Tangible Data, explorations in data physicalization
Trevor Hogan, Eva Hornecker, Simon Stusak, Yvonne Jansen, Jason I. Alexander, Andrew Vande Moere, Uta Hinrichs, Kieran Nolan · 2016
Humans have represented data in many forms for thousands of years, yet the main sensory channel we use to perceive these representations today still remains largely exclusive to sight. Recent developments, such as advances in digital fabrication, microcontrollers, actuated tangibles, and shape-changing interfaces offer new opportunities to encode data in physical forms and have stimulated the emergence of 'Data Physicalization' as a research area.