Touch » representation http://www.nearfield.org Interaction with RFID and NFC Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:41:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Visual representation of tangible interaction http://www.nearfield.org/2009/09/visual-representation-of-tangible-interaction http://www.nearfield.org/2009/09/visual-representation-of-tangible-interaction#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:31:22 +0000 Timo http://www.nearfield.org/?p=1349 In the design of the interactive elements of Sniff, Sara had to use visual diagramming as a way of exploring, understanding and prototyping with non-visual feedback such as sound and vibration (haptics).

MelodyGame

Sara developed a speech bubble approach to annotating physical objects, so that they look like they are ‘saying’ the audio and haptic feedback.

EmotionStickers

The representation of sound and vibration uses waveforms, showing amplitude over time. Although this is quite limited, it seems to be a useful shorthand for communicating a small range of tangible feedback.

On this note, I’m getting increasingly interested in the use of speech bubbles in popular media.

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