An Encompassing View on Tangible Interaction: A Framework: - Reaction

Tangible User Interface and interaction require design in systems within embodied interaction, tangible manipulation, physical representation of data and embeddedness in real space. Tangible user interfaces utilize physical representation and manipulation of digital data which makes it possible to create interactive physical artifacts. There is endless potential on what TUI can do with our surrounding physical world. There are different views of TUI’s. One is the Expressive Movement view which has the goal of putting meaning into the interaction with physical objects. Another is a Space Centered view with rely on combining real space and real objects with digital displays or sound installations. TUI is suppose to exploit the richness of bodily movement and with a Space Centered view we can make our whole body become a sensor for a physical environment connected to a software data. To start designing TUI’s you must start with the frameworks. Frameworks map out an abstract design and show the human interaction experience. There are 4 types of tangible interaction the framework can focus on. These are Tangible Manipulation, Spatial Interaction, Embodied Facilitation, and Expressive Representation. In interaction we read and interpret representations, act on and modify them. Some questions used for interpreting would be are the representations meaningful and have long lasting importance? Can users think and talk with or through objects, using them a s props to act with? Are physical and digital representation seemingly naturally coupled? These are all questions that are useful for designing an effective framework.