Publication
Tangible interaction with real and virtual products: designing a shopping assistant for rural communities
Michael Schmitz; Homeira Quraischy
In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction 2009. International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI-09), February 16-18, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Pages 209-212, ISBN 978-1-60558-493-5, ACM, 2009.
Abstract
This work describes the design and development process of an interactive ordering system for rural corner stores, extending the limited assortment of a small store with virtual items on touch-sensitive displays embedded into shelves. The interface blends tangible interaction of both real products in a shelf and virtual products iconically represented on nearby screens. The tangible interaction component is complemented by a natural language interface, supporting comparison and inspection of multiple products of the real and virtual world.