3D Relief Interface

February 17, 2010

3D Relief Interface

Using an array of 120 motorized pins this interface concept by three MIT students brings maps and other media to life. The device can translate a map or an image with relief data in a 3D shape and then this can be interacted with through the malleable surface.

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By Piers Fawkes

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