The Internet of Tangible Things: Workshop on Tangible Interaction with the Internet of Things at CHI 2018 will explore future directions for coupling Internet of Things systems with tangible interfaces. Specifically, through ideation, prototyping and discussion, it will aim to answer the questions of a) what opportunities exist for tying together IoT infrastructure and tangible interaction b) how previous taxonomies and design principles for tangible interaction can be best applied to new IoT systems and c) how these might change in relevance between application domains (e.g., interfaces in the home, environment, connected cities, healthcare, or education).
We invite position papers from researchers in the CHI and UbiComp communities interested in the theoretical basis, design, and evaluation of novel Internet of Tangible Things (IoTT) systems. Authors are asked to submit 4 page papers related to their work on IoTT systems in the SIGCHI Extended Abstract format. The workshop will aim to be interdisciplinary, bridging and synthesizing design, theoretical, and methodological contributions; given this, submissions in alternative formats, for example design portfolios or videos of demos, are also welcome. Please send your submission via e-mail to TangibleIoT@gmail.com.
Participants will be selected based on the relevance of their submission to the IoTT. At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the workshop at CHI 2018. The workshop will aim to foster lasting collaborations between researchers interested in the IoTT. Following the workshop, the participants will be invited to submit their work to a journal special issue about emerging research and future directions for the IoTT.
Important Dates:
Deadline for submission: 18 February 2018 (Extended)
Notification of acceptance: 22 February 2018
Deadline for re-submission: 8 March 2018
Workshop: 21 April 2018
Please note that all workshop participants must register for both the workshop and for at least one day of the main conference. Registration to the CHI workshops require a password. The password will be sent by email upon request or after a contribution submission to TangibleIoT@gmail.com.