Internet of Tangible Things (IoTT): Challenges and Opportunities for Tangible Interaction with IoT
Leonardo Angelini, Nadine Couture, Omar Abou Khaled, Elena, Mugellini

TL;DR
This paper explores how tangible interaction can enhance user experience in IoT by addressing current challenges and proposing new interaction properties, supported by a systematic review of existing systems and future directions.
Contribution
It introduces the concept of Internet of Tangible Things and identifies key properties for designing tangible interactions with IoT devices.
Findings
Identified eight tangible interaction properties for IoT
Reviewed existing systems and their interaction approaches
Highlighted open challenges and future research directions
Abstract
In the Internet of Things era, an increasing number of household devices and everyday objects are able to send to and retrieve information from the Internet, offering innovative services to the user. However, most of these devices provide only smartphone or web interfaces to control the IoT object properties and functions. As a result, generally, the interaction is disconnected from the physical world, decreasing the user experience and increasing the risk of isolating the user in digital bubbles. We argue that tangible interaction can counteract this trend and this paper discusses the potential benefits and the still open challenges of tangible interaction applied to the Internet of Things. To underline this need, we introduce the term Internet of Tangible Things. In the article, after an analysis of current open challenges for Human-Computer Interaction in IoT, we summarize current…
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Taxonomy
TopicsInteractive and Immersive Displays · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Augmented Reality Applications
