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Kristin O'Friel

User Experience Researcher

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Momo

A haptic navigation device.
Momo is a haptic navigational device that requires only the sense of touch. No maps, no text, no arrows, no lights. It sits in the palm of your hand and leans, vibrates, and gravitates towards a preset location. Akin to someone pointing you in the right direction, there is no need to find your map, you simply follow as the device leans toward your destination.

MAKERS

  • Che-wei Wang
  • Kristin O’Friel

MATERIALS

  • Lasercut Masonite
  • Servo Motors
  • Vibration Motor
  • GPS
  • Digital Compass
  • Microcontroller
  • Crocheted Wool

MEDIA

  • Flickr photo set
  • Vimeo video
  • Project website

PRESS

  • New York Times, Toys Using Technology in Novel Ways
  • Momo wins Libelium Art Hacks
  • nymag.com, MoMo Isn’t Exactly the New Seeing-Eye Dog, But He Sure Is Cute
  • New York Times, Object-Oriented Objects at N.Y.U.
  • Makezine, ITP Winter show — highlights and video!

EXHIBITS

  • MoMa, Talk to Me
  • Robo Days, Odense, Denmark 2009
  • Artbots, Dublin, 2008
  • ITP Fall Show, 2007
Momo on black
Momo leaning on black
Momo at the 2007 ITP Winter Show
Momo at the 2007 ITP Winter Show
Momo armature on white
Momo exhibiting at Robo Days, Odense, Denmark 2009
Momo and Red Burns at the 2007 ITP Winter Show
Momo exhibiting at Robo Days, Odense, Denmark 2009
Momo at the 2007 ITP Winter Show
Momo exhibiting at Robo Days, Odense, Denmark 2009
PComp class excursion with Momo
Sparkfun Electronics Cover Image
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Operator

A switchboard that calls public payphones.

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Plott.me

An iPhone and web application for creating and sharing guided tours.

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CO2RSET

Couture that responds to CO2 levels in the atmosphere.

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Momo

A haptic navigation device.

Pockets (for the Rest of You)

Pockets mapped to the hand positions of physical embraces.

Crowd of people enjoying icies from the Karaoke Ice truck

Karaoke Ice

Ice cream truck turned mobile karaoke unit.

Synaesthesia Installation

Synaesthesia

A networked installation of sensory exchange between audial, visual and tactile data.

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Keyhole

One of eight networked installations about surveillance.

Screen capture of Networked Boxes running at SXSW

Network Boxes

A CarnivorePE client that visualizes wireless network activity.

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VOTE Block Tags

Tags of NYC voting poll site addresses.

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Hopscotch

An intervention that inserts play into the crosswalk.

Painted environment under blacklight

Fluorescent Landscape

A hidden landscape visible under blacklight.

Woven sign post at Astor Place

A Day of Weaving

Woven installations around urban infrastructure.
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