BEXHI: A Mechanical Structure for Prototyping Bendable and EXpandable Handheld Interfaces
In Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces. 2019. to appear.
Abstract
In this paper, we present BEXHI, a new mechanical structure for prototyping expandable and bendable handheld devices. Many research projects have pushed bendable surfaces from prototypes to commercially viable devices. In the meantime, expandable devices have become a topic of interest letting one foresee that such devices are on the horizon. With BEXHI, we provide a structure to explore the combined capabilities of these devices. The structure consists of multiple interweaved units allowing non-porous expandable surfaces to bend. Through an instanciation, we illustrate and discuss that the BEXHI structure allows for the exploration of the combination of both bend and expansion interaction spaces.