Final Idea

Following our discussion during the last workshop I went on a hunt to find an idea for our interactive device. After much research, and my passion of solving puzzles, I came up with the idea of creating an interactive rubik's cube.

The idea is to be able to control your computer using a rubik's cube. This includes simple tasks such as zooming in or scrolling down when reading a paper, unlocking your laptop using certain combinations, controlling a 3D simulation, etc.

I purchased a couple of rubik's cube and held a meeting with the group the next day. Everyone was on board and very excited about the idea. During the meeting I disassembled one of the cubes to explain to the group how we might go about designing the cube.
We then went to the HCI lab and pitched our idea to some of the research assistants and got positive feedback and techniques in which we can refine our device.

The uses of this device vary from accessing media player to scrolling pages on a web browser or even controlling a 3D simulation. The way it differs from keyboard or mouse is that first it's wireless, second it can be personalized to suit user's needs and third its just a fun way of interacting with your computer.

The device moves us away from WIMP interfaces and provides an opportunity to users to personalise the way they interact with their personal computers. The idea can further be extended such that the cube becomes more than just a controller; the cube itself can be a personal device where each of the 27 smaller cubes are screens. Then it can be used to do things like answering your calls, an alarm clock or even checking your emails.