The shelfSlider concept supports the children in that they prefer watching book covers instead of the back of the books. By steering a physical slider along a traditional shelf lined up with the back of the books, the covers of the books are displayed on a display next to the user. The interaction should be highly tangible moving the magical section tool through the shelf revealing the must-reads in the otherwise blurry mass of book backs. The idea originated from the fact that shelves are a space efficient way of storing books, but inappropriate for children in browsing for books to read. The concept supports the sociality of finding books together as several children can watch simultaneously.

See a video of the concept here (1.5mb)