After reading The Hand by Frank Wilson (and thinking about Bret's rant), I began to wonder what dynamic material would feel like. What other things are dynamic?
Water is dynamic. You can splash, push, and pull it...
...and it can splash, push, and pull you:
Animals are also dynamic. You can interact with them...
...but they have a will of their own:
Video is a moving, living thing:
Robert and others have tried to flatten it so we can experience something that would be impossible while it was still dynamic:
I was trying to imagine what holding a video would feel like. The first thing I thought of was this:
But then I wondered what a video grid would feel like. Using the laser cutter, I engraved a piece of particleboard with our favorite test video:
The intended interaction is to run your finger along the groove, playing the video. I don't know if I'll ever get around to that, but it's nice to feel something in the meantime, even if it is kind of nasty particleboard.