Towards a Design Space for Non-Flat Interactive Displays

The design and construction of non-flat interactive surfaces is an emerging field of research. In this paper, we propose a design space for such displays in order to support structured discussions about differences and design possibilities within this area. Our design space is spanned by basic dimensions of shaped display surfaces, such as size, form and texture. As a starting point, we classify three prototypes from diverse deployment scenarios within it. Based on existing user studies, we discuss possible effects of the respective display categories. At the workshop, we would like to discuss and enhance the design space by integrating further novel non-flat displays, possibly identify additional dimensions and generalizable effects of the different display properties. Towards a Design Space Current research discusses non-flat displays mostly with regard to their technical realization, the effects on interaction and their potential for novel interfaces and visualizations. We propose a design space to provide a basic understanding of non-flat displays and a unified vocabulary to describe their properties. Non-flat displays can be classified according to the following dimensions: (1) Shape and (2) Size of the display as well as its (3) Curvature and (4) Structure. In a further step, we also involve the interaction-related dimensions (5) Style and (6) Texture to distinguish user interaction with such displays. These factors should apply to most Copyright is held by the author/owner(s). ITS’12, November 11–14, 2012, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Sonja Rümelin University of Munich (LMU) Amalienstraße 17 80333 Munich, Germany [email protected]