Exploring Tabletops as an Effective Tool to Foster Creativity Traits

Sixth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI ’12)

19 Pages Posted: 11 Apr 2017

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Alejandro Catala

Polytechnic University of Valencia

Javier Jaen

Polytechnic University of Valencia

Betsy van Dijk

Human Media Interaction (HMI)

Sergi Jordà

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Date Written: January 1, 2012

Abstract

Creativity is a relevant characteristic for people's development as it facilitates the generation of new ideas and innovation processes. Although technology has played an important role on creativity stimulation, it still needs to be explored for a better understanding and support in the context of information and communication technologies. In this paper a basic creativity assessment model is presented and an empirical study has been conducted whose aim is to get insight into whether an interactive surface as base technology for collaborative creative tasks is promising in terms of both collaboration and creativity traits. In the study two tabletop-based platforms (a digitally-augmented, and a physical-only without computer mediation) were involved to solve a problem consisting of creating Rube-Goldberg machines. From these experiments, we have observed that in terms of creativity traits, interactive surfaces seem promising as groups working in the digital platform showed significantly more performance in fluency of thinking, were more motivated, and novelty was found near to significance. Also some issues related to collaboration and interaction were analyzed. In particular, the co-operation, the retrial fine adjustment, and the dominance showed that the properties of an interactive surface tabletop suits better for facilitating the sharing of objects and participation in conditions of co-operation by co-located participants.

Keywords: Interactive Surface, Tabletop Display, Tangible User Interface (TUI), Creativity, Creativity Assessment, Cooperation, Empirical Study

JEL Classification: C52, C92, I29

Suggested Citation

Catala, Alejandro and Jaen, Javier and van Dijk, Betsy and Jordà, Sergi, Exploring Tabletops as an Effective Tool to Foster Creativity Traits (January 1, 2012). Sixth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI ’12), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2948710

Alejandro Catala (Contact Author)

Polytechnic University of Valencia ( email )

Camino de Vera, s/n
Valencia, Valencia 46022
Spain

Javier Jaen

Polytechnic University of Valencia ( email )

Camino de Vera, s/n
Valencia, Valencia 46022
Spain

Betsy Van Dijk

Human Media Interaction (HMI) ( email )

Drienerlolaan 5
Enschede, NB 7522
Netherlands

Sergi Jordà

Universitat Pompeu Fabra ( email )

Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27
Barcelona, E-08005
Spain

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