[7A] Human Interface

[7A-05] Study on Representation Methods for Cubic Book Devices

*Asaki Nakamura¹, Juan Carlos Chacon Quintero², Kenta Ono², Makoto Watanabe³ (1. CHIBA UNIVERSITY, 2. design research institute, 3. CHIBA UNIVERSITY)

Keywords:e-book, Interface, Reading

The purpose of this study was to create a book device that would allow for a new way of reading and to examine methods of expression suitable for such a device. In this study, we examined the reading process between paper books and existing e-books, and extracted the requirements for a new book device. After examining the shape using a simple prototype, we produced a cube-shaped book device and verified the idea of expression method using a working prototype. Based on the insights gained from the verification, we summarized the possibilities of expression methods suitable for the cube-shaped book device and produced original contents.