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Exploring the Potential of Depictions with Sun Reflections

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In this paper we explore alternate projection and imaging mechanisms that don't rely on luminous sources, such as screens or LEDs. We investigate how sunlight can be used along a continuum ranging from non-informational aesthetic lighting to simple controlled reflections of sunlight that provide enough information to depict legible content. Rethinking the pixel as a reflection exposed challenges in mechanics, material and ease of control. We found that slow, precise movements work best. The threshold between pixel and non-pixel provides great potential to add additional aesthetics to a depiction based on sunlight, by transitioning between atmospheric ambient lighting and information representation. Our exploration of depictions without traditional information-rich content provides an alternative to think about ambient, calm and public displays.

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PerDis '15: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Pervasive Displays
June 2015
268 pages
ISBN:9781450336086
DOI:10.1145/2757710
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  1. Light
  2. ambient interfaces
  3. media architecture
  4. pixel
  5. public interfaces
  6. reflection

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