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re-question the form of a modern workstation and its underlying assumptions.
The substrate of the form of the modern computing display and interface
is based on a 30-year-old form of mouse-keyboard-display-and-television
monitor based learning system. While this form has spawned rich genres
of presentations, it has created a separation between people’s
hands and eyes.
The tilty display and interface allows users to browse through
a large map of Banaras fusing display and interface. Tilting the
display causes the image of the map to scroll in the direction of
the tilt as though the image was subject to the forces of gravity.
By navigating the tilty table with images of the narrow lanes of
Banaras, the cursor representing the shopper can enter the shops
to trigger the play back of video imagery, showing the intense process
of trading in Banaras’ streets.
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