Abstract
Smart handheld tools epitomize a mythical and technological quest for personal mastery of skill, delivering both might and mind in the hands of their holders. A recent spur of academic and industrial efforts has given rise to a new field of research in HCI, one devoted to smart handheld tools. Here, the authors offer a definition for smart handheld tools, discuss the tools' origins and motivation, and present a survey of prominent work by themselves and others in disciplines such as fabrication, painting, printing, and maintenance. They also discuss their experiences operating in this new territory and conclude with a vision of a hybrid creative practice: smart handheld instruments that enable synergetic cooperation with human skill, personal style, and computational assistance that results in accuracy, guidance, and protection for users. This article is part of a special issue on printing and fabrication.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 6850242 |
| Pages (from-to) | 48-57 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | IEEE Pervasive Computing |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 3D printing
- craft
- design
- digital fabrication
- graphics
- handheld tools
- human-computer interaction (HCI)
- manual skill
- pervasive computing
- printing