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The goal of the Ambient Intelligence 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
AudioPint
The reinvention of the musician's electronic toolbox: open, inexpensive, and extendable.David Merrill and David Bouchard in collaboration with Ben Vigoda
Augmented Mirror
A mirror which also reflects intangible information about yourselfDavid Bouchard and Pattie Maes in collaboration with Sajid Sadi, Enrico Costanza
Blossom
A mutilperson subtle remote awareness systemSajid Sadi
Cherry Blossoms
When War Comes HomeAlyssa Wright
Embodied Emergence
How we can leverage emergent patterns to create visual and sonic textures that can be directly manipulated by users.David Bouchard and Pattie Maes
Flexible Urban Displays
A flexible and modular LED-based display surface.David Bouchard and Sajid Sadi in collaboration with Orkan Telhan
Hero Reports
Mapping Civic CourageAlyssa Wright
Influence
Influence is an interactive artwork visualizing collective behavior in a social networkOrit Zuckerman, Sajid Sadi and Pattie Maes
inktuitive
An intuitive physical design workspace.Pranav Mistry in collaboration with Kayato Sekiya
Invisible Media
Invisible Media can augment objects around us to make them sensitive to our attentionDavid Merrill and Pattie Maes
ioMaterials
Using collocated input and output to create interfaces that provide interactivity through the materials that make up our worldSajid Sadi and Pattie Maes
Life in a Comic
Adding time domain to a static comic using thermochromic inkAmit Zoran and Pattie Maes
Midas: Touched-based Personalization
Touch-based personalization for ubiquitous systemsSajid Sadi
Moving Portrait
A sensate evocative portrait that reveals different sides of its own personality to the viewer based on viewer behavior.Orit Zuckerman and Pattie Maes
Physical Heart in a Virtual Body
combining virtual and physical in guitar designAmit Zoran and Pattie Maes in collaboration with Marco Coppiardi
Portrait of Cati II
Portrait of Cati 2 is an homage to the project "Portrait of Cati" done by Stefan Agamanolis.Orit Zuckerman, Sajid Sadi and Pattie Maes
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 effectsDavid Merrill
Quickies: Intelligent Sticky Notes
Post-it notes that can be searched, located and can send reminders and messages, and help us to seamlessly connect our physical and informational experiences.Pranav Mistry and Pattie Maes
ReachMedia
A system that supports on-the-move interaction with every day objectsAssaf Feldman, Sajid Sadi and Pattie Maes
reAcoustic eGuitar
Googling, sharing & downloading acoustic guitar to be 3D printed .Amit Zoran
Relational Pillow
With the Relational Pillow project, we're trying to provide a simple, intimate, and personable communication medium between loved ones.Sajid Sadi and Pattie Maes in collaboration with Amir Mikhak
Shutters
Shutters is a soft kinetic membrane for environmental control and communication.Marcelo Coelho and Pattie Maes in collaboration with Steve Helsing
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
Soft Mechanics
Soft Mechanics is a design approach that uses the physical properties of materials to generate kinesis and actuationMarcelo Coelho and Pattie Maes
Spotlight
Spotlight is about an artist's ability to create a new meaning using the combination of interactive portraits and diptych or polyptych layouts.Orit Zuckerman, Sajid Sadi and Pattie Maes
Sprout I/O
Sprout I/O is a kinetic fur that can capture, mediate, and replay the physical impressions we leave in our environment.Marcelo Coelho and Pattie Maes
subTextile
A construction kit for computationally enabled textilesSajid Sadi 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 CarryPranav Mistry in collaboration with Tsuyoshi Kuroki
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
WordPlay
A Table-Top Interface for Collaborative Brainstorming and Decision MakingSeth Hunter
old projects
CASY: Contextual Asynchronous System
CASYis a communication technology integrating audio/video messaging, asynchronous communication, and context-based deliveryOrit Zuckerman and Pattie Maes
Collective Memory/Collective Intelligence
Interfaces that allow people to benefit from the knowledge and experience of othersXinyu H. Liu and Pattie Maes
Initimate Interfaces for Mobile Human-Computer Interaction
"Intimate interfaces" are discreet interfaces that allow interaction with mobile devices through subtle gestures and peripheral cuesEnrico Costanza and Pattie Maes
Intimate Communication Armband
A small wireless device embedded in an armband allows to interact with mobile devices in a subtle and unobtrusive wayEnrico Costanza and Pattie Maes in collaboration with Rebecca Allen (UCLA), Sam Inverso (ANU) and Alberto Perdomo
Object Awareness
Allow a user to gather personally relevant information about and interact with inanimate objectsDavid Gatenby and Pattie Maes
Playful Spaces
Immersive environments that allow a person to interact with a system or simulation in a natural wayPattie Maes and David Gatenby in collaboration with Benjamin Buchwald and Ron MacNeil
Q&A@T
A local communication channel for the public and the neighborhoodJames Teng and Pattie Maes
tagNet
social tagging, collective intelligence, media sharing, media browsing, coolJames Teng and Pattie Maes in collaboration with Wu-hsi Li
xLink
xLink is a context management solution for commodity ubiquitous computing environmentsSajid Sadi and Pattie Maes