Tilting\Plate and Bending\Arches: Shape-Changing Interfaces as Expressive Forms

Authors

  • Morten Winther IT University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/aahcc.v1i1.21322

Keywords:

Shape-changing interfaces, Interaction design, Aesthetic interactions, Expressive forms

Abstract

How can designers gain a better sensibility for designing more sensory engaging and aesthetically pleasing objects as well as for the expressive richness and potentials of shape-change? The two exploratory prototypes, Tilting\Plate and Bending\Arches, investigate the visceral, aesthetic dimensions of shape-changing interfaces. While shape-change is currently receiving a lot of attention in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) and interaction design, less attention has been given to the expressive qualities of such interfaces. The prototypes presented here focus on the immediate, aesthetic potentials of shape-change and illustrate the expressional diversity and richness of actuation. Aesthetic explorations can also help to identify radically new applicational uses of shape-change as a design modality. 

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Published

2015-10-05

How to Cite

Winther, M. (2015). Tilting\Plate and Bending\Arches: Shape-Changing Interfaces as Expressive Forms. Aarhus Series on Human Centered Computing, 1(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.7146/aahcc.v1i1.21322