Although qualitative research that focuses on inpatients' experience immediately after surgery has continued to elucidate the efficacy of the nursing service for postoperative recovery, there has been little quantitative research. Our aim was to quantitatively clarify the association between inpatients' perception of the nursing service and the quality of postoperative recovery. Seventy-one dig...

We present CapTUI, an innovative drawing tool that detects tangible drawing instruments on a capacitive multi-touch tablet. There are three core components to the system: the tangible hardware, the recognizer used to identify the tangibles and the drawing software that works in tandem with the tangibles to provide intelligent visual drawing guides. Our recognizable tangible drawing instruments ...

In this paper we present a case study for an interactive surface, an explanatory tangible multitouch system in an exhibition context. The system is used as an expressive representation of the complex concept of Micro Smart Grids (MSGs) and their influence on our future energy infrastructure. We built the experience upon research on integrating tangibles into playful and exploratory learning env...

In the light of theoretical as well as concrete technical development, we discuss a conceptual shift from an information-centric to an action-centric perspective on tangible interactive technology. We explicitly emphasise the qualities of shareable use, and the importance of designing tangibles that allow for meaningful manipulation and control of the digital material. This involves a broadened...

Since the service-oriented ERP systems have become essential to SMEs, the service quality of IS characteristics and the user’s internal expectations are considered the key factors of ERP success. With the purpose of understanding how service quality influences user’s satisfaction through psychological constructs, based on the Social Cognitive Theory and the framework of D&M IS Success Model, th...

With recent developments in computing and networking, new kinds of interfaces, such as tangible interfaces, and consequently new forms of interaction with technology, have emerged. ‘Tangibles’ generally refer to interfaces where computational power is embedded in everyday artefacts or customized objects, which can be wirelessly networked or linked to various forms of digital representation. The...

Conversations and discussions in classrooms among children and with teachers are an important part of a learning environment. Social Learning (SL) curricula place special emphases on using conversations as learning tools to teach children positive social norms. Smart tangible objects, briefly, tangibles can help scaffold such conversations by promoting a multimodal experience. The presented PhD...