Siftables

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Definition

Sifteo cubes are 1.5 inch computers with full-color displays that sense their motion, sense each other, and wirelessly connect to your computer.

History

Out of MIT's Media Lab.

Creators

Jeevan Kalanithi - co-inventor, co-developer

Pattie Maes - advisor, brainstormer, supporter

Amit Zoran - case design v3.0

Noah Murphy-Reinhertz - case design v4, fabrication

Paula Aguilera - video production

Josh Kopin - firmware features, interaction sketches, sound engine for music sequencer

Orit Zuckerman, Sajid Sadi - created original 'attention' piece that became 'attentionables' demo

Evan Broder - firmware hacking, including basic flash memory access, OLED, animation, and first 'attentionables' implementation

Laura Harris, Tobe Nwanna, and Rick Mancuso developed new features and applications using Siftables

Drew Shapiro - server design / development

Colleagues in the Ambient Intelligence group and the rest of the MIT Media Lab - thanks for your great enthusiasm and brainstorming