Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Research Agenda/Topic
Research Agenda
Starting Point
Our starting point will be a planar element, such as a wall or screen.
Movement/Spatial Impact
We will create a planar element which transforms to become a volumetric object.
This volumetric element will present a new interactive program, thus changing the way the space is used by its inhabitants.
Realization
We will experiment with different output solutions to maximize the range of movement. This includes non-motorized mechanical systems that could be triggered by the flexinol (e.g. rubber bands)
We will experiment with materials (folding, twisting, bending, stretching, perforating, etc.) to determine which operations best utilize inherent material properties.
Research Topic
We are interested in creating an architecture that both invites interaction (e.g. responds to touch activation) and responds to contact by re-forming to encourage further social engagement (e.g. a wall folds to become a seating element). Ideally, the system will respond to input from multiple users, making the output a collective experience. We will focus on developing this output system and use past research on touch sensors for input and processing.
Input/Processing
We will adapt past investigations into touch sensors to work for our output device. Specifically, we are interested in a system which responds differently when two sensors are triggered than when only one is. The architecture thus requires that inhabitants engage with one another in order to activate the transformation.
Output
Our output device will further encourage social interaction. It begins as a simple wall or screen (a boundary, a divide) and will deform to become an object with which its neighbors can interact and around which they can gather.
Lisa Ekle, Pierre Gerlier, Keith Greenwald, Michael Walch
Starting Point
Our starting point will be a planar element, such as a wall or screen.
Movement/Spatial Impact
We will create a planar element which transforms to become a volumetric object.
This volumetric element will present a new interactive program, thus changing the way the space is used by its inhabitants.
Realization
We will experiment with different output solutions to maximize the range of movement. This includes non-motorized mechanical systems that could be triggered by the flexinol (e.g. rubber bands)
We will experiment with materials (folding, twisting, bending, stretching, perforating, etc.) to determine which operations best utilize inherent material properties.
Research Topic
We are interested in creating an architecture that both invites interaction (e.g. responds to touch activation) and responds to contact by re-forming to encourage further social engagement (e.g. a wall folds to become a seating element). Ideally, the system will respond to input from multiple users, making the output a collective experience. We will focus on developing this output system and use past research on touch sensors for input and processing.
Input/Processing
We will adapt past investigations into touch sensors to work for our output device. Specifically, we are interested in a system which responds differently when two sensors are triggered than when only one is. The architecture thus requires that inhabitants engage with one another in order to activate the transformation.
Output
Our output device will further encourage social interaction. It begins as a simple wall or screen (a boundary, a divide) and will deform to become an object with which its neighbors can interact and around which they can gather.
Lisa Ekle, Pierre Gerlier, Keith Greenwald, Michael Walch
# posted by Michael Walch : 10:18 AM
