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Noisy Jelly: the magic of interaction
- 23/08/2012
Noisy Jelly encourages the user to engage with technology in a charmingly novel way
rpluvina, Creative Commons, 2012 ©Scope
With the majority of adults spending more time in front of a screen than sleeping, technological interaction is moving away from emphasising productivity and efficiency towards promoting play, craft and creativity.
Noisy Jelly is a ‘noisy chemistry lab’ that allows users to create their own jelly-based musical instruments. It embodies the appeal of new tech products in which novel interfaces invite intellectual, physical and aesthetic engagement and appeal to our sense of wonder, curiosity and play. -
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