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Flexible Mobile Device Transforms from Tablet to Game Controller

Researchers from Belgium's Hasselt University have investigated how the compact mechanisms used in the construction of 3D puzzles could be used to build a device flexible enough to be transformed from a compact phone to a tablet or game controller. Their device, called Paddle, currently uses an optical tracking system with a projector for visual output. Although this impedes the mobility of Paddle, the researchers envision that advances in flexible electronics within the next five to ten years will make it possible to manufacture versions that are entirely self-contained using tiny integrated displays.

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    00:00:01 we present pedal a highly deformable device that shows how dynamic physical controls can be brought to mobile devices the following scenario illustrates the concepts and the possible interactions more fully hey ruff how are you hi honest i'm fine how are you great um just wanted to know if you're

    00:00:23 in for a hike next week great idea let's see what the weather will be tuesday and wednesday seems to be nice let me check out my agenda what do you think about tuesday okay let's do tuesday let's go to the london point again okay perfect see you on tuesday

    00:01:34 great cool see you then bye pedal is based on engineering principles used for creating folding plate puzzles this makes it possible to switch between totally different shapes in only a few steps visual help cues are provided to guide the user to these different shapes our current prototype uses an optical

    00:02:02 tracking system and projector in the future we envision devices similar to pedal to be self-contained using tiny integrated displays pedal can be deformed for different purposes some shapes fit better to certain digital information other shapes provide more comfort for specific tasks

    00:02:24 as pedal is highly deformable it is the first device that can be transformed to various special purpose physical controls we conducted a study to gain a deeper understanding of the benefits that these physical controls provide compared to traditional touch interactions we refer to the paper for more details