Our paper about KirigamiTable – a novel actuated shape-changing tabletop for supporting transitions in collaborative work – has been accepted for CHI 2020.
A core challenge in tabletop research is to support transitions between individual activities and team work. Shape-changing tabletops open up new opportunities for addressing this challenge. However, interaction design for shape-changing furniture is in its early stages – so far, research has mainly focused on triggering shape-changes, and less on the actual interface transitions. We present KirigamiTable – a novel actuated shape-changing tabletop for supporting transitions in collaborative work. Our work builds on the concept of Proxemic Transitions, considering the dynamic interplay between social interactions, interactive technologies and furniture. With KirigamiTable, we demonstrate the potential of interactions for proxemic transitions that combine transformation of shape and digital contents. We highlight challenges for shape-changing tabletops: initiating shape and content transformations, cooperative control, and anticipating shape-change. To address these challenges, we propose a set of novel interaction techniques, including shape-first and content-first interaction, cooperative gestures, and physical and digital preview of shape-changes.
More information at www.chinordic2020.org/ and www.jensemil.dk/#kirigamitable
Publication
Jens Emil Grønbæk, Majken Kirkegaard Rasmussen, Kim Halskov, Marianne Graves Petersen: KirigamiTable: Designing for Proxemic Transitions with a Shape-Changing Tabletop. CHI 2020.
DIS’16 Workshop: Documenting Design Research Processes
2016.04.10 — In this workshop, we examined central themes in design research documentation on the basis of the participants’ hands-on experiences.
2013.05.31 — Until the middle of June 2013 you could see and experience the Local Area Artwork project at the Kunsthal Aarhus, implemented at the annual exhibition by Guirlanden. The project offered the audience a new way to participate in the exhibition, based on WiFi technology.
Opening of “Rejsen til Dødsriget” at the Museum of Ancient Art
2014.04.17 — Beginning 14 April 2014, CAVI will display an Etruscan Coffin at the Museum of Ancient Art, Aarhus University, incorporating advanced 3D projection. The installation will be part of a larger exhibition focusing on the Etruscan traditions of the transition from the land of the living to the land of the dead.
