I THINK OF PHYSICAL PRODUCTS AND THE HUMAN BODY AS A FIGURE AND GROUND. ONE OF MY DREAM PROJECT IS TO CREATE AN INSTALLATION MADE UP OF A TON OF PHYSICAL OBJECTS ARRANGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE NEGATIVE SPACE AUTOMATICALLY CREATES A HUMAN FIGURE. ALSO, THIS IS WHY MOST COFFEE MUGS ARE ROUND AND MOST MEN ARE ATTRACTED TO CURVY CARS!
I THINK DIGITAL SPACES SHOULD BE AS INTUITIVE AS THOUGHT AND I AIM TO DESIGN THEM AS CLOSE TO THE PHYSICAL COUNTERPARTS. THE EASIEST WAY TO DESIGN A LAYOUT FOR A SCREEN IS TO THINK OF IT AS A PHYSICAL SPACE - LIKE A KITCHEN, THE STOVE IS WHERE THE CTA IS!
WHAT IS A WAY TO BRING INANIMATE TO LIFE? BLACK MAGIC! YES, BUT ALSO PHYSICAL COMPUTING. THESE SURREAL INTERACTIONS AWESTRUCK ME WHEN TECHNOLOGY RESPONDS TO TOUCH OR EVEN MERE PRESENCE. HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE FAMOUS 'RAIN ROOM' PROJECT? ITS RAINING BUT YOU WON'T GET WET - THE POWER OF PHYSICAL COMPUTING!