VoodooIO
Published by leinberger August 8th, 2006 in HCI
The rising complexity of of electronic products, demands iterative ways to develop their interface. While there are several systems for functional prototyping outside the The VoodooIO system amazed me most. I’ve never seen such an easy way to custumize your tangible interface.
VoodooIO adopts a vision of the physical interface as a malleable material that can be shaped and adapted, rather than a device with a predetermined form or prescribed use. The intention is to overcome the obstacles that prevent hardware interfaces from being as easily appropriable by users as graphical user interfaces (and software applications in general) have become, blurring the boundaries between interface developers, interaction designers and end-users.
The concept is based on deconstructing the interface into atomic units of control – such as buttons, switches, knobs, sliders and lights – and a substrate material that allows individual units to be aggregated and spatially organized into control surfaces distributed across the environment.
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