| Summary
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ConnecTables are mobile workplaces with articulated screens that can be joined in common workspaces by touching their sides together. Objects can then be viewed and shared in these joint workspaces.
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| Description
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The ConnecTable is an interactive screen positioned on a chassis that can change shape depending on the user’s position. 2 ConnecTables can be moved close together to form a joint area to support collaboration. Sharing information among the 2 screens is facilitated by shuffling objects from one display to another. These interactions are inspired by how physical artifacts are used by physically putting objects together to form a whole and pulling them apart to separate.
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| Design motivation
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Creating technological infrastructure, Designing new types of interactions
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| Design goal
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Creating integrated workspaces, Fostering collaboration, Improving information management across devices, Supporting design of interfaces for dynamic collections of devices, Supporting joint interaction with information across devices
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| Device type
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Private, Semi-private
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| Enabling technology
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Displays, Sensors, Networking technologies, Physical object identification
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| Theory
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| Reference
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Tandler, P., Prante, T., Müller-Tomfelde, C., Streitz, N., & Steinmetz, R. (2001). ConnecTables: dynamic coupling of displays for the flexible creation of shared workspaces. In Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology (pp. 11-20). ACM.
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| Pattern family
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Display Grouping
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| Cites
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Pick-and-Drop, Hyperdrag
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| Cited by
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Bumping, Stitching, Codex, The Conduit, DisplayStacks, Pinch
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| Related to
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Bumping, Codex, MobiES, Pinch
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| Examples
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| Diagram
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DUI Patterns