In human–computer interaction, an organic user interface (OUI) is a user interface with interaction techniques that use the physical shape and position of a device to control it. Organic interfaces may have displays in forms other than a flat sheet, may actively or passively change shape via analog physical inputs, and are characterized by their ability to use the display as an input device. OUIs are intended to be operated through direct manipulation of the device with natural gestures, rather than through a point-and-click interaction.
Organic user interfaces were first introduced in a special issue of the Communications of the ACM in 2008. The first International Workshop on Organic User Interfaces took place at CHI 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. The second workshop took place at TEI 2011 in Madeira, Portugal.
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