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Matthias Kranz, Paul Holleis, Corinna Grüber, Mark Bilandzic, Johannes Vetter, Albrecht Schmidt
The Display Cube as Playful TUI to Support Learning
Advances in Pervasive Computing 2006, ISBN 3-85403-207-2, Pervasive 2006, May, 2006

In this paper we present new results of our ongoing research project on the Display Cube. The Display Cube is a playful tangible user interface for fostering learning for young children aged between 6 and 12. We designed the Display Cube as a generic platform for learning applications, supporting all kinds of quiz-based and multiple choice tests. Questions and answers can be images or text. Exploiting the physical affordances of physical cubes and augmenting them with embedded sensors and displays on each face, we present different learning applications. This paper and accompanying video present findings from first real-world tests of the Display Cube with the envisioned users in their original environments, a Kindergarten and a primary school as well as the usage of the Display Cube at home.