abacus
projects
2007
Slurp
Jamie Zigelbaum, Adam Kumpf, Alejandro Vasquez, Hiroshi Ishii
Slurp is tangible interface for manipulating abstract digital information as if it were water. Taking the form of an eyedropper, Slurp can extract (slurp up) and inject (squirt out) pointers to digital objects. We have created Slurp to explore the use of physical metaphor, feedback, and affordances in tangible interface design when working with abstract digital media types. Our goal is to privilege spatial relationships between devices and people while providing new physical manipulation techniques for ubiquitous computing environments.

Project website: http://zig.media.mit.edu/Work/Slurp
Video (smart office): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICAUOwpeecI
Video (locative media): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zkIiTwE94M
Video (alt.chi 2008 talk): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ic27G_bFw