Tangible user interfaces for physically-based deformation: design principles and first prototype

Nawel Takouachet (1) , Nadine Couture (1, 2) , Patrick Reuter (1, 2, 3) , Pierre Joyot (1) , Guillaume Riviere (1) , Nicolas Verdon (1)

1 ESTIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
2 LaBRI - Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique
3 MANAO - Melting the frontiers between Light, Shape and Matter

We present design principles for conceiving tan- gible user interfaces for the interactive physically-based de- formation of 3D models. Based on these design principles, we developed a first prototype using a passive tangible user interface that embodies the 3D model. By associating an ar- bitrary reference material with the user interface, we convert the displacements of the user interface into forces required by physically-based deformation models. These forces are then applied to the 3D model made out of any material via a physical deformation model. In this way, we compensate for the absence of direct haptic feedback, which allows us to use a force-driven physically-based deformation model. A user

Mots clés: Tangible interface; Two-handed interaction; Physically-based deformation; ShapeTape

Domaines: Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]

Nawel Takouachet, Nadine Couture, Patrick Reuter, Pierre Joyot, Guillaume Riviere, et al.. Tangible user interfaces for physically-based deformation: design principles and first prototype. The Visual Computer, 2012, Volume 28 (6-8), pp.799-808. ⟨10.1007/s00371-012-0695-y⟩. ⟨hal-00701141⟩