RESi

We present RESi (Resistive tExtile Sensor Interfaces), a novel sensing approach enabling a new kind of yarn-based, resistive pressure sensing. The core of RESi builds on a newly designed yarn, which features conductive and resistive properties. We run a technical study to characterize the behaviour of the yarn and to determine the sensing principle. We…

SmartSleeve

Over the last decades, there have been numerous efforts in wearable computing research to enable interactive textiles. Most work focus, however, on integrating sensors for planar touch gestures, and thus do not fully take advantage of the flexible, deformable and tangible material properties of textile. In this work, we introduce SmartSleeve, a deformable textile sensor,…

Swiping

StretchEBand

Enabling Fabric-Based Interactions through Rapid Fabrication of Textile Stretch Sensors We present StretchEBand, stitch-based elastic sensors, which have the benefit of being manufacturable with textile craft tools that have been used in homes for centuries. We contribute to the understanding of stitch-based stretch sensors through four experiments and one user study that investigate conductive yarns from…

What A Life!

Building A Framework For Constructive Assemblies Constructive assemblies are tangible user interfaces (TUIs) that involve the interconnection of modular physical, interactive units to formulate larger constructions that are automatically or manually put-together. The modularity of such TUIs inherently allows for varying degrees of versatility in how they are used. As such, constructive assemblies have appeared…

proCover

Update: Our paper “proCover: Sensory Augmentation of Prosthetic Limbs Using Smart Textile Covers” received the Best Paper Award at UIST 2016! Today’s commercially available prosthetic limbs lack tactile sensation and feedback. Recent research in this domain focuses on sensor technologies designed to be directly embedded into future prostheses. We present a novel concept and prototype…

Glowworms and Fireflies

Ambient light is starting to be commercially used to enhance the viewing experience for watching TV. We believe that ambient light can add value in meeting and control rooms that use large vertical interactive surfaces. Therefore, we equipped a large interactive whiteboard with a peripheral ambient light display and explored its utility for different scenarios…

FlexTiles

In FlexTiles we demonstrate , a flexible, stretchable pressures sensitive tactile input sensor consisting of three layers of fabric. We show the implementation of FlexTiles for covering large areas, 3D objects, and deformable underlying shapes. In order to measure these large areas with high framerate, we present a measurement implementation and a tiling architecture. To…

cLuster

  Structuring and rearranging free-hand sketches on large interactive surfaces typically requires making multiple stroke selections. Without well-designed selection tools, this can be both time-consuming and fatiguing. Investigating the concept of automated clustering, we conducted a background study to understand the varying perspectives of how elements in sketches can be grouped. In response to these…

Idea Archipelago

Idea Archipelago allows users to collect, organize, and share all project related information assets. It can be defined as a project management tool that helps organizing data. The prototype introduces a novel visualization, designed for direct pen-based interaction on digital whiteboards, with the purpose of supporting long-term design projects. Our design has been guided by…