Matches that won’t light & hairdryers that won’t turn on
The closing scenes of Bella Tar’s eco-apocalyptic movie A torinói ló (2011) as the oil in the lamp refuses to light, presents a different possibility for artefacts within an Internet of Things, one in which they won’t comply with human desires, when ecological needs are greater. Balancing local demands with a national or international supply […]
CHI Lites: Designing Things with Spending Power
I’m never sure about self promotion, but this was a 15 minute talk from last easters CHI Lites 2018 event in Montreal: The team did a good job to superimpose the slides over the projection to make for a stronger contrast. In many ways this was the 2018 talk. Giving things power by giving them […]