Tangible Media Group

At the border between the atoms and bits, we are facing the challenge of reconciling our
dual citizenship in the physical and digital worlds. Our group is addressing this challenge by designing human interfaces that employ physical objects, surfaces, and spaces as tangible embodiments of digital information and processes. These interfaces explore interactions in
both the foreground and in the background. Foreground interfaces use graspable objects and augmented surfaces, exploiting the human senses of touch and kinesthesia. Background interfaces use ambient light, sound, airflow, and water movement as indicators of activity at the periphery of awareness.