BYOD - Bringing Your Own Device into Single-Surface Interaction Models
Magdalena Boucher, Kerstin Blumenstein, Victor Adriel de Jesus Oliveira, Markus Seidl · 2021
Interactive installations face several challenges when used in public or semi-public contexts, such as users not noticing interactivity, or refraining from interacting due to the fear of social embarrassment. Several interaction models proposing solutions to these issues have been established over the years. However, most of these models focus on single-surface installations, which have to be approached for interaction. When the users’ own devices (ODs) are included in the installation, though, the interaction focus shifts. To determine the influence of the ODs on the applicability of existing interaction models, we developed a multi-device quiz game, the “Weisskunig Quiz”, according to these models. The installation was deployed in a real museum exhibition and tested in two qualitative evaluations with random museum visitors and a school class. We describe our design approach, reflect on the found differences, and propose an extension for single-surface interaction models by incorporating the users’ own devices.