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DavidMerrill_2009-_siftables演示_—_一种会思考的玩具_
I want to start out by asking you to think back to when you were a kid, playing with blocks. 首先,我想请大家回忆一下你们在孩提时代 玩过的积木。
As you figured out how to reach out and grasp , pick them up and move them around, you were actually learning how to think and solve problems by understanding and manipulating spatial relationships. 当你构思着怎么去搭建积木 并且去动手操作的时候, 其实是你正在学习怎样思考和解决问题。 这即是对物体的空间结构的理解和感知。
grasp:n.抓住;理解;控制;v.抓住;领会; manipulating:v.(暗中)控制,操纵,影响;正骨;治疗脱臼;(manipulate的现在分词) spatial:adj.空间的;存在于空间的;受空间条件限制的;
Spatial reasoning is deeply connected to how we understand a lot of the world around us. 理解物体的空间结构非常有助于 我们对很多周围事物的学习。
So, as a computer scientist inspired by this utility of our interactions with physical objects -- along with my adviser Pattie , and my collaborator Jeevan Kalanithi -- 因此,作为一个计算机领域的科学家, 在这种手动思考方式的启发下, 以及在我的导师Pattie和我的合作伙伴Jeevan Kalanithi的帮助下,
inspired:adj.受到启发的; v.鼓舞; (inspire的过去分词和过去式) utility:n.公用事业;实用;实用程序;adj.多用途的;多效用的; interactions:n.[计]交互,相互作用;相互交流;干扰;(interaction复数) physical:adj.[物]物理的;身体的;物质的;符合自然法则的;n.体格检查; adviser:n.顾问;劝告者;指导教师(等于advisor); Pattie:n.小馅饼;(美)肉饼(等于patty); collaborator:n.[劳经]合作者;勾结者;通敌者;
I started to wonder -- what if when we used a computer, instead of having this one mouse cursor that was a like a digital fingertip moving around a flat desktop , 我开始思考--要是我们能用一种新型计算机 来代替鼠标移动光标,就好比一种数字化的手指尖 在桌面移动--那样会如何呢？
what if:如果…怎么办? cursor:n.光标;(计算尺的)[计]游标,指针; digital:adj.数字的;手指的;n.数字;键; fingertip:n.指尖; desktop:n.桌面;桌面(显示使用程序图标的计算机屏幕);
what if we could reach in with both hands and grasp information physically, arranging it the way we wanted? 要是我们能用手来直接感知信息, 按我们的思路来组合信息--那样会如何呢？
arranging:v.安排;筹备;整理;排列;(arrange的现在分词)
This question was so compelling that we decided to explore the answer, by building Siftables. 这样的疑问不断萦绕在我的脑海中,于是我们决定去探寻答案, 所以才有了这款Siftables。
compelling:adj.引人入胜的; v.强迫; (compel的现在分词) explore:v.探索:探测:探险:
In a nutshell , a Siftable is an interactive computer the size of a cookie. 简单地说,Siftable是一款互动计算机, 体积如饼干般大小。
In a nutshell:极简单地;简言之;简而言之;总而言之; interactive:adj.合作的;相互影响的;互相配合的;交互式的;n.交互式视频设备;
They're able to be moved around by hand, they can sense each other, they can sense their motion , and they have a screen and a wireless radio. Siftables可以用手随意移动, 每块Siftable可以互相感知彼此的移动, 每块Siftable还有显示屏和无线电装置。
motion:n.动作;移动;手势;请求;意向;议案;v.运动;打手势; wireless:adj.无线的;无线电的;n.无线电;v.用无线电发送;
Most importantly, they're physical, so like the blocks, you can move them just by reaching out and grasping . 最重要的是,每块Siftable都是独立的, 就像积木一样,可以随意搭配。
grasping:adj.贪婪的;紧紧抓住的;v.理解,领会;抓紧,抓牢;(grasp的现在分词形式)
And Siftables are an example of a new ecosystem of tools for manipulating digital information. 而且Siftables代表了一种新的生态系统 --即数字化信息的操作工具。
ecosystem:n.生态系统;
And as these tools become more physical, more aware of their motion, aware of each other, and aware of the nuance of how we move them, we can start to explore some new and fun interaction styles. 这种操作工具更加独立, 更加灵敏,能彼此感知, 感知任何细微的移动, 所以我们可以使用这种工具尝试一些新的有趣的互动。
nuance:n.细微差别;
So, I'm going to start with some simple examples. 现在,我就来演示一些简单的。
This Siftable is configured to show video, and if I tilt it in one direction, it'll roll the video this way, if I tilt it the other way it rolls it backwards. 这块Siftable有映像配置, 如果我把它向一侧倾斜,那么它所显示的画面也朝这边倾斜, 如果我把它朝反方向倾斜,那么图像也朝反方向倾斜。
configured:adj.配置; v.使…成形; tilt:vi.倾斜;翘起;以言词或文字抨击;vt.使倾斜;使翘起;n.倾斜;
And these interactive portraits are aware of each other. 而且这些Siftables能互相感知。
portraits:n.肖像;半身照;详细的描述;描绘;(portrait的复数)
So if I put them next to each other, they get interested. 如果把它们一个挨一个摆好,有趣的现象就会发生。
If they get surrounded, they notice that too, they might get a little flustered . 如果把它们随意一堆,他们也会察觉到, 那就会有点儿混乱。
flustered:adj.慌张的;激动不安的;v.慌张;混乱(fluster的过去式及过去分词形式);
And they can also sense their motion and tilt. 它们还能感知彼此的移动和倾斜。
One of the interesting implications on interaction, we started to realize, was that we could use everyday gestures on data, like pouring a color the way we might pour a liquid. 我们发现一个有趣的互动-- 我们可以通过一些常用的手势和Siftables进行互动, 比如象倒液体那样把颜色从一块Siftable倒入另一块Siftable.
implications:n.蕴涵式;暗指,暗示;含蓄,含意;卷入(implication的复数); gestures:n.手势; v.做手势; (gesture的第三人称单数和复数) pouring:v.倾倒;倾泻;连续流出;倒出;喷发;(pour的现在分词)
So in this case, we've got three Siftables configured to be paint buckets and I can use them to pour color into that central one, where they get mixed. 我们来看这个演示,这有三块设置成油漆桶模式的Siftables, 我们可以把这些桶里的颜色倒入中间的那个, 把颜色混在一起.
buckets:n.大桶状物; v.拼命划桨; (bucket的第三人称单数和复数)
If we overshoot , we can pour a little bit back. 如果倒多了,可以再倒回去一些。
overshoot:vt.超越; vi.射击越标; n.超越目标;
There are also some neat possibilities for education, like language, math and logic games where we want to give people the ability to try things quickly, and view the results immediately. Siftables还有学习机的功能, 可以用来学语言、算算术等-- 我们希望通过这些功能让学习变得快捷, 更快看到结果。
neat:adj.整洁的;整齐的;有序的;有条理的; logic:n.逻辑;逻辑学;逻辑性;adj.逻辑的;
So here I'm -- 这也是我来这里展示Siftables的原因--
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This is a Fibonacci sequence that I'm making with a simple equation program. 这是我用一个简单方程式做成的斐波那契数列。
Fibonacci:n.斐波纳契(一种整数数列); sequence:n.顺序; v.按顺序排列; equation:n.方程式,等式;相等;[化学]反应式;
Here we have a word game that's kind of like a mash-up between Scrabble and Boggle . Siftables还可以玩拼字游戏--一种Scrabble和Boggle混搭的拼字游戏。
mash-up:混聚; Scrabble:v.忙乱地找;翻找;乱抓;乱动;n.争夺;挣扎;奋斗; Boggle:vi.犹豫,退缩;惊恐;vt.搞糟,弄坏;使…惊奇;使…困惑;n.犹豫,退缩;惊奇;
Basically , in every round you get a randomly assigned letter on each Siftable, and as you try to make words it checks against a dictionary. 这种拼字游戏的玩法大致如下, 你随意拿一块带有字母的Siftable, 当你把几块带有字母的Siftables拼在一起组成单词时,Siftables会在字典里自动查找单词。
Basically:adv.主要地,基本上; randomly:adv.随便地,任意地;无目的,胡乱地;未加计划地; assigned:v.分配(某物);分派;指定;委派;(assign的过去分词和过去式)
Then, after about 30 seconds it reshuffles, and you have a new set of letters and new possibilities to try. 大约30秒后Siftables会自动根据正确的单词拼写顺序改变原来显示的字母,组成正确的单词, 你还可以尝试用其他的字母拼出新的单词。
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Thank you. 谢谢大家。
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So these are some kids that came on a field trip to the Media Lab, and I managed to get them to try it out, and shoot a video. 现在,屏幕上显示的是一些孩子正在Media Lab 里参与Siftables的试用体验, 我把孩子们的体验过程拍了下来。
field trip:n.(常指学生进行的)野外考察; Media:n.媒体;媒质(medium的复数);血管中层;浊塞音;中脉;
They really loved it. 孩子们非常喜欢Siftables。
And, one of the interesting things about this kind of application is that you don't have to give people many instructions. 而且有趣的是在玩这个拼字游戏的时候 我们并不需要向他们解释什么。
application:n.应用;申请;应用程序;敷用;
All you have to say is, "Make words," 只要跟他们说这是个“拼字”游戏时,
and they know exactly what to do. 他们就知道该怎么做了。
So here's another few people trying it out. 现在屏幕上显示的是另一些人在体验Siftables。
That's our youngest beta tester , down there on the right. 右下角这位是年龄最小的体验者。
beta:n.贝它(希腊字母表的第二个字母); tester:检验器,试验员
Turns out, all he wanted to do was to stack the Siftables up. 他只是想把Siftables堆在一起。
stack:n.堆栈;一摞;大量;许多;v.(使)放成整齐的一叠(或一摞,一堆);
So to him, they were just blocks. 在他看来,Siftables只是积木。
Now, this is an interactive cartoon application. 现在屏幕上显示的是一种动画功能的互动尝试。
And we wanted to build a learning tool for language learners. 我们希望Siftables能成为学习语言的帮手。
And this is Felix, actually. 画面上的这个孩子叫Felix。
And he can bring new characters into the scene, just by lifting the Siftables off the table that have that character shown on them. 他能把一些新元素添加到动画图像上, 他所做的就是把桌上的Siftables拿起来朝着动画图像投一下影,就可以把这些新元素加到动画上了。
Here, he's bringing the sun out. 看,他把太阳加上去了。
Video: The sun is rising. 视频:太阳升起来了。
David Merrill: Now he's brought a tractor into the scene. 大卫·梅若:现在他把拖拉机加上去了。
Video: The orange tractor. 视频:橙色的拖拉机。
Good job! Yeah! 做的不错！
So by shaking the Siftables and putting them next to each other he can make the characters interact -- 把Siftables朝动画图像晃一下就可以把新元素加到画面上 他把新元素加上去了--
Video: Woof! 视频:狗吠声
DM: inventing his own narrative . 梅若:他在编写属于他的动画故事。
narrative:n.叙述;故事;讲述;adj.叙事的,叙述的;叙事体的;
Video: Hello! 视频:你好！
DM: It's an open-ended story, and he gets to decide how it unfolds . 梅若:这是个开放式结局的故事, 他在计划怎样展开故事情节。.
open-ended:adj.开放式的;无限制的;自由回答的;两端未封闭的; unfolds:vt.打开;呈现;vi.展开;显露;
Video: Fly away cat. 视频:猫坐着热气球飞走了。
DM: So, the last example I have time to show you today is a music sequencing and live performance tool that we've built recently , in which Siftables act as sounds like lead, bass and drums. 梅若:下面我要给大家进行最后一个展示 这个功能可以编排、演奏音乐 是我们最近研发的, Siftables的这种功能体现在声音方面, 能发出像超载音、贝斯及鼓的声音。
sequencing:n.[计]排序; v.[计]定序(sequence的ing形式); performance:n.性能;表现;业绩;表演; recently:adv.最近;新近; bass:n.鲈鱼;男低音;低音部;椴树;adj.低音的;
Each of these has four different variations , you get to choose which one you want to use. 每个模块有四档可供调节, 任君选择。
variations:n.变奏曲,变更;[生物]变种(variation的复数形式);
And you can inject these sounds into a sequence that you can assemble into the pattern that you want. 你可以把声音模块的Siftable里的声音加入编辑模块的Siftable 按你喜欢的方式。
inject:v.注入;注射; assemble:vt.集合,聚集;装配;收集;vi.集合,聚集;
And you inject it by just bumping up the sound Siftable against a sequence Siftable. 加入声音只需把声音模块靠近编辑模块。
bumping:v.碰上,撞上;颠簸行进(bump的现在分词)
There are effects that you can control live, like reverb and filter . 还有类似混响器、滤声器作用的Siftable模块。
reverb:vi.混响;余响;vt.使…余响;使…混响;n.混响机;电子回响; filter:n.滤波器;过滤器;滤光器;滤声器;v.过滤;渗入;(用程序)筛选;缓行;
You attach it to a particular sound and then tilt to adjust it. 把这类模块靠近声音模块就可以调整声音了。
attach:v.贴上;重视;把…固定,把…附(在…上);参加;与…有联系; adjust:v.调整;调节;适应;习惯;
And then, overall effects like tempo and volume that apply to the entire sequence. 接下来,可以用控制总体节奏和音量的Siftable模块 靠近编辑模块的Siftable来调整节奏和音量。
overall:v.全部; n.外套; adj.全面的; tempo:n.速度,发展速度;拍子; volume:n.体积;容积;音量;响度;一册;合订本 apply:v.申请;涂,敷;应用;适用;请求;
So let's have a look. 我们来看一下。
Video: (Music) 视频:（音乐）
DM: We'll start by putting a lead into two sequence Siftables, arrange them into a series , extend it, add a little more lead. 梅若:开始先把超载音 注入两个编辑模块, 再加一些超载音。
arrange:v.安排;排列;整理; series:n.系列,连续;[电]串联;级数;丛书; extend:vt.延伸; vi.延伸;
Now I put a bassline in. 现在加入贝斯音。
Video: (Music) 视频:（音乐）
DM: Now I'll put some percussion in. 梅若:现在加入一些打击乐器的声音。
percussion:n.[临床]叩诊;振动;碰撞;敲打乐器;打击乐器组;
Video: (Music) 视频:（音乐）
DM: And now I'll attach the filter to the drums, so I can control the effect live. 梅若:现在把滤声模块靠近鼓声模块,这样可以调整声音。
Video: (Music) 视频:（音乐）
DM: I can speed up the whole sequence by tilting the tempo one way or the other. 梅若:我来把节奏加快些 只需把节奏模块靠近编辑模块。
tilting:n.倾卸台;adj.[航][气象]倾斜;倾卸;v.使倾斜(tilt的ing形式);
Video: (Music) 视频:（音乐）
DM: And now I'll attach the filter to the bass for some more expression . 梅若:现在再把滤声模块靠近贝斯模块滤声。
expression:n.表现,表示,表达;
Video: (Music) 视频:（音乐）
DM: I can rearrange the sequence while it plays. 梅若:在音乐演奏的过程中还可以重新编排。
rearrange:v.重新排列;重新整理;
So I don't have to plan it out in advance , but I can improvise , making it longer or shorter as I go. 所以并不需要提前编排,而是在演奏时随时改编, 可长可短。
in advance:adv.预先,提前; improvise:v.即兴创作;临时拼凑;临时做;
And now, finally , I can fade the whole sequence out using the volume Siftable, tilted to the left. 最后,我来结束整个演奏, 用音量模块靠近编辑模块,用左边这个档。
finally:adv.终于;最终;(用于列举)最后;彻底地; fade:v.褪色; adj.平淡的; n.[电影][电视]淡出; tilted:v.倾斜;使倾向于;偏向;(tilt的过去分词和过去式)
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Thank you. 谢谢大家。
So, as you can see , my passion is for making new human-computer interfaces that are a better match to the way our brains and bodies work. 正如大家看到的, 我的理想就是研发一款新型的能够人机互动的媒介 更好地配合人体大脑的运作。
as you can see:正如你所看到的;你是知道的; passion:n.激情;热情;酷爱;盛怒; human-computer:人机,人机互动设计; interfaces:n.分界面; v.把界面缝合; (interface的复数)
And today, I had time to show you one point in this new design space, and a few of the possibilities that we're working to bring out of the laboratory . 今天,我在这给大家展示了Siftable, 我们的后续研究正在实验室中进行。
bring out:出版,生产;使显示;说出; laboratory:n.实验室,研究室;
So the thought I want to leave you with is that we're on the cusp of this new generation of tools for interacting with digital media, that are going to bring information into our world on our terms. 我想跟大家交流的想法就是 我们在研发新一代尖端科技产品 --可以和数字媒体接轨的科技产品, 它将给世界带来变化 这样的革新在我们这一代就会看到。
cusp:n.尖头;尖端; interacting:v.交流;沟通;合作;相互影响;(interact的现在分词)
Thank you very much. 非常感谢大家。
I look forward to talking with all of you. 我期待着和大家共同探讨。
look forward to:盼望,期待;
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