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Name:
Koji Tsukada, Ph. D.

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Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Ochanomizu University, JAPAN

Publication



Interests
Developing novel user interfaces for ubiquitous computing
 
Collecting and inventing digital gadgets



Research Projects
iconHomeOrgel (Mar. 2008. --) image
HomeOrgel is an auditory interface modeled on a music box, which can present home activities with natural sound. Users can hear the sounds of current and past activities with the BGM mechanism of the music box.
iconTagTansu (Mar. 2008. --) image
TagTansu is a capture and anotation system for clothes to support creating a picture database of clothes. Using TagTansu, users can easily take pictures of clothes and add different tags to the pictures just by hanging clothes on different hooks.
WillCam (Dec, 2006 --)

WillCam is a novel digital camera which can capture various context information in addition to the photo itself.

PhantomParasol (Dec, 2005 --)
PhantomParasol is a parasol-type display which can show both ambient and detailed information with smooth transition.
MouseField (Feb, 2004 --)
MouseField is a new simple and versatile input device, which enables users to control various information appliances easily without huge amount of cost.
ActiveBelt (Jul, 2002 --)
ctiveBelt is a belt-type wearable tactile display that can transmit multiple directional information. ActiveBelt helps users reach their destinations without watching maps.
Dying Link (Mar, 2002 -- Jun, 2003)

Dying Link is a new visualization technique that makes links to Web pages look aged according to how old the pages are. It visializes the link to an old page in a blurred text or a vague figure.

Ubi-Finger (Jul, 2001 --)
Ubi-Finger is a novel gesture input interface that is optimized for mobile and ubiquitous environment. Using Ubi-Finger, a user can select a target device by pointing with her/his index finger, and then control it flexibly by performing natural gestures of fingers.