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SolaColor: space coloration with solar light

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SolaColor is a scheme for creating a place (namely, a floor space) whose color is varied in response to sunlight. The aim of this work is to create sustainable spatial rendition by utilizing sunlight. A feature of this spatial-rendition scheme is rendering places by color--rather than contrast---of lighting. By means of SolaColor, areas in sunlight are colored in pink, while shaded areas are colored white. When this scheme is practically applied, time-varying patterns appear in synchronization with the movement of the sun. When a person or object enters a space created by SolaColor, white shadows oriented according to the position of the sun are formed in the manner of a sundial. The scheme can be implemented by utilizing photochromic material and optical design, and it can be introduced in any location under sunlight without the need for an electrical-power supply.

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http://www.sun-d.ch/
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http://people.artcenter.edu/~jsong5/thesis/
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http://www.ymdchem.co.jp/products/opt2.html#photo1

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    TEI '11: Proceedings of the fifth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction
    January 2011
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    ISBN:9781450304788
    DOI:10.1145/1935701
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    1. photochromic material
    2. solar light
    3. sustainable spatial rendition

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