Twenty Years of Tangible, Embedded & Embodied Interaction · 2007 – 2026
Data collected from ACM proceedings and conference front matter via automated and manual extraction — numbers may vary slightly from official records.
Celebrating the 20th Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction conference, we invite you to reflect on the past 20 years of TEI to further investigate and discuss the future of TEI for the next +1, +20, and +200 years.
This interactive timeline documents two decades of groundbreaking research in tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction. From the first conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2007 to the 20th anniversary celebration in Chicago in 2026, TEI has grown from 93 paper submissions to over 250 combined submissions across multiple tracks.
The archive includes over 800 accepted papers, hundreds of work-in-progress contributions, art and performance pieces, and pictorials that have shaped the field. These works represent contributions from researchers, artists, and designers across six continents.
Over 20 years, what began as a papers-only conference has expanded into a rich, multi-track event:
This archive was organized and designed by Ken Nakagaki, with support from Brygg Ullmer, Michael Horn, and contributions from researchers worldwide who have shaped TEI over the past 20 years.
This interactive timeline is a snapshot of how the TEI community—spanning academia, industry, and art—has contributed to our understanding of tangible interaction.
Thank you to all authors, reviewers, organizers, and participants who have made TEI a vibrant and welcoming community for two decades.