ishac bertran: spatially aware devices

location aware devices

despite how well virtually connected our devices are (icloud, dropbox, …), they still lack a tangible connection. a (representation of a) physical connection of those devices would facilitate a more intuitive interaction built on traditional mental models from the physical world. that’s one of the main reasons why kids interact with ipad so naturally, because it uses interfaces based on natural, tangible interactions. I tried to imagine how a more intuitive interaction would be while transferring media between devices, sketching it in a short video.

the interaction feels natural, and provides a seamless transition while consuming media – in this case, listening to music from being in front of the computer to going mobile. it’s a more intuitive way to synchronize media across devices, and the ‘cloud’ would take care of the data transferring in the background (high res files, music that is not existing in your device yet, etc.)

portable devices can locate other devices quite precisely on a large scale (using gps, wifi triangulation, etc.) but in small spaces they only ‘sense’ the existence of other devices (bluetooth, local network) – neither the absolute nor relative position of other devices are being measured with precision enough to enable a physical connection beyond the cable.

it seems that desktop and tablets are converging into a personal touch-screen device. incorporating location aware technologies on these devices would create a new canvas for exploring more natural ways of engaging with media on the tangible realm across multiple devices.

transferring pictures

transferring articles

transferring the current song from one device to another

Spatially aware devices from Ishac Bertran on Vimeo.

http://blog.ishback.com/?p=1025

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