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Cord UI: Project 1 TANGIBLES WITH DIGITAL SHADOWS

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Name of the project: Cord UI

Team Members: Patrick Johan Nicolaas van Hoof,Philipp Schoessler,Sang Leigh & Krithika Jagannath

 

Text description of your project system: Cords are usually viewed as messy and unsightly objects. Wireless technologies have been used for a while now to enable data connectivity in most computers or mobile phones and are also being used increasingly to charge devices and appliances, thereby eliminating the necessity of cords. Still, wires and cords are here to stay for at least a few more decades. In this project, we developed novel ways to render a new appeal to cords, and thereby make a case for their presence. In our research we came across papers in which ropes were used as tangible objects with digital shadows as well as instances where a few artists have used cords in a creative manner to accentuate decor. We decided to use the cord or cable itself in a novel way, to represent a certain functionality of the device depending on the shape (knots, coils, etc) and touch (pressure, intensity).

More details in the document here: CordUI P1 Text Description

At least three pictures demonstrating your system:

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A link to your presentation slides: CORD_UI_131016_PRESENTATION
Video link to youtube or vimeo (optional): https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tRhWitEM8Qw

Division of work:

Ideation: Krithika, Patrick, Philipp, Sang
Prototyping (knot): Philipp
Prototyping (forget-me-knot): Krithika, Philipp
Prototyping (sliding & pressure): Sang
Prototyping (coil): Patrick
Video Shooting: Patrick, Sang
Video Editing: Patrick
Documentation: Krithika, Philipp
Slides: Philipp, Sang

Project 0: The Story of (making) things

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My proposal is to USE technology to capture stories of making things in a more effective way;  allowing collaborators to “live in the moment”  and work hands-free. This could be done by  incorporating the intelligence into the system (hardware +software) to capture data, connect ideas and even playback for processing later. This is where Tangible Bits, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality ,Audio/Video/Haptic sensors and other technologies could help capture both the story of things and the story of making things, in ways that could change the way we interact with objects in our real world.

Presenting: The Story of making Things

Krithika Jagannath

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Krithika Jagannath

 

krj444@mail.harvard.edu
http://krithikajagannath.weebly.com/
Master’s Candidate in Technology, Innovation, and Education (TIE) at Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)

Expertise

★★★★★ Art
★★★★★ Architecture
★★★★★ Craft/Fabrication
★★★★★ Design
★★★★★ DIY Electronics
★★★★★ Electrical Eng.
★★★★★ Mech. Eng.
★★★★★ Programming/CS

Experience
I’m a Computer Science Engineer with professional work-experience in the areas of Mobile Communications software and Operating Systems. I wrote software (user-interactive applications and protocol engines) for mobile phones. I have some creative interests as well. I have been writing poems in English, to express my imagination and share my observation since the age of ten. I continue to nurture interest in writing, music, dance and the enthusiasm to learn new things such as sewing or photography. I’m constantly inspired by children as I engage in my creative pursuits which include writing poems.

Why
I come to this class with more questions than answers. I’m interested in how HCI, Cognitive Science (Augmented Reality, interactivity, AI) and other new technologies intersect with learning, especially for young learners. I want to use my technical and creative skills to design and make meaningful learning opportunities for people.  I find myself asking what new (non-digital) objects or experiences could we create to keep children just as engaged in learning as they are when they use digital devices these days. I hope to experiment some ideas in this dimension through the course. At the same time, I also want to explore the possibilities of creating fresh experiences using new digital interfaces. I look forward to integrating this course with my motto in life: Observe, Share and Grow!