This paper considers a new tangible interface for vision-based Augmented Reality (AR) systems. Tangible AR interfaces provide users seamless interaction with virtual objects in AR systems but with the restriction of user’s motions. A new tangible AR interface is designed to overcome this limitation. Two hexahedral objects are attached together to create the new tangible AR interface. The shape ...

While the use of tangible interfaces in music is mostly restricted to exploration and manipulation of pre-composed music due to their limited amount of degrees of freedom, no system has yet been developed that allows explicit music composition through tangible interaction. SoundStrand is a tangible interface that supports an alternative paradigm to the process of music composition. This approac...

In this chapter, we discuss the design of tangible interaction techniques for Mixed Reality environments. We begin by recalling some conceptual models of tangible interaction. Then, we propose an engineering-oriented software/hardware co-design process, based on our experience in developing tangible user interfaces. We present three different tangible user interfaces for real-world applications...