This document discusses research on tangible user interfaces (TUIs) and feedback modalities in TUIs. It provides a timeline of TUI research from 1994 to 2014. It also presents a classification scheme for TUI systems including the domain/context, type of interaction (spatial, relational, constructive), prototyping method, coupling method, input/output modalities, and embodiment. Various TUI projects are analyzed based on this classification including Chemicable, Dirty Tangible Interfaces, Tangible Rings, Tern, and Slingshot. Key research areas discussed include different feedback modalities, relation between number of tasks and tangible handles, role of gestures, and adapting graphical user interface tasks to TUIs. The

1. Research investigation and exploration of

2. Guided By: Keyur Sorathia, Asst. Prof
Apurva Gupta
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Mehul Agarwal
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3. Scientific Discovery
Adventure
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4. Scientific
Discovery
(Literature Research)

5. TANGIBLE

7. The TUI timeline
Tangible Bits by Ishii
TUI = Graspable Object +
Ambient Media
Emerging framework for
TUI by Ullmer, Ishii
TAC Paradigm
MCRpd. Object coupling wiith
digital rep. and digital info.
Improvise mapping
Emphasis on person-product
interaction in Interaction
frogger
Tokens, Containers, Tools by
Holmquist
Mapping physical object to digital
information.
Another improved
definition by Koleva
et al.
Graspable
Interfaces by
Fritzmaurice
1994
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Shaer et al.
98
2000
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Themes of TUI by
Eva H. et al.
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06
Monograph by Eva
Hornecker et al.
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10
12
2014

8. Classification Scheme

9. TUI Domain and context
Spatial, Relational or
Constructive
Prototype (Evaluation
and deployment)
Iconic or Symbolic and
Metaphors
Method of Coupling
Input
Input Sensing Technology
Embodiment Axis
Feedback
Tangible Tools
TUI System
Output

10. Project Classification
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12. Adventure
(Critical Analysis)

13. Analysis

14. Chemicable
Dirty Tangible Interfaces
Tangible Rings
Tern
Slingshot
Music Mixing Interface
LumiTouch
Tangible Tiles

15. Chemicable
Dirty Tangible Interfaces
Urp (Iconic)
Ninja Tracks (Symbolic)

16. Tangible Rings (Spatial)
Siftables (Relational)
Tangible Triangles (Constructive)

17. Slurp (Audio + Visual + Tactile)
Tangible Rings (Visual)
Music Cubes (Audio)
UnitedPulse (Tactile)
Haptic Cues (Audio + Tactile)
CurlyBot (Visual + Tactile)
Music Mixing (Visual + Audio)

18. Slurp (Audio + Visual + Tactile)
Tangible Rings (Visual)
Music Cubes (Audio)
UnitedPulse (Tactile)
Haptic Cues (Audio + Tactile)
CurlyBot (Visual + Tactile)
Music Mixing (Visual + Audio)

19. Research Areas

20. Feedback modalities in TUI system
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Slurp (Audio + Visual + Tactile)
Tangible Rings (Visual)
Haptic Cues (Audio + Tactile)

21. Relation between no. of task and TUI handle (tool)
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Tangible Tiles
Ninja Tracks
Urp

22. Impact and importance of gestures in Tangible Interfaces.
Slurp (Eyedropper Gesture)
Tangible Rings (Lens Gesture)
Music Cubes (Shake Gesture)

23. GUI specific task (Copy-Paste or Undo) for Tangible Interfaces

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26. Feedback modalities in TUI system
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Slurp (Audio + Visual + Tactile)
Tangible Rings (Visual)
Haptic Cues (Audio + Tactile)

27. Feedback and Output Modalities

28. Slurp (Audio + Visual + Tactile)
Tangible Rings (Visual)
Music Cubes (Audio)
UnitedPulse (Tactile)
Haptic Cues (Audio + Tactile)
CurlyBot (Visual + Tactile)
Music Mixing (Visual + Audio)

29. Statement From Research Papers
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30. Using Data obtained from analysis of projects
and Points from the theoretical papers

32. Examples of Material Feedback
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33. Checking if the rice is cooked

34. Toothpaste

35. Fresh Fruit

36. Coconut

37. Piggy Bank

38. Batman’s Cape

39. Current Research in Material modality

40. InForm

41. Invisible Helmet

42. PneUI

43. PneUI

44. PneUI

45. Jamming User Interface (Transparent Haptic Lens)

46. Radical Atoms

47. Radical Atoms
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48. Radical Atoms

49. Evil
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50. Hypothesis and Experimentation

51. Environment
Tasks
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Users
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52. Material Properties
Rigidity
Sound of object
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Colour
Texture
Dimensional Change
Organic Change
Smell of Object
Weight
State Change
Temperature
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53. Aim of the Experiment:
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54. Ho: Feedback has no influence on overall performance with respect to task
completion. [1]
H1: Feedback represented through visual modality has better performance
rates than feedback through physical manifestation . [2]
H2: Feedback represented through visual feedback will have a higher user
preference than physical manifestation. [2]

55. Feedback Serial task
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56. Hierarchal task navigation.
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57. Timeline

58. Log on to:
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to watch the whole show

59. References