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Exploring Social Interaction With a Tangible Music Interface

Xambo, A; Hornecker, E; Marshall, P; Jorda, S; Dobbyn, C; Laney, R; (2017) Exploring Social Interaction With a Tangible Music Interface. Interacting with Computers , 29 (2) pp. 248-270. 10.1093/iwc/iww019. Green open access

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Abstract

This article presents a video-based field study of the Reactable, a tabletop tangible user interface (TUI) for music performance, in a hands-on science centre. The goal was to investigate visitors’ social interactions in a public setting. We describe liminality and cross-group interaction, both synchronous with fluid transitions and overlaps in use between groups and asynchronous. Our findings indicate the importance of: (i) facilitating smooth transitions and overlaps between groups and (ii) supporting not only synchronous but also asynchronous group interaction. We discuss the lessons learned on how best to enable liminal situations in the design of interactive tabletops and TUIs for social interaction and particularly collaborative tangible music in public museum settings.

Type: Article
Title: Exploring Social Interaction With a Tangible Music Interface
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1093/iwc/iww019
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iww019
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Technology, Computer Science, Cybernetics, Ergonomics, Computer Science, Engineering, social interaction, collaboration, interactive tabletops, tangible user interfaces, tangible music, public settings, field study, liminality
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > UCL Interaction Centre
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10044240
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