Towards a Sensible Integration of Paper-Based Tangible User Interfaces into Creative Work Processes

摘要

We live in a hybrid world where standard computers with graphical user interfaces (GUIs) have become an integral part of our daily life. Additionally, novel user interfaces like tangible user interfaces (TUIs) are among emerging interaction styles that offer new potential as tools for supporting creative tasks and weak-structured workflows. In order to meet the users' needs, the most suitable user interface for a task should be chosen and different kinds of user interfaces have to be integrated appropriately. We addressed these topics and applied a generative framework to structure and analyze a creative work process in the domain of Art History. On this basis, we designed the integration of TUI and GUI elements and constructed as well as tested a tabletop TUI to support creative work.