Time exists, but it cannot be measured. Time is a quality. It can be recorded by capturing surrounding moments or events. -Einstein’s Dream
Brief: Capturing time through moments with the intention of capturing the complexity of the web of human relationships by using the concept of embodied interaction.
Human relationships are rarely linear. With the effect of that our memory and the moments that make it are never linear and unidirectional.
We examined the existing mechanism for memory capture and sharing, and found that none of the technologies, platforms allow a non linear and relationship oriented browsing, viewing, sharing of moments. Most mediums with the exception of a print photo, lack the element of sentimentality and tactility which is associated with preserving nostalgic memories. On the other hand technology helps overcome the limits of a physical medium by the virtue of extending it into the virtual space.
The idea of combining the digital and the physical came from the need to preserve the tactility of the medium and yet make the message (the moments captures through images) transcend the limits of a physical and limited medium. Rubik’s cube as a structure lends itself to a play of permutations and combinations between different colors and surfaces.
Summary: The Mixed Cube is designed for the people who like to delve into the dynamics of their relationships and recollect their memories from that perspective.
It is also designed for anyone who likes collecting, receiving, sharing and looking at photographs as the triggers for events and moments in their life.
By the affordance of its structure, it encourages a different sort of interaction with otherwise static images. It leads people into exploring and making connections, between several people in order to view the memories attached to them.
Project done in collaboration with Myn Kang
Course: Fundamentals of Physical Computing by
Carla Diana