Title :
A-CUBE: A Tangible Tabletop Application to Support Safe and Independent Chemistry Experiments
Author :
Sokan, Akifumi ; Fujinami, Kaori
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Tokyo Univ. of Agric. & Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a tangible learning system that facilitates chemistry experiments in a safe and independent manner. The system displays ambiguous messages that alert a student to avoid a possible accident based on the experimental context. In this paper, we introduce a prototype tabletop application named A3 (A-CUBE) and report on brief description of an evaluation that aimed to measure its usability and to test the feasibility.
Keywords :
chemistry computing; computer aided instruction; display instrumentation; laboratory techniques; learning (artificial intelligence); safety systems; A-CUBE; A3; ambiguous message display system; chemistry experiments; independent chemistry experiments; safe chemistry experiments; tangible learning system; tangible tabletop application; Accidents; Chemical sensors; Chemistry; Context; Object recognition; Sensors; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing and 7th International Conference on Autonomic & Trusted Computing (UIC/ATC), 2010 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xian, Shaanxi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9043-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4272-0
DOI :
10.1109/UIC-ATC.2010.120
