No Door Handle, No Entry! Expressing Cues through a Shape-Changing Door

Eleni Economidou, Bart Hengeveld

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Abstract

Computation is increasingly seen as a design material, finding its way into once mundane objects, surfaces and spaces. As such, demonstrations of the convergence of architectural elements and interactive systems are becoming commonplace in both research and industry. While eXtended Reality (XR) and projection mapping technologies seem to be ubiquitous in this field, shape-changing interfaces are under-represented. In this case study we explore the domain of shape-changing thresholds in the form of an interactive door panel. Corresponding to conditions of space occupancy, the design communicates through dynamic affordances and affordance elimination three ascribed social cues: entry invitation, entry permission, and entry prohibition. In a user evaluation study, all participants were able to correctly interpret the entry invitation and the entry prohibition cues. Based on our learnings and findings, we discuss aspects of our design and implications of shape-changing doors.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISS 2021 - Companion Proceedings of the 2021 Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces
Place of PublicationLodz, Poland
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages1-7
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781450383400
ISBN (Print)9781450383400
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Nov 2021

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Keywords

  • shape changing interfaces
  • dynamic affordances
  • affordance elimination
  • interactive architecture

Fields of Science and Technology Classification 2012

  • 102 Computer Sciences

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