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Smart material interfaces

Author(s) -

Dhaval Vyas,

Wim Poelman,

Anton Nijholt,

Arnout De Bruijn

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

qut eprints (queensland university of technology)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.1145/2212776.2223699

Subject(s) - schematic , affordance , vacuum cleaner , computer science , interface (matter) , human–computer interaction , smart material , electrochromism , user interface , mechanical engineering , suction , materials science , engineering , nanotechnology , electrical engineering , electrode , chemistry , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing , operating system

Smart Material Interface (SMI) is the latest generation of user interface that makes use of engineered materials and leverages their special properties. SMIs are capable of changing their physical properties such as shape, size and color, and can be controlled under certain (external) conditions. We provide an example of such an SMI in the form of a prototype of a vacuum cleaner. The prototype uses schematic electrochromic polymer at the suction nozzle of the vacuum cleaner, which changes its color depending on the dust level on a floor. We emphasize on the new affordances and communication language supported by SMIs, which challenges the current metaphors of user interfaces in the field of HCI

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