“The ViscousDisplay: adaptive transient interfaces in public space” by Shirvanee and Downie

The ViscousDisplay explores the exchange of social information through transient public interfaces. Shaped by principles of ‘underground public art’, the ViscousDisplay is conceived as a novel mobile communication medium, where messages can be shared in public spaces. Inspired by biological learning systems; the ViscousDisplay learns gestural motions and colors that form along traces of a participant’s movements and maps this information onto a flexible display. Because it is made up of inexpensive materials, the ViscousDisplay is also a disposable artifact which may be collected in public spaces. It combines multi-modal sensing, learning algorithms, and a pliable silicone display.

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