Use cases and application scenarios for interactive tables
Over the course of the last few years, as part of the VIGITIA project, we have collected a wide range of ideas for possible use cases and application scenarios for interactive tabletops.
Some of the ideas listed below were already part of the VIGITIA scenario created in the initial phase of the project. The majority of the ideas presented below, however, have been developed as part of a participatory design process accompanying the technological development of our prototypes from 2020 to 2022. Thus, they result from our engagement with a broader public in the course of pop-up science exhibitions, an idea workshop with creative professionals, as well as an online survey on table usage. In addition, we added ideas that came up in internal brainstorming sessions in the PDA research group.
We already started categorizing the ideas collected - Click on one of the tags if you´re interested in a specific type of use case or application scenario. Or just browse through the list to get an overview.
If you have any questions about our collection of ideas or the participative design process they result from, feel free to contact Sarah Thanner (sarah.thanner@ur.de).
Augmented Dining
Show ingredients and nutritional value next to the dish
Tags: food
augmented
information
health
Source: Echtler, F., & Wimmer, R. (2014). The Interactive Dining Table, or Pass the Weather Widget, Please. Proceedings of the Ninth ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces - ITS ’14, 419–422. https://doi.org/10.1145/2669485.2669525
Payment process in restaurants
Project price information next to the dishes to facilitate the payment process
Tags: information
Source: Ergebnisbericht Pop-Up-Store Tabelle 2, siehe Gesprächsprotokolle (Rohdaten vorhanden)
Take measurements
Measure an object and display the generated information next to it
Tags: information
Source: Ergebnisbericht Pop-Up-Store Tabelle 3, siehe Gesprächsprotokolle (Rohdaten vorhanden)
Display timetables
Display timetables for trains and busses
Tags: managing
information
Source: Onlineumfrage „Tischnutzung im Alltag“ 2020, Ergebnisbericht Tabelle 14 (Rohdaten Zeile 254)
Measure volume and weight of objects
Measure the volume and weight of an object and display the results
Tags: information
augmented
Source: Onlineumfrage „Tischnutzung im Alltag“ 2020, Ergebnisbericht Tabelle 14 (Rohdaten Zeile 80)
Display circuit diagrams
Display circuit diagrams on the table
Tags: information
Source: Onlineumfrage „Tischnutzung im Alltag“ 2020, Ergebnisbericht Tabelle 14 (Rohdaten Zeile 98)
Product information
Display additional information on products that can be changed or fitted, e.g. jewelry or watches
Tags: augmented
information
Source: PopUp-Science-Ausstellung „VIGITIA meets DEGGINGER 2.0“, Prototype 1, 2021 (raw data available)
Recognize supermarket products
Recognize products at the cash register or scale of a supermarket and display additional information regarding prices and names of the items
Tags: food
information
Source: PopUp-Science-Ausstellung „VIGITIA meets DEGGINGER 2.0“, Prototype 1, 2021 (raw data available)
Augmented exhibits
Display information next to exhibits on a table at a museum
Tags: museum
information
Source: PopUp-Science-Ausstellung „VIGITIA meets DEGGINGER“ 2020 (Rohdaten vorhanden)
Display files
Recognize and display customer or patient files on the table and interact with them, e.g. in administration or when doing patient rounds
Tags: health
file work
information
Source: PopUp-Science-Ausstellung „VIGITIA meets DEGGINGER“ 2020 (Rohdaten vorhanden)
Display nutritional information
Display nutrition and calorie information of food stuffs (e.g. at home or in the supermarket) and track your calorie intake
Tags: food
health
information
Source: PopUp-Science-Ausstellung „VIGITIA meets DEGGINGER“ 2020 (Rohdaten vorhanden)
Educational games
Support learning experiences with projected educational games and information for students, e.g. when learning a language
Tags: gaming
information
teaching
learning
Source: PopUp-Science-Ausstellung „VIGITIA meets DEGGINGER“ 2020 (Rohdaten vorhanden)
Help tools for drawing
Display information and tools to support drawing processes, e.g. for architects or city planners
Tags: drawing
information
Source: PopUp-Science-Ausstellung „VIGITIA meets DEGGINGER“ 2020 (Rohdaten vorhanden)
Measure objects
Automatically display measurements of certain objects on a table
Tags: information
augmented
Source: PopUp-Science-Ausstellung „VIGITIA meets DEGGINGER“ 2020 (Rohdaten vorhanden)
Medication management
Project helpful information to support daily medication intake, e.g. for elderly people
Tags: health
information
Source: PopUp-Science-Ausstellung „VIGITIA meets DEGGINGER“ 2020 (Rohdaten vorhanden)
Menu
Display menu on the dining table in a restaurant
Tags: food
information
restaurant
Source: PopUp-Science-Ausstellung „VIGITIA meets DEGGINGER“ 2020 (Rohdaten vorhanden)
Display clock/timer
Display a a clock, a timer or similar information on the table
Tags: information
notification
utility
Source: VIGITIA scenario (see https://vigitia.de/scenario)
Set the table
Project where plates and cutlery should be placed
Tags: information
gaming
children
Source: VIGITIA scenario (see https://vigitia.de/scenario)