Authors:
Horst Hörtner
;
Matthew Gardiner
;
Roland Haring
;
Christopher Lindinger
and
Florian Berger
Affiliation:
Ars Electronica Futurelab, Austria
Keyword(s):
Space Pixel, Spaxel, Voxel, Pixel, Media Display Technology, Spatial Imaging, 3D Visualization.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Mobile Multimedia (GSM, GPRS, RF, Wi-Fi,…)
;
Multimedia
;
Multimedia and Communications
;
Multimedia Devices
;
Telecommunications
Abstract:
We introduce a novel visual display paradigm through the use of controllable moving visible objects in physical space. Spaxels is a conjugation of "space" and "pixels". It takes the notion of a pixel, and frees it from the confines of a static two-dimensional matrix of a screen or projection surface to move three dimensionally in space. Spaxels extend the notion of Voxels, volumetric pixels, in that a Spaxel can physically move, as well as transition in colour and shape. Our current applied research is based on the control of a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with RGB lighting and a positioning system that can be coordinated in three dimensions to create a morphing floating display. This paper introduces Spaxels as a novel concept and paradigm as a new kind of spatial display.