Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Cool idea of the day - Aura.

I was talking to Paul about the marks from Reactable We talked about what would happen if you had a badge or tee shirt with that one. I came up with the idea of a 'magic' mirror. A large TV monitor showing the feed back from a Camera acting like a mirror. The mirror feed back would be augmented by text boxes showing either events or post it notes surrounding you like an Aura. IF there where two people looking in the mirror you could see each others notes but also you would be able to 'give' a note to someone else.

So for example you walk down an corridor and see your self in the mirror as you approach. The Reactable software spots your badge/teeshirt/handbag/tattoo and surround you image with calander reminders. You bump into some one and tell them about this lecture you are going to later. You can wave your hand in the air or touch the screen and use it to drop a copy of the note/meeting into your friend/colleges aura. Then as your friend walks away the note floats away with him.

Definitely something where a large shared public (ish) display would work. Naturally you would have to only leave public notes up on the screen or make them more general.

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