Interaction has become flat and boring. Touchscreens make devices simple and sexy, but in doing so, they also become visually similar, haptically monotonic, and uninviting to natural discovery.
The Radioball, an idea conceived and built by Teague’s Benoit Collette and Adam Kumpf, is an exploratory device that encourages discovery through rich spatial interaction. Thinking back to the days of old analog radios, the magic of finding unexpected stations in the midst of fuzz was both enchanting and evocative. Compare that with today’s digital-based interactions of screens and tact switches; they give us exactly what we want when we want it, but leave no room to stumble onto alternative choices.
The Radioball prototype was built in short time and is meant as a starting point for conversation about the need for richer, more spatial interactions. All 3D files, schematics, code, and documentation is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0 (Attribution, Share-alike, and Remix) and is free for you to download, try out, and improve upon. Enjoy!
22 Comments
Love it!
Ditto
This is awesome. Something that people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy, and appreciate. Now just wait for somebody to make a chatroulette version… Yikes!
Fantastic.
You guys are genius!!
WOW!, very creative, would it be for mass production or will it remain just as prototype?, definitely would want one!
This rocks! literally&figurative..
Hoping this comes for sale! <3
Imagine this as a station giveaway. Men love high tech gadgets.
Benoit and Adam rock! Fantastic idea and design
What a fun project, rock on Adam!
Awesome! I love that you can physically tag the stations you like!
LUV IT!!! Well done.
I want to spread Radioball over morning toast and eat it.
good concept, but it might take some doing to work out a way to stop it from rolling while you’re listening to something, i can see sitting there and my cat coming over and changing it from something i like to something i don’t
awasome creation..