The Parametric
The Parametric | Tangible Parameters has been designed and built by Marco Triverio during the Computational Design class held by Dennis Paul and Patrick Kochlik at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID, www.ciid.dk).
The user is presented with a box hosting a slider, a selector, and a switch. On the screen a rotating three-dimensional shape is shown. Each of the controls is connected to a specific parameter of the visual representation. The slider controls the size, the selector controls the number of vertices, and the switch controls the fill of the whole shape. Moreover the controls embody three categories of parameters: the slider governs a continuous parameter, the selector governs a discrete parameter, and the switch controls a binary parameter.
The idea is to strip off almost any meaning from the parameters and present them in the simplest possible way. The focus on the informative purpose of the project is also pursued through the aesthetics of the box, which almost fades leaving the user interacting with the bare concept of "parameter".
The Parametric | Tangible Parameters has been exhibited in Copenhagen on March 25th, 2011.
Here are some pictures that document the process: brainstorming, software experiments, and the first prototype of the “black box”.
The Parametric | Tangible Parameters is a three-dimensional reality
where to explore the parametric nature of the world.
Parameters surround us, yet we rarely acknowledge their existence, understand their essence, and reflect on their meanings. The Parametric | Tangible Parameters presents the concept of "parameter" in a elemental and almost raw way. Through a set of physical controls the user is invited to interact and explore the effects of parameters on a three-dimensional shape (also known as "super-shape").
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