Name: 【TED】大衛-梅里爾:互相交談的玩具瓷磚（大衛-美林：互相交談的玩具瓷磚）。 (【TED】David Merrill: Toy tiles that talk to each other (David Merrill: Toy tiles that talk to each other))
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T07:25:47.000Z
Duration: 7 min 10 s

I want to start out by asking you to think back to when you were a kid,

譯者: Calvin Chun-yu Chan 審譯者: Bill Hsiung

我想這樣開始演說，首先請你回想起童年時，

As you figured out how to reach out and grasp,

you were actually learning how to think and solve problems

by understanding and manipulating spatial relationships.

事實上，你正在透過了解及操縱物品間的空間關係，

to how we understand a lot of the world around us.

空間推理和我們如何理解身邊事物

inspired by this utility of our interactions with physical objects --

along with my adviser Pattie, and my collaborator Jeevan Kalanithi --

從這種與實物互動的應用當中得到啟發 —

I started to wonder -- what if when we used a computer,

連同我的顧問 Pattie，跟事業夥伴 Jeevan Kalanithi —

instead of having this one mouse cursor that was a like a digital fingertip

我開始想知道 — 假如我們使用電腦時，

所使用的不是那像數位指頭般的滑鼠指標，

what if we could reach in with both hands and grasp information physically,

假如我們能以自己雙手，像掌握實物般掌控資訊，

This question was so compelling that we decided to explore the answer,

這問題引發起我們的興趣，所以我們決定

In a nutshell, a Siftable is an interactive computer

通過研發 Siftables 去探求答案。

they can sense each other, they can sense their motion,

and they have a screen and a wireless radio.

它們會自動感應到其他單元，它們能感測到動作，

且每個單元都有螢幕及無線電收發器。

so like the blocks, you can move them just by reaching out and grasping.

And Siftables are an example of a new ecosystem

所以能像積木般，透過伸手抓握，即可拿起和移動它們。

of tools for manipulating digital information.

數位資訊操控工具的其中一個例子。

more aware of their motion, aware of each other,

and aware of the nuance of how we move them,

更能感應到動作，感應彼此的存在，

we can start to explore some new and fun interaction styles.

So, I'm going to start with some simple examples.

我們就能夠開始探索一些新奇有趣的互動方式。

This Siftable is configured to show video,

那麼，我將會展示一些簡單的例子。

and if I tilt it in one direction, it'll roll the video this way;

這些 Siftable 被設定為視訊放映模式，

if I tilt it the other way it rolls it backwards.

如果將它往一邊傾斜，視訊會這樣播放、

And these interactive portraits are aware of each other.

將它傾斜到另一邊，則會倒帶。

So if I put them next to each other, they get interested.

這些互動肖像能感知彼此的存在。

If they get surrounded, they notice that too,

如我將它們放在一起，它們會對彼此產生興趣。

如果被包圍的話，它們一樣會察覺得到，

And they can also sense their motion and tilt.

One of the interesting implications on interaction, we started to realize,

它們也以可感應到動作和傾斜度。

was that we could use everyday gestures on data,

我們漸漸發現，在互動之中有一個有趣的蘊含，

like pouring a color the way we might pour a liquid.

就是我們可以將日常用的手勢應用在資訊操控上，

So in this case, we've got three Siftables configured to be paint buckets

and I can use them to pour color into that central one,

在這個例子，我們有三顆 Siftables 被設定成油漆桶。

而我可以用它們把顏色灌注到中間的那一顆，

If we overshoot, we can pour a little bit back.

There are also some neat possibilities for education,

假如灌多了，我們可以倒一點回來。

還有些能應用在教育上的妙用，

where we want to give people the ability to try things quickly,

例如語言、數學與邏輯推理的遊戲。

我們希望能給人們快速嘗試事物的能力，

This is a Fibonacci sequence that I'm making with a simple equation program.

Here we have a word game that's kind of like a mash-up between Scrabble and Boggle.

這是我用簡單的數學程式作的斐波納契數列。

這是個有點像混合了拼字與 Boggle 的文字遊戲。

you get a randomly assigned letter on each Siftable,

and as you try to make words it checks against a dictionary.

每塊 Siftable 會被隨機分配到一個字母。

Then, after about 30 seconds, it reshuffles,

當你嘗試以這些字母拼字時，它會自動檢查字典。

and you have a new set of letters and new possibilities to try.

你會得到新的字母，以嘗試新的可能性。

So these are some kids that came on a field trip to the Media Lab,

and I managed to get them to try it out, and shoot a video.

這裡有些來參觀媒體實驗室的小朋友，

我讓他們嘗試這玩意，並拍了短片。

And, one of the interesting things about this kind of application

is that you don't have to give people many instructions.

而關於這種應用的一件有趣的事是，

你只需要講一句「去拼字吧！」

So here's another few people trying it out.

That's our youngest beta tester, down there on the right.

Turns out, all he wanted to do was to stack the Siftables up.

這是當中年紀最小的測試員，他在畫面右方。

結果是，他只想將 Siftables 疊起來。

Now, this is an interactive cartoon application.

對他來說，它們只是玩具樍木而已。

And we wanted to build a learning tool for language learners.

現在，這是個互動式卡通的應用。

我們還想為學語言的人建立學習的工具。

And he can bring new characters into the scene,

just by lifting the Siftables off the table that have that character shown on them.

只需把印有不同角色的 Siftables 從桌面上拿起來。

David Merrill: Now he's brought a tractor into the scene.

David Merrill：現在他將拖拉機加入場景中。

DM: So by shaking the Siftables and putting them next to each other

搖動 Siftables 並將它們排在一起

DM: So, the last example I have time to show you today

is a music sequencing and live performance tool

是個編曲和現場即時表演的工具

Each of these has four different variations,

you get to choose which one you want to use.

And you can inject these sounds into a sequence

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【TED】大衛-梅里爾:互相交談的玩具瓷磚（大衛-美林：互相交談的玩具瓷磚）。 (【TED】David Merrill: Toy tiles that talk to each other (David Merrill: Toy tiles that talk to each other))

physical

compelling

aware

applause