Paper Tags: DIY Desktop Input Devices

This project is under preparation for publication. We present preliminary results here.

Fiducial marker tracking is a popular low-cost approach for enabling tangible user interfaces (TUIs). However, in previous marker tracking-based TUIs, the paper on which markers are typically printed on has rarely been utilized beyond serving as the medium for printing markers on. Paper Tags is a class of tangible desktop input devices based on fiducial marker tracking that are enhanced by exploiting the tangibility of markers’ paper component, i.e., tangible paper markers. Paper Tags can be a versatile yet low-cost do-it-yourself (DIY) approach for augmenting the standard desktop interface, without requiring additional complex hardware.

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Below are some examples of Paper Tags design templates that can be printed, cut out, and folded for use as paper-based desktop input devices.

papertags_templates.pdf