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Muvuca

· University portfolio · Interface concepts · Originally published on wanderingabout.com

muvuca is about connecting distant friends through some kind of non verbal sharing. throught their avatar on the movie screen they can sense that their friends have a common focus of attention.

It’s a virtual movie theather, where all friends watch the same movie at the same time. The avatar, controlled by a puppet-like remote, allows the users to hav movements without sounds to allow silent comunications. Also, it can act as a passive microfone transforming the audio in semi controlled movements from the avatar.

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Also see this Bill gate’s comment on the project

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  • about: Made for the Microsoft Research Design Expo 2003 contest, along with Rodrigo Rego and Ricardo Bacellar

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