Slides for the Information Visualisation unit of my 2013 online course on HCI – part 1 and 2 https://hcibook.com/hcicourse/2013/unit/10-physicality Contents: * Physicality – Introduction – cognition connects with computation when bodies touch technology – aspects of physicality: material artefacts and design; the body and physiology; space and spatial arrangement; digital artefacts virtual physicality * Studying physicality – research areas dealing with physicality; understanding physicality: kinds of things; rules of the world; continuity in time and space

1. designing for physicality
Alan Dix
www.alandix.com
www.physicality.org/TouchIT/

2. cognition connects with computation
when bodies touch technology

3. topics• material design
• spatial layout
• the body
• digital artefacts
space and spatial
arrangement
digital artefacts
virtual physicality
material artefacts
and design
the body
physiology

4. space and spatial
arrangement
digital artefacts
virtual physicality
material artefacts
and design
the body
physiology
material artefacts
and design

5. topics• material design
• spatial layout
• the body
• digital artefacts
space and spatial
arrangement
digital artefacts
virtual physicality
material artefacts
and design
the body
physiology

6. space and spatial
arrangement
digital artefacts
virtual physicality
material artefacts
and design
the body
physiology
space and spatial
arrangement

7. topics• material design
• spatial layout
• the body
• digital artefacts
space and spatial
arrangement
digital artefacts
virtual physicality
material artefacts
and design
the body
physiology

8. space and spatial
arrangement
digital artefacts
virtual physicality
material artefacts
and design
the body
physiology
the body
physiology

9. topics• material design
• spatial layout
• the body
• digital artefacts
space and spatial
arrangement
digital artefacts
virtual physicality
material artefacts
and design
the body
physiology

10. space and spatial
arrangement
digital artefacts
virtual physicality
material artefacts
and design
the body
physiology
digital artefacts
virtual physicality

11. topics• material design
• spatial layout
• the body
• digital artefacts
space and spatial
arrangement
digital artefacts
virtual physicality
material artefacts
and design
the body
physiology

13. designing for physicality
studying physicality
Alan Dix
www.alandix.com
www.physicality.org/TouchIT/

14. different ways to touch
ubiquitous comp. – tech. entering the world
tangible UI – embodying computation
... plus mobile ... – when location matters
virtual reality – emulating the world
AR / MR – blending physical and digital worlds
physiological comp. – the body is the interface
product design – physical devices with digital effect

16. what is physical?
kinds of things
what do you think?
rules of the world

17. kinds of things
natural
• landscape
• objects: stones, sticks
• plants
• animals
• people
• air, water, and fire
artificial
• built environment
• tools
• mechanical
• electrical
• digital & computational
• language
• information

18. what is physical?
kinds of things
what do you think?
rules of the world

19. properties of the physical world
physical
• ????
digital
• ????

20. what is physical?
kinds of things
what do you think?
rules of the world

21. three rules
to be broken
• directness of effort
• locality of effect
• visibility of state

23. continuity
in time and space