Archive Tray from Parker Kuncl on Vimeo.
Similar to curated trays of artifacts found in Wunderkammers in the Baroque 16th and 17th centuries, this is my take on a type of tray that when placed on any surface transforms it into a projected display of curated objects from disparate archival collections.
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Archive Tasting with a mobile device from Parker Kuncl on Vimeo.
An Archive Tasting Room is a space in which users—both scholarly or casual—can sample a curated selection of past researchers’ experiences and inquiries at archives around the world.
Archive Wall from Parker Kuncl on Vimeo.
A quick experiment using an object to steer through a researcher’s archived inquiry.
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iPhone Archival Access v0.1 from Parker Kuncl on Vimeo.
This is an experiment of an interactive mode of access to archives I’m in the process of designing. By using a multitouch mobile device, a user could “taste” or “sample” a few different researchers’ captured inquiries from their time spent researching at an archive.
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Archival Flip & Rotate from Parker Kuncl on Vimeo.
This is just a quick experiment today to test a flipping interaction between a multi-touch handheld device and a larger multi-touch screen—such as an Oracle Multi-touch able. Right now I am only demoing it on Flash on my laptop.
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Interactive Archival Box from Parker Kuncl on Vimeo.
This is just a quick experiment to show what if any container could spill out it’s associated digital contents from a typical interaction one would have with such an object…say opening a box?
In thinking about reading or research rooms at archives, I wondered what a multi-touch surface would look like and how it could aid a researcher in a reading room at an archive—or conversely, anywhere. Click here to view a gallery of sketches.
Embodied Archival Access from Parker Kuncl on Vimeo.
This experiment is the first iteration of a physical and visual interface for access archived sets of information—in this case using radio station DJ’s playlists. Read the rest of this entry »
My Music Player project allowed someone to associate a set of music with their favorite object.
The center object would act as the current source, while the two supporting outside objects could be moved to advance or rewind tracks.
Objects could be any size, shape, and texture, and be rearranged at will.
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3-Object Interface for Archived Playlists from Parker Kuncl on Vimeo.
This was a quick iteration to show how one can use objects in space to manipulate or move through different sets and nodes of information—in this case music playlists. Read the rest of this entry »
