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The goal of the Fluid Interfaces research group is to radically rethink the human-machine interactive experience. By designing interfaces that are more immersive, more intelligent, and more interactive we are changing the human-machine relationship and creating systems that are more responsive to people's needs and actions, and that become true "accessories" for expanding our minds.
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current projects
Chameleon Guitar
Physical Heart in a Virtual Body: Digital Instruments Based on Physical Resonator.Amit Zoran and Pattie Maes in collaboration with Marco Coppiardi
inktuitive
An intuitive physical design workspace.Pranav Mistry in collaboration with Kayato Sekiya
Pulp-Based Computing
Pulp-Based Computing is a series of explorations that combine smart materials, papermaking and printing. .Marcelo Coelho and Pattie Maes in collaboration with Joanna Berzowska and Lyndl Hall
PureJoy
A flexible vocal expression interface. You voice is the source material, and your hands can sculpt it with looping, layering and effects.David Merrill
Quickies: Intelligent Sticky Notes
Sticky Notes that can Remember, Remind, Send Messages & be Located.Pranav Mistry and Pattie Maes
Siftables
Siftables aims to enable people to interact with information and media in a physical, natural and intuitive manner.David Merrill and Pattie Maes in collaboration with Jeevan Kalanithi
SixthSense
A wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world with digital information and lets us use natural hand gestures as the mechanism to interact with that information.Pranav Mistry and Pattie Maes
Soft Mechanics
Soft Mechanics is a design approach that uses the physical properties of materials to generate kinesis and actuation.Marcelo Coelho and Pattie Maes
Surflex
Surflex is a programmable surface for the real-time design and visualization of physical objects and spaces. .Marcelo Coelho and Pattie Maes
TaPuMa
Tangible Public Map for Information Acquirement through the Things We Carry.Pranav Mistry in collaboration with Tsuyoshi Kuroki
TeleStory
A Tangible Interface for Interactive Learning on Television.Seth Hunter in collaboration with Woohyoung Lee, Katya Popova
the Sound of Touch
A new instrument for manipulating digital sound that utilizes our intuitions about the sonic properties of materials.David Merrill in collaboration with Hayes Raffle, Roberto Aimi
Transitive Materials
Transitive Materials is an umbrella project encompassing novel materials, fabrication technologies, and traditional craft techniques.Marcelo Coelho and Sajid Sadi in collaboration with Neri Oxman and Joanna Berzowska