MArch Theses
2001
Navigational Blocks (an interplay between the physical and the virtual)
- Where: M.Arch thesis, University of Washington, Dept of Architecture | | 2001
- Abstract
The Navigational Blocks project demonstrates a tangible user interface that facilitates retrieval of historical stories in a tourist spot. Orientation, movement, and relative positions of physical Blocks support visitor navigation and exploration in a virtual gallery. The Navigational Blocks system provides a physical embodiment of digital information through tactile manipulation and haptic feedback. The simple cubic form of the Blocks is easy to understand and therefore easy to use to manipulate complex digital information. Electromagnets embedded in the Blocks and wireless communication encourage users to quickly rearrange the Blocks to form different database queries. - Author: Ken Camarata
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- Related Project: Navigational Blocks MediaSticks