Radical Atoms
how to create interfaces for shape-changing, programmable materials
Team:
Hiroshi Ishii, Leonardo Bonanni, Keywon Chung, Marcelo Coelho, Adam Kumpf, Jean-Baptiste Labrune, Daniel Leithinger, Amanda Parkes, Hayes Raffle, Cati Vaucelle, and Jamie Zigelbaum
Radical:
2. Relating to or forming the root, basis, or foundation of something; original, primary. (OED 9/2008)
Radical Atoms is an ongoing research project in the tangible media group. We are interested in the possibilities of future programmable materials and are working to design the interaction techniques that will be necessary to manipulate them.