Ninja Track: Design of electronic toy variable in shape and flexibility

Yuichiro Katsumoto; Satoru Tokuhisa; Masa Inakage

doi:10.1145/2460625.2460628

Ninja Track: Design of electronic toy variable in shape and flexibility

Yuichiro Katsumoto, Satoru Tokuhisa, Masa Inakage

Graduate School of Media Design

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a design for an electronic toy that is variable in shape and flexibility by using a structural object called "Ninja Track," which is a belt-shaped object that consists of ABS parts hinged both longitudinally and transversely. When lying flat, Ninja Track is adequately flexible. When the user folds Ninja Track at the longitudinal hinges, it loses its flexibility and becomes a rigid stick. We have created two types of electronic toys as applications of this structure. During the toy prototyping process, we discovered five interactional considerations for Ninja Track. Whilst showing toys at public exhibitions over a period of two weeks, we discovered a few problems with Ninja Track, and we have implemented solutions to these problems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction
Pages	17-24
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2460625.2460628
Publication status	Published - 2013 May 3
Event	7th ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2013 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 2013 Feb 10 → 2013 Feb 13

Publication series

Name	TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction

Other

Other	7th ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2013
Country	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	13/2/10 → 13/2/13

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Keywords

Flexible
Material computing
Organic user interface
TUI
Transform

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction

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Katsumoto, Y., Tokuhisa, S., & Inakage, M. (2013). Ninja Track: Design of electronic toy variable in shape and flexibility. In TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (pp. 17-24). (TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction). https://doi.org/10.1145/2460625.2460628

Ninja Track : Design of electronic toy variable in shape and flexibility. / Katsumoto, Yuichiro; Tokuhisa, Satoru; Inakage, Masa.

TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction. 2013. p. 17-24 (TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Katsumoto, Y, Tokuhisa, S & Inakage, M 2013, Ninja Track: Design of electronic toy variable in shape and flexibility. in TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction. TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, pp. 17-24, 7th ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2013, Barcelona, Spain, 13/2/10. https://doi.org/10.1145/2460625.2460628

Katsumoto Y, Tokuhisa S, Inakage M. Ninja Track: Design of electronic toy variable in shape and flexibility. In TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction. 2013. p. 17-24. (TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction). https://doi.org/10.1145/2460625.2460628

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