computational corporeality

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computational corporeality computers, materials,
and the body
To enrich and expand our relationship with
interfaces, they must perform, respond and react
in ways that mimic the body and our surrounding
environment in their materiality as much as their
intelligence.
amanda parkes tangible media group mit media lab
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organic forms and materials provide designers
with a humanist vocabulary that affirm societys
place within the natural world.
ellen lupton skin surface, substance, and design
WTC Path Terminal Santiago Calatrava
Blur Building Diller Scofidio
the constructed and the organic are converging
The Carbon Tower PrototypePeter Testa
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materials identity
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material behavior
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discrete vs. continuous modularity primitives
rigid
amorphous
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form follows function follows interaction
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form follows function follows interaction?
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amanda parkes tangible media group mit media lab
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physicality in the feedback loop