If you have a laser cutter, you can build your own TOPAOKO. We describe work in progress on TOPAO... more If you have a laser cutter, you can build your own TOPAOKO. We describe work in progress on TOPAOKO, an interactive construction kit that encourages experimentation and play with pieces of a hardboard based, embedded circuit, kit. We describe each component of the kit and examples of constructions built with it. Keywords Interactive Construction Kit, Tangible Interface ACM Classification Keywords H.5.2 User Interface: Haptic I/O General Terms Design, Experimentation, Human Factors Introduction In Ishii and Ullmer's vision of "Tangible Bits" [1], tangible user interfaces augment the physical world by coupling digital information to everyday objects and environments. They envision a more human-friendly interface with input/output modalities beyond window, icon, menu and pointing devices. However, long before Ishii and Ullmer's research, the construction kit has been considered a suitable object for interacting with computation. Twenty years ago Fischer pointed out ...
Natura Machina: Teenage Meadow is an interactive sculpture that brings together lichens and robot... more Natura Machina: Teenage Meadow is an interactive sculpture that brings together lichens and robotics in a harmonious relationship as part of a long-term goal of creating art that is simultaneously a new life form that can exist in nature. The work consists of silicone rubber elastomer, air pumps, sensors, and reindeer moss lichen. It inflates and deflates rhythmically like the movement of breathing and reacts to a person when it is touched.
Proceedings of the fifth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction, 2011
We present a series of prototype devices that use real-time input to fabricate physical form: Int... more We present a series of prototype devices that use real-time input to fabricate physical form: Interactive Fabrication. Our work maps out the problem space of real-time control for digital fabrication devices, and examines where alternative interfaces for digital fabrication are relevant. We conclude by reflecting upon the potential of interactive fabrication and outline a number of considerations for future research in this area.
Proceedings of the 2019 on Creativity and Cognition, 2019
Natura Machina: Teenage Meadow symbiotically combines plants and robotics in a harmonious relatio... more Natura Machina: Teenage Meadow symbiotically combines plants and robotics in a harmonious relationship as part of a long-term goal of creating art that is simultaneously a new life form that can exist in nature. The work consists of silicone rubber elastomer, air pumps, sensors, and reindeer moss lichen. It inflates and deflates rhythmically like the movement of breathing. Similar to a teenager's nature, it will react to a stranger's presence, especially when touched.
Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Figure 1: A student brings their breadboarded circuit to the Heimdall debugging station, where me... more Figure 1: A student brings their breadboarded circuit to the Heimdall debugging station, where measurement and injection circuitry automatically connect to the board, and an image set is captured by a robotic gantry. A remote expert then uses a web-based interface to visually inspect the circuit, take measurements, reconfigure connectivity and inject signals to debug the problem.
Proceedings of the 28th of the international conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems - CHI EA '10, 2010
If you have a laser cutter, you can build your own TOPAOKO. We describe work in progress on TOPAO... more If you have a laser cutter, you can build your own TOPAOKO. We describe work in progress on TOPAOKO, an interactive construction kit that encourages experimentation and play with pieces of a hardboard based, embedded circuit, kit. We describe each component of the kit and examples of constructions built with it.
If you have a laser cutter, you can build your own TOPAOKO. We describe work in progress on TOPAO... more If you have a laser cutter, you can build your own TOPAOKO. We describe work in progress on TOPAOKO, an interactive construction kit that encourages experimentation and play with pieces of a hardboard based, embedded circuit, kit. We describe each component of the kit and examples of constructions built with it. Keywords Interactive Construction Kit, Tangible Interface ACM Classification Keywords H.5.2 User Interface: Haptic I/O General Terms Design, Experimentation, Human Factors Introduction In Ishii and Ullmer's vision of "Tangible Bits" [1], tangible user interfaces augment the physical world by coupling digital information to everyday objects and environments. They envision a more human-friendly interface with input/output modalities beyond window, icon, menu and pointing devices. However, long before Ishii and Ullmer's research, the construction kit has been considered a suitable object for interacting with computation. Twenty years ago Fischer pointed out ...
Natura Machina: Teenage Meadow is an interactive sculpture that brings together lichens and robot... more Natura Machina: Teenage Meadow is an interactive sculpture that brings together lichens and robotics in a harmonious relationship as part of a long-term goal of creating art that is simultaneously a new life form that can exist in nature. The work consists of silicone rubber elastomer, air pumps, sensors, and reindeer moss lichen. It inflates and deflates rhythmically like the movement of breathing and reacts to a person when it is touched.
Proceedings of the fifth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction, 2011
We present a series of prototype devices that use real-time input to fabricate physical form: Int... more We present a series of prototype devices that use real-time input to fabricate physical form: Interactive Fabrication. Our work maps out the problem space of real-time control for digital fabrication devices, and examines where alternative interfaces for digital fabrication are relevant. We conclude by reflecting upon the potential of interactive fabrication and outline a number of considerations for future research in this area.
Proceedings of the 2019 on Creativity and Cognition, 2019
Natura Machina: Teenage Meadow symbiotically combines plants and robotics in a harmonious relatio... more Natura Machina: Teenage Meadow symbiotically combines plants and robotics in a harmonious relationship as part of a long-term goal of creating art that is simultaneously a new life form that can exist in nature. The work consists of silicone rubber elastomer, air pumps, sensors, and reindeer moss lichen. It inflates and deflates rhythmically like the movement of breathing. Similar to a teenager's nature, it will react to a stranger's presence, especially when touched.
Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Figure 1: A student brings their breadboarded circuit to the Heimdall debugging station, where me... more Figure 1: A student brings their breadboarded circuit to the Heimdall debugging station, where measurement and injection circuitry automatically connect to the board, and an image set is captured by a robotic gantry. A remote expert then uses a web-based interface to visually inspect the circuit, take measurements, reconfigure connectivity and inject signals to debug the problem.
Proceedings of the 28th of the international conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems - CHI EA '10, 2010
If you have a laser cutter, you can build your own TOPAOKO. We describe work in progress on TOPAO... more If you have a laser cutter, you can build your own TOPAOKO. We describe work in progress on TOPAOKO, an interactive construction kit that encourages experimentation and play with pieces of a hardboard based, embedded circuit, kit. We describe each component of the kit and examples of constructions built with it.
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