Design-oriented research practices create opportunities for constructing knowledge that is
more abstracted than particular instances, without aspiring to be at the scope of generalized …

In the last two decades, Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) have emerged as a new interface
type that interlinks the digital and physical worlds. Drawing upon users' knowledge and skills …

Conceptual work on tangible interfaces has focused primarily on the production of
descriptive frameworks. While this work has been successful in mapping out a space of …

Much of the work done in the field of tangible interaction has focused on creating tools for
learning; however, in many cases, little evidence has been provided that tangible interfaces …

Children are increasingly using computer technologies as reflected in reports of computer
use in schools in the United States. Given the greater exposure of children to these …

This paper presents the results of an exploratory comparative study in which we investigated
the relationship between interface style and school-aged children's enjoyment and …

Research involving tangible interaction and children has often focused on how tangibles
might support or improve learning compared to more traditional methods. In this paper, we …

Many researchers have suggested that tangible user interfaces (TUIs) have potential for
supporting learning. However, the theories used to explain possible effects are often …

Multi-user interfaces are said to provide “natural” interaction in supporting collaboration,
compared to individual and noncolocated technologies. We identify three mechanisms …

Computers designed for single use are often appropriated suboptimally when used by small
colocated groups working together. Our research investigates whether shareable interfaces …