This is the space where MEDEA shares sketches and project ideas in new media and interaction design.

The material you find here represents ideas that we think could be useful in further research or development of products and services. We share them in the hope that they can inspire you to pick them up and run with them. [Read more]
Beadifier
Playful

Beadifier

by Jonas Löwgren on Nov 20, 2012 • Comments Closed
A self-imposed exercise in Processing from 2007. Converts arbitrary bitmap image to 30x30 pegboard using only official Hama bead colors.
Face Twitch
Embodied Interaction

Face Twitch

by Jonas Löwgren on Apr 4, 2011 • Comments Closed
A tiny reaction-time game made as an exercise in Arduino+Bluetooth prototyping.
Local Q&A
Media Management

Local Q&A

by Richard Topgaard on Jan 10, 2011 • Comments Closed
Q&A services like Aardvark and Quora are useful for finding answers to questions that are not "googleable". However, these services operate on a global level, meaning that they do not take geographic context into account. A place-centric "Local Q&A", accessed through mobile devices, would help strangers to interact with locals...
Interactive visualization of bibliography
Info Visualization

Interactive visualization of bibliography

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
Overview of a medium-sized annotated bibliography, intended to help people find interesting titles.
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Spatial online message board
Embodied Interaction

Spatial online message board

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
Making digital notes and messages part of the Medea studio environment.
Interface to encourage self-reporting
Interaction Techniques / Web Design

Interface to encourage self-reporting

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
How to make colleagues at Malmö University a little more inclined to report their own publications dutifully.
Visualizing people in a large organization
Info Visualization

Visualizing people in a large organization

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
Four different approaches to visualizing people in a large organization.
Another interactive visualization of publications
Info Visualization

Another interactive visualization of publications

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
A more classical approach to visualizing a list of publications.
Interactive visualization of publications
Info Visualization

Interactive visualization of publications

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
How to visualize all the relevant aspects of a medium-sized publication list in one screen?
Metaphors for physical object selection
Embodied Interaction / Interaction Techniques

Metaphors for physical object selection

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
Ideas on how to highlight selections among a collection of physical objects.
Memory flakes
Embodied Interaction / Media Management

Memory flakes

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
Disposable storage devices for light-weight digital contents.
Another memory stick
Interaction Techniques / Media Management

Another memory stick

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
Storing, browsing and sharing video clips. Slightly more interesting version.
Memory stick for video clips
Interaction Techniques / Media Management

Memory stick for video clips

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
Storing, browsing and sharing video clips.
Robot guide dog
Embodied Interaction

Robot guide dog

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
For the visually impaired, or as a fashion statement.
Digital paper soundscape
Interaction Techniques

Digital paper soundscape

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
Continuous audio feedback based on what is drawn on digital paper.
Posture and motion capture
Interaction Techniques

Posture and motion capture

by Jonas Löwgren on Dec 15, 2010 • Comments Closed
A look at four different techniques.

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