Robert Mackie
With touchscreen technologies, especially multi touch, well into fruition in the digital world it appears people are taking things passed the hands and down to the feet. The Human-Computer Interaction group at the Hasso-Plattner Institute has posted a really interesting interaction piece that enables someone to control an interface displayed on the ground with their feet. Though their interaction appears to draw a little too much from what you would do with your hands, I think they exploration is perfectly sound. An interface such as this could make for some great teaching tools for dancers, or as a playful interaction to be built into sidewalks on public streets. As computer interfaces become increasingly integrated with our lives and the methods in which we interact with them I think exploring the playful side of it is equally as important as the functional side. Check out their posting for full details.
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