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Emergent Interfaces: Constructive Assembly of Identical Units
Alexandru Dancu2 Stig Anton Nielsen1 Zhu Kening3 Adviye Ayca Unluer4,2
3 City University of Hong Kong, China
4 Yilidz Technical University, Turkey
Max Witt1
1 Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
2 t2i Lab, Chalmers Universityof Technology, Sweden
Catherine Hedler1 Hanna Frank1 Axel Pelling1 Christian Carlsson1 Morten Fjeld2
Emergent InterfacesCan emergence be applied to interface design?
Outline
IntroductionRelated WorkDesignExperimentDiscussionConclusion
Can we apply emergence in design of user interfaces employing constructive assemblies?
Computer interfaces
Future paradigm
Constructive assemblies
http://media.aau.dk/~stg/tangibleMixSurface/
...
[Nokia Morph, ‘11]
[Apple Mac, ‘84]
Positioning
[Samsung Youm, ‘16]
Computer interfaces
Future paradigm
Constructive assemblies
http://media.aau.dk/~stg/tangibleMixSurface/
[Nokia Morph, ‘11][Samsung Youm, ‘16]
[Apple Mac, ‘84]
[Alonso-Mora et. Al (Disney), ‘11]
Positioning
[Spröwitz et. al, (EPFL), ‘14]
...
Designing for Emergence
Hypothesis
•design must harness the process of emergence
•bottom-up and iterative unfolding of emergence
[Van Alstyne, Logan, 2007]
Where do we start?
Designing for Emergence
Definition
Emergence
“refers to the process by which a higher level of organization
arises through the aggregation and interaction of lower level components
revealing new behaviors or properties
not associated with the lower level components”
[Van Alstyne, Logan, 2007]
complexity
Properties
Emergence properties (complex systems research)
– computational undecidability– self-organizing phenomena– sensitivity to initial conditions
[Ronald, 1999]
Examples
[Ronald et. al, 1999]
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/files/uploads/flocking.jpg http://mathworld.wolfram.com/images/eps-gif/ElementaryCARule030_700.gif
Complexity of natural systems
http://transition-lab.com/blog/
Examples
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Rule110.html
Complexity of cellular automata
Examples
Morphogenetic Engineering
[Doursat et. al, 2012]
Relevance to user interfaces
Organic User Interfaces
Definition
organic semiconductors
inspiration from organic shapes in nature
rich variety, transformable flexible, adaptable,
evolvable resilient, reliable [Holman and Vertegaal, 2008]
Organic User Interfaces
Principles
input equals output – function equals form –
form adapts to context –
Designing computers to take any shape or form
[Holman and Vertegaal, 2008]
Our Guidelines
Emergence properties
Emergence definition–interaction of units–obeying simple rules–complex outcome
Design constructive assemblies - identical units- connect manually - form complex structure- human scale
Our Approach
robust to sustain a structure
as high as a person, fit in one hand
assemble/detach fast and easy
Design constructive assemblies - identical units
Our Approach
Blocks Brainstorming – SketchesDesign constructive assemblies
- identical units
Our Approach
Cutout Cyclinder
Dodecahedron
Octagonal Prism
Blocks Brainstorming – Sketches & Prot.Design constructive assemblies
- identical units
Our Approach
Hexagonal cog wheel, 6 cogs
Final Building Block Design
Hexagonal cog wheel, 6 cogsa) CNC cutting curveb) Removing cylinders
c) Cylinder slices, cog wheels
Final Building Block Design
Building Block Family
1. Kinect2. Projector3. Pressure sensor plate
Projection -Balance-Score-Free space
Physical-Digital System Design
multiple aspects from environment developing morphology
Previous Work
[Nielsen and Dancu, 2014]
Experiment
Experiment
Evaluation of assembly– factors influencing the
assembly process
With – 28 participants (12 f)– Age (M=28.6, SD=6.1)
Experiment
3 cogs unit results in structures with low height
4 cogs yields structures with perpendicular branches.
Discussion
Emergence properties– Non-determinism– Temporal design– Self-organization
the lower the number of openings, the less opportunities exist
supports the best building in the desired direction
Emerging helix
Discussion
Can we apply emergence to interface design?
Discussion
Can we apply emergence to interface design?
https://phonebloks.com/
Conclusion
Harnessing emergence properties in digital interfaces would lead to richer morphologies and behavior.
Thank you
More details on alexandrudancu.com/emergent-interfaces
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the EU FP7 People Programme (Marie Curie Actions) under REA Grant Agreement 290227
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