TY - GEN
T1 - Tangible interactive microbiology for informal science education
AU - Lee, Seung Ah
AU - Chung, Alice M.
AU - Cira, Nate
AU - Riedel-Kruse, Ingmar H.
PY - 2015/1/15
Y1 - 2015/1/15
N2 - We present an interactive platform that enables human users to interface with microbiological living cells through a touch-screen, thereby generating a tangible interactive experience with the microscopic world that is hidden to most people. Euglena gracilis, single-celled phototactic microorganisms, are imaged and optically stimulated via a microscope setup equipped with a projector and a touchscreen display. Users can directly interact with these organisms by drawing patterns onto the screen, which displays the real-time magnified view of the microfluidic chamber with the motile euglena cells. The drawings are directly projected onto the chamber, thereby influencing the swimming motion of the cells. We discuss the architecture of the system and provide exploratory user testing results in a facilitated setting, which shows engaging nature of our system for children and the general public. In conclusion, our tangible interactive microscope allows artistic expression and scientific exploration with the ease of "child's play".
AB - We present an interactive platform that enables human users to interface with microbiological living cells through a touch-screen, thereby generating a tangible interactive experience with the microscopic world that is hidden to most people. Euglena gracilis, single-celled phototactic microorganisms, are imaged and optically stimulated via a microscope setup equipped with a projector and a touchscreen display. Users can directly interact with these organisms by drawing patterns onto the screen, which displays the real-time magnified view of the microfluidic chamber with the motile euglena cells. The drawings are directly projected onto the chamber, thereby influencing the swimming motion of the cells. We discuss the architecture of the system and provide exploratory user testing results in a facilitated setting, which shows engaging nature of our system for children and the general public. In conclusion, our tangible interactive microscope allows artistic expression and scientific exploration with the ease of "child's play".
KW - Biotic games
KW - Biotic processing unit
KW - Interactive biology
KW - Tangible interactive microbiology
KW - Tangible microscope
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U2 - 10.1145/2677199.2680561
DO - 10.1145/2677199.2680561
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84924061945
T3 - TEI 2015 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
SP - 273
EP - 280
BT - TEI 2015 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
T2 - 9th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2015
Y2 - 15 January 2015 through 19 January 2015
ER -