One of the essential properties of Near Field Communication is nearness, but this is set against one of the paradoxes of touch-based interaction where, in fact, nothing needs to touch. In a very short film made with BERG, we explore nearness in interactive technologies.
Hat tip towards The way things go, that Honda commercial and Pythagora Switch.
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Awesome stuff Timo! Really inspiring as always… :)
wow! I really love it…
nice one, now we need a full feature 90 minute version;)
How could u send txt msgs from phone and read them on the other phone?
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