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Hi (Human interactive) by Multitouch Barcelona

Interactive art installation featuring a human-powered computing machine:

Did you ever think that your computer was alive? That there was someone inside working for you? ‘Hi, a real human interface’ is a metaphor for how interaction with technology should be. It was our attempt to create the perfect interface; one that really understands our deepest needs, a human interface indeed.

The Hi video was intended to be a self-portrait project. We wanted to be able to explain what we did in a plain way. We knew, though, that you are not always as you want to be; instead as people see you. We created a video that reflected our vision in the possibilities that interaction brings to both people and technology. Making technology warmer has always been the goal of our collective and we couldn’t think of a better way to do it than literally embedding a human being inside of it.

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More work by Madrid Interactive can be found here.