GHOST

Generic and Highly Organic, Shape-changing inTerfaces

Coordinatore	KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET    more  Organization address city: Copenhagen postcode: 2200 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Ivan Cognome: Kristoffersen Email: send email Telefono: +45 35322626 Fax: +45 35324612
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Denmark [DK]
Totale costo	2˙474˙819 €
EC contributo	1˙931˙185 €
Programma	FP7-ICT Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies
Code Call	FP7-ICT-2011-C
Funding Scheme	CP
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-01-01   -   2015-12-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET  Organization address city: Copenhagen postcode: 2200 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Ivan Cognome: Kristoffersen Email: send email Telefono: +45 35322626 Fax: +45 35324612	DK (Copenhagen)	coordinator	0.00
2	LANCASTER UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: BAILRIGG city: LANCASTER postcode: LA1 4YW contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Carol Cognome: Airey Email: send email Telefono: +44 1524 510363 Fax: +44 1524 510488	UK (LANCASTER)	participant	0.00
3	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN  Organization address address: DEN DOLECH city: EINDHOVEN postcode: 5612 AZ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Richard Cognome: Foolen Email: send email Telefono: +31 40 2472333 Fax: +31 40 2475511	NL (EINDHOVEN)	participant	0.00
4	UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL  Organization address address: SENATE HOUSE, TYNDALL AVENUE city: BRISTOL postcode: BS8 1TH contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Julie Cognome: Coombs Email: send email Telefono: +44 117 3315535	UK (BRISTOL)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

Current user interfaces for computers and mobile devices often separate input and output, are typically static in their physical appearance, and rarely tap humans' ability to reason about and manipulate physical objects. We propose a new paradigm of interfaces that address these limitations. The paradigm is called Generic and Highly Organic, Shape-changing inTerfaces (GHOSTs). GHOSTs are display surfaces made of malleable materials that can change into and retain arbitrary shapes so as to display output from the system or afford new actions. At the same time, GHOSTs allow users to deform, touch, or otherwise manipulate the shape of their display surface to provide input to the system. We argue that such interfaces provide many benefits over current user interfaces by leveraging humans' ability to perceive, express, and communicate through touch and manipulation of physical objects.The present project will design, develop, and evaluate GHOST prototypes. We combine disciplines focusing on (a) the hardware and software for shape change, using combinations of shape actuators and smart materials; (b) the industrial and interaction design for such interfaces, in particular how to make them physically appealing, useful, and usable; and (c) the user experience of interacting with GHOSTs, quantifying and modeling users' performance with and affect towards the interface. These disciplines are brought together in four iterations of prototypes, continuously testing and refining the prototypes' resolution, the shape-change response, users' performance, and the experience of interaction. In addition to the proof-of-concept prototypes, we establish the technical and scientific basis for useful and usable shape-changing interfaces.