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Body as a canvas: an exploration on the role of the body as display of digital information

conference contribution
posted on 2018-01-01, 00:00 authored by Thuong HoangThuong Hoang, Hasan Ferdous, F Vetere, M Reinoso
The human body in HCI is often seen as an actuator for issuing commands and providing input to digital systems. We present the concept of the body as a canvas, in which the body acts as both an actuator and a display for information. Body as a canvas creates an interaction loop where interaction with information causes changes in the body, which in turn changes the display of information. Our qualitative study using an on-body projection system in a public exhibition investigates this concept with regards to body characteristics, types of body input, interactions between multiple bodies, and comparison to other display technologies. Findings show that body as a canvas creates connectedness between the body and information. Finally, we discuss how body characteristics and appearances can complement the information, when the body acts as a canvas

History

Pagination

253-263

Location

Hong Kong, China

Start date

2018-06-09

End date

2018-06-13

ISBN-13

9781450351980

Language

eng

Publication classification

E Conference publication, E1 Full written paper - refereed

Editor/Contributor(s)

Koskinen I

Title of proceedings

DIS 2018 : Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference

Event

Designing Interactive Systems. Conference (2018 : Hong Kong, China)

Publisher

ACM

Place of publication

New York, N.Y.