Pileus internet umbrella: tangible mobile interface of a lovely umbrella

ABSTRACT

Pileus Internet Umbrella is a tangible mobile interface using familiarity of an umbrella to expand user's real world activities and experiences. It has a large visual screen on the top surface, wireless Internet connection, a camera, and motion and location sensors for embodied interaction. In this paper, we report a design intention for user experiences created by Pileus. Pileus has been experimented with several users and it points out requirements of a design of sociability of the interaction.

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INDEX TERMS

Keywords:
Pileus, interaction design, media design, tangible, umbrella