A design research for understanding how to use desk top products from case shapes

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23611026
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Design science
Research Institution	Future University-Hakodate
Principal Investigator	MUKAIYAMA Kazushi 公立はこだて未来大学, システム情報科学部, 准教授 (20363715)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help	¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Keywords	デザイン / インタラクション
Research Abstract	This research aims to find the shape design pattern of an input device case for user interface that let users understand to use without instruction. We tried two experiments and compared these results. The first experiment is mind simulation, the next is physical-model experiment. As the result, we observed more same common actions than different individual actions between each shapes, not matching verb words and real actions. In particular, "shaking" is observed in every shapes, and easier to sense even with an accelerometer. In conclusion, this research suggests us a possibility to lead users more various actions using a shape which can leave more various trajectories against space like table surface rather than shape forms.