Projektbeschreibung
Revolutionierende Toucheingabe
Die Touchscreens von heute sind flache, feste Oberflächen, welche die Interaktionseigenschaften von Objekte der realen Welt wie Steifigkeit oder Verformung nicht wiedergeben. Das EU-geförderte Projekt FORCE-UI wird die Toucheingabe revolutionieren. Dabei soll die Interaktion auf Touchscreens radikal transformiert werden, indem ihre Expressivität erhöht wird. Das Projekt wird drei Kraftmodalitäten, Krafteingabe sowie Widerstands- und kinetische Kraftrückkopplung, in einem Gerät mit Display installieren. Es wird fortschrittliche Hardware-Prototypenentwicklungen mit experimenteller Informatik und psychophysischen Methoden kombinieren, um ein neues Modell für die Mensch-Computer-Interaktion zu etablieren, die Force Responsive Deformable User Interfaces (FRUI). FORCE-UI ist eine Revolution im Bereich der Toucheingabe, die erhebliche Auswirkungen auf die Nutzung interaktiver Systeme hat.
Ziel
Touch input is the universal approach for communicating intention to interactive computing systems. However, touchscreens are flat, solid surfaces that fail to reproduce the qualities of real-world object interaction (e.g. deformation, stiffness, springiness). Further, their expressivity is fundamentally bounded by a single measurable dimension: contact with a solid, touch-sensitive surface. This project will radically increase the expressivity of touchscreen-based interaction by co-locating three force modalities into a single visual display surface (force input, resistive- and kinetic- force feedback). This will create a new paradigm for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): Force Responsive Deformable User Interfaces (FRUI). FRUIs will allow users to ‘push through’ a display and for the display to ‘push back’.
To achieve this ambitious goal, I will combine innovative hardware prototyping with experimental computer science and psychophysical study methodologies to complete four key research objectives: (1) Develop novel engineering approaches to construct FRUI; (2) Empirically characterise humans’ capabilities and responses during interaction with FRUI; (3) Construct conceptual models, metaphors, and principles for user interaction with FRUI; (4) Evaluate the expressivity, efficiency, and user satisfaction of FRUIs.
I am considered an international leader in the development of shape-changing interfaces (interfaces whose physical geometry adapts to underlying digital content), as evidenced through my strong research track record (including two recent agenda-setting papers at the premier HCI conference), international community leadership, and external grant success. This background ideally places me to conduct all aspects of this highly ambitious programme of work. FORCE-UI has the potential to revolutionise touch input, and in doing so will have a significant impact on society’s use of interactive systems.
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ERC-STG - Starting GrantGastgebende Einrichtung
BA2 7AY Bath
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