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Light bodies: exploring interactions with responsive lights

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Susanne Seitinger,

Daniel M. Taub,

Alex S. TaylorAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '10: Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction

Pages 113 - 120

https://doi.org/10.1145/1709886.1709908

Published: 24 January 2010 Publication History

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"Light bodies" are mobile and portable, hand-held lights that respond to audio and vibration input. The motivation to build these devices is grounded in a historical reinterpretation of street lighting. Before fixed infrastructure illuminated cities at night, people carried lanterns with them to make their presence known. Using this as our starting point, we asked how we might engage people in more actively shaping the lightscapes which surround them. We prototyped a first iteration of sound and vibration responsive, LED-based coloured lights that we placed in three different settings including a choreographed dance performance, an outdoor public installation and an audio-visual event. We report on our experiences with these preliminary investigations.

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TEI '10: Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction

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DOI:10.1145/1709886

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MIT Media Lab
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MIT Media Lab, Oblong Industries
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MIT Media Lab
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Tufts University
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MIT Media Lab
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IT University of Copenhagen
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Wellesley College
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Simon Fraser University

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