TY - GEN
T1 - Ninja Track
T2 - 7th ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2013
AU - Katsumoto, Yuichiro
AU - Tokuhisa, Satoru
AU - Inakage, Masa
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Flexible
KW - Material computing
KW - Organic user interface
KW - TUI
KW - Transform
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U2 - 10.1145/2460625.2460628
DO - 10.1145/2460625.2460628
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84876876581
SN - 9781450318983
T3 - TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction
SP - 17
EP - 24
BT - TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction
Y2 - 10 February 2013 through 13 February 2013
ER -