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- Wallbaum, Torben, et al.
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A real-time distributed toolkit to ease children’s exploration of IOT
- 2020
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. - New York, NY, USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ; , s. 1-9
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Children are increasingly exposed to everyday objects with embedded computing and wireless capabilities. However, understanding how these devices collect data, communicate information to other devices, and interpret program instructions is not typically taught to children. Moreover, programming these devices still requires considerable knowledge particularly for primary school children. In this paper, we showcase a distributed toolkit of various sensors and output modules, each with wireless capability, that can independently or in concert work together. This is enabled by a programming environment with a real-time interpreter that can connect and update the state of the modules on-the-fly. We tested the system with 32 primary school children in an after-school study and found that the majority of children knew how to couple sensors to different output modalities to solve various devised scenarios. For some children, the toolkit was also used to build IoT games or fulfill personal tasks.
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- Wallbaum, Torben, et al.
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Challenges For Designing Tangible Systems
- 2017
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Ingår i: Proceedings 3rd European Tangible Interaction Studio, ETIS 2017. - : CEUR-WS. ; , s. 21-23
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Since the introduction of tangible systems and tangible interaction a lot of work has been done in this area. The focus for most of these works was on a success of tangible interaction and few papers discuss when tangible systems fail. In this paper, we aim to understand what we can learn from the failures of tangible systems. We discuss the challenges raised during the design of tangible systems and present a list of research questions for future exploration.
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- Wallbaum, Torben, et al.
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Supporting communication between grandparents and grandchildren through tangible storytelling systems
- 2018
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Ingår i: CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Engage with CHI. - New York, NY, USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Grandparents and grandchildren that live apart often rely on communication technologies, such as messengers, video conferencing, and phone calls for maintaining relationships. While some of these systems are challenging for grandparents, others are less engaging for children. To facilitate communication, we developed StoryBox, a tangible device that allows sharing photos, tangible artifacts, and audio recordings of everyday life. We conducted a preliminary study with two families to identify design issues, and further refine the prototype. Subsequently, we conducted a field study with four families for up to four weeks to better understand real-world use and examine inter-generational connectedness. We found that StoryBox was accessible, simple, and helped bridge the technological gap between grandparents and grandchildren. Children communicated asynchronously in a playful and idiosyncratic manner, and grandparents shared past family memories. We provide insights on how to ease communication between different generations, engage them in sharing activities, and strengthen family relationships.
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