(Dis)Appearables: A Concept and Method for Actuated Tangible UIs to Appear and Disappear based on Stages
Ken Nakagaki, Jordan L. Tappa, Yi Zheng, Jack Forman, Joanne Leong, Sven Koenig, Hiroshi Ishii · CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2022
(Dis)Appearables is an approach for actuated Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) to appear and disappear. This technique is supported by Stages: physical platforms inspired by theatrical stages. Self-propelled TUI’s autonomously move between front and back stage allowing them to dynamically appear and disappear from users’ attention. This platform opens up a novel interaction design space for expressive displays with dynamic physical affordances.