B. Ullmer

Publications
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Tangible bits: towards seamless interfaces between people, bits and atoms

H. Ishii, B. Ullmer
Computer Science
CHI
27 March 1997

This paper presents our vision of Human Computer Interaction (HCI): "Tangible Bits." Tangible Bits allows users to "grasp & manipulate" bits in the center of users' attention by coupling the bits with everyday physical objects and architectural surfaces. Expand

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Emerging frameworks for tangible user interfaces

B. Ullmer, H. Ishii
Engineering, Computer Science
IBM Syst. J.
1 July 2000

We present steps toward a conceptual framework for tangible user interfaces, and situate these within 12 application domains. Expand

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Evolutionary and Biomedical Insights from the Rhesus Macaque Genome

R. Gibbs, J. Rogers, +173 authors Ann S. Zwieg
Biology, Medicine
Science
13 April 2007

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is an abundant primate species that diverged from the ancestors of Homo sapiens about 25 million years ago. Because they are genetically and physiologically… Expand

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The metaDESK: models and prototypes for tangible user interfaces

B. Ullmer, H. Ishii
Computer Science
UIST '97
1 October 1997

MetaDESK is a user interface platform demonstrating new interaction techniques we call "tangible user inter- faces." We explore the physical instantiation of interface elements from the graphical user interface paradigm, giving physical form to windows, icons, handles, menus, and controls. Expand

Ambient Displays: Turning Architectural Space into an Interface between People and Digital Information

Craig Wisneski, H. Ishii, +4 authors P. Yarin
Computer Science
CoBuild
1 February 1998

We envision that the architectural space we inhabit will be a new form of interface between humans and online digital information. Expand

Comparative and demographic analysis of orangutan genomes

D. Locke, L. Hillier, +99 authors R. Wilson
Biology, Medicine
Nature
3 January 2011

‘Orang-utan’ is derived from a Malay term meaning ‘man of the forest’ and aptly describes the southeast Asian great apes native to Sumatra and Borneo. The orang-utan species, Pongo abelii (Sumatran)… Expand

ambientROOM: integrating ambient media with architectural space

H. Ishii, Craig Wisneski, +4 authors P. Yarin
Computer Science
CHI Conference Summary
1 April 1998

We envision that the physical architectural space we inhabit will be a new form of interface between humans and digital information. Expand

Gibbon genome and the fast karyotype evolution of small apes

L. Carbone, R. A. Harris, +90 authors R. Gibbs
Medicine, Biology
Nature
11 September 2014

Gibbons are small arboreal apes that display an accelerated rate of evolutionary chromosomal rearrangement and occupy a key node in the primate phylogeny between Old World monkeys and great apes.… Expand

mediaBlocks: physical containers, transports, and controls for online media

B. Ullmer, H. Ishii, Dylan F. Glas
Computer Science
SIGGRAPH
24 July 1998

We present a tangible user interface based upon mediaBlocks: small, electronically tagged wooden blocks that serve as physical icons for the containment, transport, and manipulation of online media. Expand

Token+constraint systems for tangible interaction with digital information

B. Ullmer, H. Ishii, R. Jacob
Computer Science
TCHI
1 March 2005

We identify and present a major interaction approach for tangible user interfaces based upon systems of tokens and constraints. Expand

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