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TanPro-KitA TANGIBLE PROGRAMMING TOOL FOR CHILDREN

2Introduction

The LED pad presentsvisual animations and audible feedback according to the arrangement of blocks with which children make program to playa maze game.

This is a new tangible programming tool which was designed for children aged 5 to 9.

3LED Pad

a

b

c

d

a. Stage-control switch

b. RFID Identification

c. Sensors

d. LED Matrix

4Programming Blocks

a

b

c

a. Infrared Receiver

b. Infrared Transmitter

c. Wireless Module

5HOW TO MAKE?

• Maze Game

• LED Box

• Programming Blocks

• Running Stage

6RESULT

It starts to move along the path which is programmed already. When the spot encounters a sensor cell, itwill stop until children trigger the relative sensor. If the spot goesto the end cell of the maze, a check mark composed of green LEDlights will appear and another piece of music will ring.

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TouchbugsACTUATED TANGIBLES ON MULTI-TOUCH TABLES

8Introduction

9Introduction

10TOUCHBUGS 1.Can movement

2.Touchbugs can sense their own movement and maintain internal state information

3. that the electronicsare robust and compact and can be readily enclosed bycases of different shapes and sizes

4. that the integration of Touchbugs with optical multi-touch tables does not require hardware modifications or augmentations to the table.

11Sample signal

12Deviation from straight path&Diameter of rotation

13Direction setting

14RESULT

Touchbugs is a novel actuated tangible user interfaces framework which can communicate with interactive surfaces. We have characterized Touchbug’s actuation and demonstrated its potential as an affordable yet uniquely expressive interaction device for optical multi-touch tables.