For this first project assignment, please work solo to design a new collaborative ideation tool. Your presentation of this project will serve as your introduction to the other students and should facilitate team forming for the later projects, which will be done in teams.

Your project idea could address any aspect of the collaborative ideation process – e.g. brainstorming, sketching ideas, organizing and sharing ideas, and physical prototyping – in either collocated or remote settings. It should also combine the physical and digital worlds to represent bits and atoms at the same time.

Deliverables for this assignment:

Create a TUI that is connected to 2 or more entities. These could be connected over large or short distances. They could be used to enhance in situ conversation or add an additional communication layer to long distance communication.

Try to focus on the physical connection rather than getting lost in the complexities of the technology. Try to think in different domains, not just interpersonal communication (games, education/learning, remote collaboration etc.).

Examples:

inTouch

http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project/intouch/

PegBlocks

http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project/pegblocks/

LumiTouch

http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project/lumitouch/

Luminous Room

http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project/io-bulb-and-luminous-room/

For this project, please work in teams of 4-6 people.

Deliverables

• Slideshow with motivation, related projects (ACM digital library is a good place to start), design rationale and usage scenarios.
• Presentation of your project as a team. Each team will have about 10 minutes to present its project and a few more minutes of Q & A.
• Prototype that is at least partly functional
• (Optional) video demonstrating the interface