Abstract
We propose a block-stacking system based on capacitance. The system, called Capacitive Blocks, allows users to build 3D models in a virtual space by stacking physical blocks. The construction of the block-stacking system is simple, and fundamental components including physical blocks can be made with a 3D printer. The block is a capacitor that consists of two layers made of conductive plastic filament and between them a layer made of non-conductive plastic filament. In this paper, we present a prototype of this block-stacking system and the mechanism that detects the height of blocks (i.e., the number of stacked blocks) by measuring the capacitance of the stacked blocks, which changes in accordance with the number of stacked blocks.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | UIST 2015 - Adjunct Publication of the 28th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
| Pages | 85-86 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450337809 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 Nov 6 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 28th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2015 - Charlotte, United States Duration: 2015 Nov 8 → 2015 Nov 11 |
Other
| Other | 28th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2015 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Charlotte |
| Period | 15/11/8 → 15/11/11 |
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Keywords
- 3D printing
- Building block
- Capacitive Block
- Computational crafts
- Interactive devices
- Stacking
- Tangible
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Human-Computer Interaction
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Capacitive blocks : A block system that connects the physical with the virtual using changes of capacitance. / Yoshida, Arika; Shizuki, Buntarou; Tanaka, Jiro.
UIST 2015 - Adjunct Publication of the 28th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2015. p. 85-86.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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