Perceptions of Human Shadow Manipulation as an Ambient Display

Özge Raudanjoki; Jonna Häkkilä; Kuisma Hurtig; Ashley Colley

doi:10.1145/3393712.3395180

Perceptions of Human Shadow Manipulation as an Ambient Display

Özge Raudanjoki, Jonna Häkkilä, Kuisma Hurtig, Ashley Colley

Faculty of Art and Design

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Abstract

This paper explores the concept of using human shadows as an ambient information display. As shadows are an integral part of the physical world, consisting of non-illuminated and dynamic shapes, they provide a potential basis for the design of unobtrusive ambient displays. We created a set of artificial human shadows to explore the concept, and conducted a user study (n = 12) to chart perceptions on the idea. As salient findings, the concept was perceived as interesting, and provoked strong reactions during the user study, e.g. surprise, laughter, and, at times, the feeling of spookiness. Synchronisation of movements between the manipulated shadows and the physical world and the ability to visually recognize the human shape, even when distortions are applied, are essential for the user experience.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PerDis '20
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 9TH ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays
Editors	Sarah Clinch, Jan Gugenheimer, Enrico Rukzio
Publisher	ACM
Pages	71–77
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-7986-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3393712.3395180
Publication status	Published - 4 Jun 2020
MoEC publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	PerDis '20: The 9th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays - Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Jun 2020 → 5 Oct 2020

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Conference	PerDis '20
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Manchester
Period	04.06.2020 → 05.10.2020

Keywords

user studies
user experience
pervasive displays
unobtrusive design
shadows
information visualization
design
ambient displays

Field of science

Visual arts and design

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Perceptions of Human Shadow Manipulation as an Ambient Display. / Raudanjoki, Özge ; Häkkilä, Jonna ; Hurtig, Kuisma et al.
PerDis '20: Proceedings of the 9TH ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays. ed. / Sarah Clinch; Jan Gugenheimer; Enrico Rukzio. ACM , 2020. p. 71–77.

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