Multi-Audible table for collaborative work

ABSTRACT

This paper presents a prototype Multi-Audible system. By Multi-Audible, we mean that plural users have a portable device to hear different audio information during the interaction. The proposed system is an interactive art system that sends auditory information to a user through the device based on the position of that user's finger on a table with touch screen functionality. We describe the hardware and software configuration, contents of the proposed system, and some midterm experimental results.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.1 Multimedia Information Systems

Keywords:
CoBIT, collaborative work, computer-supported cooperative work, graphical user interfaces, interaction techniques, interactive contents, interactive table