Papers
	CHI 2003 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA April 5 - April 10 2003 © 2003 ACM 820kb Super Cilia Skin: An Interactive Membrane Hayes Raffle Tangible Media Group MIT Media Laboratory hayes@media.mit.edu Mitchell W. Joachim, James Tichenor Design and Computation Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture & Planning {mjoachim, tichenor}@mit.edu ABSTRACT In this paper we introduce Super Cilia Skin, a multi-modal interactive membrane. We conceived Super Cilia Skin as a computationally enhanced membrane coupling tactile- kinesthetic input with tactile and visual output. We present the design of our prototype, an array of individual actuators (cilia) that use changes in orientation to display images or physical gestures. We discuss ongoing research to develop tactile input capabilities and we present examples of how it can enrich interpersonal communication and children's learning.