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- iCandy: A Tangible User Interface for iTunes, Jamey Graham and Jonathan Hull (PDF).
CHI 08 in the Interactivity section, April 7, 2008, Florence, ItalyWatch the YouTube Video
iCandy: A tangible user interface for online (digital) media
The iCandy (beta) Project is now up and running! |
iCandy (beta) is a free application that makes it easy to access and share your digital world offline.
Through the power of QR codes, iCandy connects iTunes or websites
to printed iCandy links that you can share in person. Use a webcam to scan your iCandy link and your
computer launches the song or website instantly. If you do iTunes and/or YouTube you can be a part of a cool new experiment. Click the link to find more information on the project. |
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Abstract
For more than half a century, musicians used artwork as a way of visually describing the contents of an album. Cover art attracts attention, reminds the listener of the contents, and when printed on the album cover, provides a tangible representation of the music that’s easily used for organization and sharing. Over the past few decades, the benefits of the physical album “package” were lost as it changed from a 12” vinyl album to an electronic file and thumbnail image downloaded from an online music store. In this demonstration we present a tangible user interface called iCandy that restores the benefits of physical albums for the electronic music in the iTunes multimedia application and provides a method for easy access to recorded media. The system also includes several desktop visualizations that enhance the overall experience especially when dealing with large collections of music and video.
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