Magic story cube: An interactive tangible interface for storytelling

Abstract

From of old, storytelling is important for both education and entertainment. With the augmented reality (AR) technology, storytelling becomes more and more interactive and intuitive in the sense of human computer interaction. Although AR technology is not new, it's potential in education is just beginning to be explored. In this demo we present a tangible AR interactive interface for storytelling using physical cube. We embed both the concept of AR and the concept of tangible interaction in the prototype - "Magic Story Cube". Multiple modalities including speech, 3D audio, 3D graphics and touch are used to provide the user (especially children) with multi-sensory experiences in the process of storytelling. Our research explores a new interface for children education and entertainment. Copyright 2004 ACM.