Bottles as a minimal interface to access digital information
- 31 March 2001
- proceedings article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- p. 187-188
- https://doi.org/10.1145/634067.634180
Abstract
We present the design of a minimal interface to access digital information using glass bottles as "containers" and "controls". The project illustrates our attempt to explore the transparency of an interface that weaves itself into the fabric of everyday life, and exploits the emotional aspects of glass bottles that are both tangible and visual. This paper describes the design of the bottle interface, and the implementation of the musicBottles installation, in which the opening of each bottle releases the sound of a specific instrument.Keywords
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