Chameleon tables
Ted Selker, Ernesto Arroyo, Winslow Burleson · CHI '02 extended abstracts on Human factors in computer systems - CHI '02 · 2002
The Chameleon Table project created a set of hexagonal tables. They are modular and are able to snap together. The design portrays some goals that can be achieved by having a table that is aware of changes in its surroundings and includes this as part of its technology. By creating this infastructure, we have been able to make several scenarios including musical instruments, sending messages between tables, and menus that change with apparent use in a food scenario. This paper also shows the use of a network for broadcasting context information.