{"id":1441,"date":"2021-05-23T15:33:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T19:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/2021\/05\/23\/mirro\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:43:32","slug":"mirro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/real\/2021\/05\/23\/mirro\/","title":{"rendered":"MIRRO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nbsp\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>GSD VIS-2223: Digital Media: Telepresence, Empathy, and Spatial Immersion (Fall 2020-21)<br><strong>Students<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lara-avram77\/?originalSubdomain=uk\">Lara Avram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/erinlhunt.com\/\">Erin Hunt<\/a><br><strong>Instructors<\/strong>: Allen Sayegh, Humbi Song<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MirroTunnelGIF-2.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MirroTunnelGIF-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3022\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EmptyMirroTunnelGIF-2.gif\" alt=\"MirroProjectImages\" class=\"wp-image-3014\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EmptyMirroTunnelGIF-2.gif\"> &nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project started with a simple inquiry: how do you make a tele-periscope at a global scale? How do you peek around the corner when the \u2018corner\u2019 is the Atlantic Ocean (since one of the project group partners lives in the UK and the other in the US). Mirro turns an everyday object we all have, a mirror, into a tele-communication device &#8211; something that feels imbued with someone else\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mirro has three basic states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reflective (portal closed)<\/strong>: it acts as like a normal mirror in your room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infinity Tunnel (portal pending connection)<\/strong>: Once you touch the box, the mirror becomes see-through, revealing a tunnel that shows the orientation of the other side.\u00a0 A play of rotating and peeking around the tunnel to see its end culminates when the two tunnels align.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Video Connection (portal open)<\/strong> \u2013 allowing the two sides to enjoy each other\u2019s telepresence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Mirro\u2019s affordances gradually reveal themselves. The delight comes from the process of exploring its responsive interface \u2013 an infinity mirror tunnel that actively reacts to your and the other person\u2019s actions. On your side, rotation of the box allows a better view into the tunnel. On the other end \u2013 your rotation moves the tunnel\u2019s direction to the side \u2013 prompting the other person to adjust the rotation of their box in response. Thus, Mirro becomes a negotiation between a metaphor (of a complex \u2018global\u2019 periscope) and its affordances (simple rotational movements) \u2013 these combined form an element of delight and surprise, as one takes part in a playful game of matching movement and orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/files\/2021\/07\/Mirro.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mirro-e1627069894385-1024x527-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3015\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/files\/2021\/07\/Mirro2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mirro2-e1627069938483-1024x466-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3016\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/files\/2021\/07\/Mirro3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mirro3-e1627069986501-1024x522-3.png\" alt=\"Rotation Range\" class=\"wp-image-3017\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/files\/2021\/07\/Mirro4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mirro4-e1627070029402-1024x540-3.png\" alt=\"Tunnel Effect\" class=\"wp-image-3018\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/files\/2021\/07\/Mirro5.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mirro5-e1627070063390-1024x353-3.png\" alt=\"Physical Prototype\" class=\"wp-image-3019\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/files\/2021\/07\/Mirro6.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mirro6-e1627070109443-1024x507-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3020\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/files\/2021\/07\/Mirro7.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/temp-real\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mirro7-e1627070135134-1024x681-3.png\" alt=\"Components\" class=\"wp-image-3021\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; GSD VIS-2223: Digital Media: Telepresence, Empathy, and Spatial Immersion (Fall 2020-21)Students: Lara Avram, Erin HuntInstructors: Allen Sayegh, Humbi Song [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":1432,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-portfolio","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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