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What is RolyPoly about?

RolyPoly is a networked installation designed to enable two individuals to "sense" the presence of each other, even though they may be physically apart. The mirrored movements in a pair of RolyPolys is such that a soft tap to rock one will simultaneously rock its partner to the same degree, instantly creating a corresponding reaction in the other. While the Internet provides a vast array of text messaging and video interaction options, RolyPoly offers a unique, spontaneous, and subtle mode of instant communication, exclusively between two individuals. RolyPoly addresses the phenomenon of people living apart and examines gesture as a different mode of communication from speech and text. Through gestures, one is able to bring intimate familiarity to the other party, even when miles apart.

Author

Design Incubation Centre

Publisher

ACM

Published

2011

Language

EN