioral patterns and the context in which they are used. The result of our analysis presents four emerging behavioral patterns of shape change: (1) Reconfiguration, (2) Transformation, (3) Adaptation, and (4) Physicalization. We report a selection of SCI instances from Sci-Fi movies, which show how these behavioral patterns model functionalities of shape change and what they can do. Finally, we conclude by providing a discussion on how our results can inspire the design of SCI.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Number of pages10
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date2016
Article number45
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4503-4763-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - Göteborg, Sweden
Duration: 23 Oct 201627 Oct 2016
Conference number: 9

Conference

Conference9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Nummer9
LandSweden
ByGöteborg
Periode23/10/201627/10/2016

    Research areas

  • Interaction techniques, Science fiction., Shape-changing interfaces, User interfaces

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