SurfaceConstellations: A Modular Hardware Platform for Ad-Hoc Reconfigurable Cross-Device Workspaces

Nicolai Marquardt; Frederik Brudy; Can Liu; Benedikt Bengler; Christian Holz

doi:10.1145/3173574.3173928

SurfaceConstellations: A Modular Hardware Platform for Ad-Hoc Reconfigurable Cross-Device Workspaces

Nicolai Marquardt
, Frederik Brudy
, Can Liu
, Benedikt Bengler
, Christian Holz

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

34 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We contribute SurfaceConstellations, a modular hardware platform for linking multiple mobile devices to easily create novel cross-device workspace environments. Our platform combines the advantages of multi-monitor workspaces and multi-surface environments with the flexibility and extensibility of more recent cross-device setups. The SurfaceConstellations platform includes a comprehensive library of 3D-printed link modules to connect and arrange tablets into new workspaces, several strategies for designing setups, and a visual configuration tool for automatically generating link modules. We contribute a detailed design space of cross-device workspaces, a technique for capacitive links between tablets for automatic recognition of connected devices, designs of flexible joint connections, detailed explanations of the physical design of 3D printed brackets and support structures, and the design of a web-based tool for creating new SurfaceConstellation setups.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI '18 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Print)	9781450356206, 9781450356213
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173928
Publication status	Published - Apr 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2018): Engage with CHI - Montréal, Canada Duration: 21 Apr 2018 → 26 Apr 2018 https://chi2018.acm.org/

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Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
Volume	2018-April

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Conference	2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2018)
Place	Canada
City	Montréal
Period	21/04/18 → 26/04/18
Internet address	https://chi2018.acm.org/

Research Keywords

Cross-device interactions
Multi surfaces
Multi-display environment
Reconfigurable workspaces

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Marquardt, N., Brudy, F., Liu, C., Bengler, B., & Holz, C. (2018). SurfaceConstellations: A Modular Hardware Platform for Ad-Hoc Reconfigurable Cross-Device Workspaces. In CHI '18 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article 354 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings; Vol. 2018-April). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173928

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Marquardt, N, Brudy, F, Liu, C, Bengler, B & Holz, C 2018, SurfaceConstellations: A Modular Hardware Platform for Ad-Hoc Reconfigurable Cross-Device Workspaces. in CHI '18 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 354, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, vol. 2018-April, Association for Computing Machinery, 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2018), Montréal, Quebec, Canada, 21/04/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173928

SurfaceConstellations: A Modular Hardware Platform for Ad-Hoc Reconfigurable Cross-Device Workspaces. / Marquardt, Nicolai; Brudy, Frederik; Liu, Can et al.
CHI '18 - Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. 354 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings; Vol. 2018-April).

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