Liquid Slider: Evaluating the Experience of Liquid on a Touch Input Surface

Siina Pekkanen; Jani Väyrynen; Tuomas Lappalainen; Ashley Colley; Jonna Häkkilä

doi:10.1145/3365610.3368408

Liquid Slider: Evaluating the Experience of Liquid on a Touch Input Surface

Siina Pekkanen, Jani Väyrynen, Tuomas Lappalainen, Ashley Colley, Jonna Häkkilä

Faculty of Art and Design

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Abstract

We investigate an unconventional user interface (UI) material, water,and how applying it to a finger-touch based input affects the userexperience (UX). We compare the use of touchscreen, mechanicaland liquid covered sliders, and three different approaches of howwater is applied to the surface of the slider. The salient findings ofour user study (n=25) show that liquid changes the perception ofthe slider control making it more hedonic and experiental. Wheninteracting with water, users prefer larger and more free-formgestures, and factors such as depth and temperature of the liquidaffect the experience. Our work provides information for interactiondesigners focusing on user experience, unconventional materialsfor interactive systems, aesthetics, and calm UIs

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MUM '19
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Editors	Giulio Jacucci, Fabio Paternò, Michael Rohs, Carmen Santoro
Place of Publication	New York, NY, USA
Publisher	ACM
Pages	39:1-39:5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-7624-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3365610.3368408
Publication status	Published - 2019
MoEC publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia - CNR Area, building a ground floor, room 27, Pisa, Italy Duration: 26 Nov 2019 → 29 Nov 2019 Conference number: 18th http://www.mum-conf.org/2019/

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Abbreviated title	MUM '19
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Pisa
Period	26.11.2019 → 29.11.2019
Internet address	http://www.mum-conf.org/2019/

Keywords

aesthetics
interactive surfaces
materiality
tangible user interfaces
user experience
user studies
water

Field of science

Visual arts and design

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10.1145/3365610.3368408

Citation for this output

Pekkanen, S., Väyrynen, J., Lappalainen, T., Colley, A., & Häkkilä, J. (2019). Liquid Slider: Evaluating the Experience of Liquid on a Touch Input Surface. In G. Jacucci, F. Paternò, M. Rohs, & C. Santoro (Eds.), MUM '19: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (pp. 39:1-39:5). ACM . https://doi.org/10.1145/3365610.3368408

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Pekkanen, S, Väyrynen, J, Lappalainen, T, Colley, A & Häkkilä, J 2019, Liquid Slider: Evaluating the Experience of Liquid on a Touch Input Surface. in G Jacucci, F Paternò, M Rohs & C Santoro (eds), MUM '19: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia. ACM , New York, NY, USA, pp. 39:1-39:5, International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, Pisa, Italy, 26.11.2019. https://doi.org/10.1145/3365610.3368408

Liquid Slider: Evaluating the Experience of Liquid on a Touch Input Surface. / Pekkanen, Siina; Väyrynen, Jani; Lappalainen, Tuomas et al.
MUM '19: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia. ed. / Giulio Jacucci; Fabio Paternò; Michael Rohs; Carmen Santoro. New York, NY, USA: ACM , 2019. p. 39:1-39:5.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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