Abstract
In the future, the integration of digital and physical worlds will continue to become increasingly intertwined. As a result, intelligent products will be ubiquitous in people's living environments. Consequently, it is a significant design topic that is worth investigating to explore interaction methods beyond traditional screens, utilizing everyday objects and integrating intelligent technologies into people's daily routines. In this paper, we explore the integration of new materials, novel manufacturing technologies, and traditional room tables in the context of future home settings. We investigate the combination of inflatable tangible interfaces, instantiated by silicone rubber, with hard surfaces. Specifically, the table surface is given new forms and interactions, and the physical properties of silicone rubber are utilized to explore micro-interactions on the table surface. Furthermore, we take a significant step to explore the great potential of interactive design in intelligent products.
Keywords
physical-digital experiences, tangible interaction, pneumatic interfaces, intelligent products
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.871
Citation
Yu, H.,and Wu, Q.(2023) The Language of Tables: Pneumatic Interface Design for physical-digital experiences, in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.871
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The Language of Tables: Pneumatic Interface Design for physical-digital experiences
In the future, the integration of digital and physical worlds will continue to become increasingly intertwined. As a result, intelligent products will be ubiquitous in people's living environments. Consequently, it is a significant design topic that is worth investigating to explore interaction methods beyond traditional screens, utilizing everyday objects and integrating intelligent technologies into people's daily routines. In this paper, we explore the integration of new materials, novel manufacturing technologies, and traditional room tables in the context of future home settings. We investigate the combination of inflatable tangible interfaces, instantiated by silicone rubber, with hard surfaces. Specifically, the table surface is given new forms and interactions, and the physical properties of silicone rubber are utilized to explore micro-interactions on the table surface. Furthermore, we take a significant step to explore the great potential of interactive design in intelligent products.