Blockon: A block based buildable remote controller

There are many consumer electronics placed on our home. When we control these consumer electronics remotely, we are often forced to switch between remote controllers. Further, the increased functions of electronics also increase a number of buttons of remote controllers. These complexities make it difficult for users to control consumer electronics. To simplify interaction between remote controllers and the electronics, we propose a user buildable remote controller device, called Blockon. The Blockon enables a user to build his own controller easily by placing button blocks on the board as building LEGO blocks. The Blockon not only supports placing buttons freely but also makes it possible to define macro commands by stacking button blocks. In this paper, we also present a prototype of the Blockon for technical verification along with our future plan.