Papers
	CHI 98 Conference on Human Factors in Computing systems Los Angeles, California USA 18-23 April 1998 1998 ACM 27kb Water Lamp and Pinwheels: Ambient Projection of Digital Information into Architectural Space Andrew Dahley, Craig Wisneski, and Hiroshi Ishii Tangible Media Group MIT Media Laboratory 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA {andyd, wiz, ishii}@media.mit.edu ABSTRACT We envision that the architectural spaces we inhabit will be an interface between humans and online digital information. This paper introduces ambient fixtures called Water Lamp and Pinwheels: a new approach to interfacing people with online digital information. The Water Lamp projects water ripple shadow created by a “rain of bits.” The Pinwheels spin in a “bit wind.” These ambient fixtures present information within an architectural space through subtle changes in light, sound, and movement, which can be processed in the background of awareness. We describe the design and implementation of the Water Lamp and the Pinwheels, and discuss their potential applications as well as design issues.