Katherine Isbister

Katherine Isbister

Katherine Isbister is a researcher and co-author of the 2014 paper on fidget widgets.

Who they are

Katherine Isbister is a researcher and co-author of the 2014 paper on fidget widgets. On this site the name is tied to Fidget Widgets.

Key papers

Karlesky, M., & Isbister, K. (2014). Designing for the physical margins of digital workspaces: Fidget widgets in support of productivity and creativity. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, 13-20.

Key ideas

Fidget Widgets: Low-stakes physical objects placed in the margin of digital work to support the main task indirectly.

Sources

  1. Karlesky, M., & Isbister, K. (2014). Designing for the physical margins of digital workspaces: Fidget widgets in support of productivity and creativity. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, 13-20.