Infrequency
The Physical Podcast Player
Infrequency invites audiences to embrace serendipity, chance and infrequency through a physical podcast player.
Open the web app, select the audio category, put your phone away, and nudge Infrequency to play and skip tracks. Infrequency will rock back and forth and play your track.
Date:
2016
Materials:
Painted CNC machined foam.
Bespoke Internet-connected electronics and software
Dimensions:
150mm x 100mm
Publications:
Mills, John., Metcalfe, Tom., Lochrie, Mark and Gradinar, Adrian (2016) Rare Occurrence: Exploring IoT, news media, calm interfaces and infrequent interactions. Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2016) . ISSN 1477-9358
Role:
Co-Investigator. Concept and Design.
Project Partner:
Media Innovation Studio, UCLan