Special Issue on Beyond Tangible Interaction: Designing Hybrid Physical-Digital Experiences with Intelligent Hardware

Aims and Scope

This Special Issue focuses on how emerging technologies can be translated through industrial design and human-centered design into meaningful interactive products and experiences. Attention is given to the integration of physical and virtual interaction, intelligent and AI-enabled hardware, multimodal interfaces, and embodied user experiences. Beyond technological performance, the issue also explores how design can shape interaction quality, usability, engagement, and the overall experience of intelligent products and systems.

Submission Deadline: December 31, 2027

Early submissions will be reviewed and published online ahead of the final issue.

Topics of Interest

• hybrid physical-digital interaction
• intelligent products and hardware
• tangible and embodied interaction,
• multimodal interfaces,
• haptics, wearables, mixed reality, interactive materials, adaptive interaction, prototyping methods, human factors, and user experience.
• Applications in healthcare, mobility, education, rehabilitation, smart environments, and creative practice are particularly encouraged.

Guest Editors

• Dr. Wei Liu, University of Macau
• Dr. Abdullah Al Mahmud, Swinburne University of Technology
• Dr. Takumi Ohashi, Institute of Science Tokyo
• Dr. Natt Leelawat, Chulalongkorn University

Submission Information

Please read the [Guide for Authors] before submitting. All articles should be [submitted online], please select [SI: “Tangible Interaction for Physical-Digital EXP”] in VRIH submission system: https://www.editorialmanager.com/vrih/default.aspx

Contact:

VRIH Editorial Office, vrih@vip.163.com