{"ID":2857150,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10258","arxiv_id":"2510.10258","title":"Exploration of Embodied Space Experience through Umbilical Interaction: A Grounded Theory Approach","abstract":"This paper critiques the limits of human-centered design in HCI, proposing a shift toward Interface-Centered Design. Drawing on Hookway's philosophy of interfaces, phenomenology, and embodied interaction, we created Umbilink, an umbilical interaction device simulating a uterine environment with tactile sensors and rhythmic feedback to induce a pre-subjectivized state of sensory reduction. Participants' experiences were captured through semi-structured interviews and analyzed with grounded theory. Our contributions are: (1) introducing the novel interface type of Umbilical Interaction; (2) demonstrating the cognitive value of materialized interfaces in a human-interface-environment relation; (3) highlighting the design role of wearing rituals as liminal experiences. As a pilot study, this design suggests imaginative applications in healing, meditation, and sleep, while offering a speculative tool for future interface research.","short_abstract":"This paper critiques the limits of human-centered design in HCI, proposing a shift toward Interface-Centered Design. Drawing on Hookway's philosophy of interfaces, phenomenology, and embodied interaction, we created Umbilink, an umbilical interaction device simulating a uterine environment with tactile sensors and rhyt...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10258","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.10258v1","authors":"[\"Shuai Guo\",\"Dawei Liu\",\"Tiantian Zheng\"]","published":"2025-10-11T15:35:03Z","proceeding":"cs.HC","tasks":"[\"cs.HC\",\"cs.ET\",\"cs.MM\"]","methods":"[\"LoRA\"]","has_code":false}