The “choose your own beverage” table: Swing compass in the wild

Kenny K.N. Chow; Kin Wai Michael Siu

doi:10.1145/3197391.3205390

The “choose your own beverage” table: Swing compass in the wild

Kenny K.N. Chow, Kin Wai Michael Siu

Department of Interactive Media

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Swing Compass is a configurable recommendation system that turns tablet computers into a compass-like device whose interface shows recommended items at different directions. Turning the compass 90 degrees results in different sets of options. Based on the concept of embodied metaphor and choice architecture theory, the design aims to prompt people to reflect on their choices. The first instance of Swing Compass comes with a designed wooden case, turning one single tablet computer into a personal handheld compass. The second instance includes a designed round table, repurposing five tablet computers for a tabletop compass to be placed in public space. This paper describes and proposes a prototype demonstration of the Swing Compass table situated next to a café. The featured items include different kinds of drinks and containers, with connection to their destinations in the environment. The goal is to elicit reflection on the environmental impacts of choices of beverage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DIS 2018 - Companion Publication of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	303-306
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781450356312
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3197391.3205390
Publication status	Published - 30 May 2018
Event	2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2018 - , Hong Kong Duration: 9 Jun 2018 → 13 Jun 2018 https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3197391 (Conference proceedings)

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Conference	2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2018
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
Period	9/06/18 → 13/06/18
Internet address	https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3197391 (Conference proceedings)

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Chow, K. K. N., & Siu, K. W. M. (2018). The “choose your own beverage” table: Swing compass in the wild. In DIS 2018 - Companion Publication of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 303-306). (DIS - Companion Publication of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3197391.3205390

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The “choose your own beverage” table: Swing compass in the wild. / Chow, Kenny K.N.; Siu, Kin Wai Michael.
DIS 2018 - Companion Publication of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. p. 303-306 (DIS - Companion Publication of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference).

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