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Alexandra Ion
Researcher at Hasso Plattner Institute
Publications - 20
Citations - 987
Alexandra Ion is an academic researcher from Hasso Plattner Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Metamaterial & Haptic technology. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 19 publications receiving 719 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexandra Ion include University of Potsdam & ETH Zurich.
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Impacto: Simulating Physical Impact by Combining Tactile Stimulation with Electrical Muscle Stimulation
TL;DR: This work presents impacto, a device designed to render the haptic sensation of hitting or being hit in virtual reality, and demonstrates how to assemble multiple impacto units into a simple haptic suit.
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Metamaterial Mechanisms
Alexandra Ion,Johannes Frohnhofen,Ludwig Wall,Robert Kovacs,Mirela Alistar,Jack Lindsay,Pedro Lopes,Hsiang-Ting Chen,Patrick Baudisch +8 more
TL;DR: This work demonstrates metamaterial objects that perform a mechanical function and implemented a specialized 3D editor that allows users to place different types of cells, including the shear cell, thereby allowing users to add mechanical functionality to their objects.
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Proprioceptive Interaction
TL;DR: A new way of eyes-free interaction for wearables based on the user's proprioceptive sense, i.e., rather than seeing, hearing, or feeling an outside stimulus, users feel the pose of their own body.
Understanding Mid-Air Hand Gestures: A Study of Human Preferences in Usage of Gesture Types for HCI
Roland Aigner,Daniel Wigdor,Hrvoje Benko,Michael J. Haller,David Lindlbauer,Alexandra Ion,Shengdong Zhao,Jeffrey Tzu,Kwan Valino,Ars Electronica +9 more
TL;DR: There is preference in the usage of gesture types, such as pointing, pantomimic acting, direct manipulation, semaphoric, or iconic gestures, which can be used as guidelines to design purely gesture driven interfaces for interactive environments and surfaces.
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Digital Mechanical Metamaterials
TL;DR: This paper introduces a new type of cell that propagates a digital mechanical signal using an embedded bistable spring that can be 3D printed in one piece and thus do not require assembly.