The first one shows how one can interact with an avatar through a mirror. http://play.tagstory.com/player/TS00@V000097111 The second one shows the digital coffee table with multi-touch interface. Toward the end, you will see a prototype by Nokia that renders 3D image on to the screen via 2D image on a paper. http://play.tagstory.com/player/TS00@V000097109
I just came across scratch, a programming environment developed by people at MIT media lab. It is wonderfully designed, fun, pleasant and powerful program environment, specifically designed for kids to learn how to program. I downloaded it and showed it to Daniel (11 years old), in few minutes he started making his own games and … Read more
The second group in my class worked on a product for Philadelphia Tourists. They come up with a set of services that is designed to replace a tour guidebook. The mock-up user interface is shown below. The key idea here is that this device is designed to replace tour guidebooks. Its size, weight and appearance … Read more
Yesterday was the last day of class and my students did excellent jobs of putting together their presentations. The first group was focusing on a small device for Philadelphia Residents. The name of the device is called PUC (Philadelphia Urban Communicator). It could be a Personal Urban Communicator. It is a small round device that … Read more