We present GaussBits, which is a system
of the passive magnetic tangible designs that enables 3D tangible
interactions in the near-surface space of portable displays. When a thin
magnetic sensor grid is attached to the back of the display, the 3D
position and partial 3D orientation of the GaussBits can be resolved by
the proposed bi-polar magnetic field tracking technique. This portable
platform can therefore enrich tangible interactions by extending the
design space to the near-surface space. Since non-ferrous materials,
such as the user's hand, do not occlude the magnetic field, interaction
designers can freely incorporate a magnetic unit into an appropriately
shaped non-ferrous object to exploit the metaphors of the real-world
tasks, and users can freely manipulate the GaussBits by hands or using
other non-ferrous tools without causing interference. The presented
example applications and the collected feedback from an explorative
workshop revealed that this new approach is widely applicable.
CHI EA '13 CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
CHI EA '13 CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
