Membrane I/O: Designing Bits and Atoms for Tangible Telepresence

This thesis proposes a strategy of designing Computer Mediated Tangible Communication (CMTC) over space and time with the consideration of philosophical concepts posed in Phenomenology. Membrane I/O (M.I/O) is created as a conceptual framework for CMTC, which focuses on creating a thin sensor/motor layer between the human body and the world of being. To solidify and interpret the philosophical studies into design concepts, four prototypes of progressive malleability are made, from chain-like mechanisms to blanket-like mechanisms, from line-shape sensing to surface-shape sensing and actuation. They will be presented with their design spaces and possible applications. The ideal model and future work of M.I/O will be discussed in the end.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Zhipeng, Liang

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Ishii, Hiroshi

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright MIT

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/142840

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/142840