physical_interaction

Top Hat and a Tail

by Andy Polaine on October 26, 2006

in General

So of course Greyworld’s Andrew Shoben couldn’t let me name-check Antirom on YouTube without sending me one of his own. This one of him wearing a top hat and tails and a tail. A lot of effort for a pun.

The most astonishing thing is that nobody takes any notice, especially in the supermarket. Not only is it pretty unusual to see someone in full opera gear, but the guy has a tail. Watch all the Londoners wrapped up in their own busy worlds completely refuse to blink at the unusual.

Tagged as: andrew_shoben, General, greyworld, physical_interaction, Play, playfulness, Technology, YouTube

Funtain – bad name, nice idea

by Andy Polaine on October 26, 2006

in Uncategorized

I hate the name, but Funtain is a nice idea. It plays with water and sound and plugs into those strong childhood memories of playing with water.

Thanks to Karl Willis for the link and who’s Light Tracer project you should also check out.

Tagged as: interaction, Interactivity, interface, interface_design, physical_interaction, Play, playfulness

Playful Interactivity

October 12, 2006

I have just read great paper called Playful Interactivity by Amnon Dekel et al. from The Hebrew University Jerusalem and The Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem.

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