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Tangible user interface

A tangible user interface (TUI) is a user interface in which a person interacts with digital information through the physical environment. The initial name was Graspable User Interface, which is no longer used. The purpose of TUI development is to empower collaboration, learning, and design by giving physical forms to digital information, thus taking…

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Triples30
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
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related to External links · 6
Tangible user interface → Tangible Interaction, Tangible User Interfaces, Tangible User InterfacesWhite, The Evolution, Touch Tables, TUIO
related to Comparison with graphical user interfaces · 5
Tangible user interface → Because, GUI, In, Therefore, TUI
related to Characteristics · 4
Tangible user interface → Brygg Ullmer, Hiroshi Ishii, Physical, There
related to State of the art · 4
Tangible user interface → Gary Zalewski, In, Interest, TUIs

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tangible user physical digital interface tui tuis information interfaces users table objects interaction using used group representations system example systems

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windowsinstance ofWhereas a GUI mediates interaction based primarily on digital representations0.80text
iconsinstance ofWhereas a GUI mediates interaction based primarily on digital representations0.80text
menusinstance ofWhereas a GUI mediates interaction based primarily on digital representations0.80text
pointersinstance ofWhereas a GUI mediates interaction based primarily on digital representations0.80text
a TUI splits digital information from its physical artifactsinstance ofWhereas a GUI mediates interaction based primarily on digital representations0.80text
enables users to take embodied actionsinstance ofWhereas a GUI mediates interaction based primarily on digital representations0.80text
manipulate the system using spatial actionsinstance ofWhereas a GUI mediates interaction based primarily on digital representations0.80text
the collaborative browsing of photographs from a handycam or cell phone that connects seamlessly once placed on the table are also supported.Another notable interactive installation is instant city that combines gaminginstance ofInteractions0.80text
musicinstance ofInteractions0.80text
architectureinstance ofInteractions0.80text
collaborative aspectsinstance ofInteractions0.80text
Tangible user interfacerelated to CharacteristicsThere0.60section

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