Artifact Reviews

Jacquard by Google “transforms clothing” by taking an entirely “new take on wearables that lets you do more than ever with the things that…

Tickle Me Elmo created by Tyco to resemble the popular Sesame Street character Elmo. When users would squeeze Elmo, Elmo would shake and…

Hatchimals are a toy created by Spin Master described as a “magical creature inside colorful speckled eggs.” A Hatchimal is unlike a…

Majestic was a game developed by Electronic Arts, described as an alternate reality multiplayer game. Instead of engaging users on one…

(Note: This artifact review is based on what I was able to read online.)

The Objectifier was designed by Bjørn Karmann a student at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. It was designed to empower…

The Internet Phone was designed and created by James Zhou, Sebastian Hunkeler, Isak Frostå, Jens Obel all students at the Copenhagen…

adding on to the ones I already have

Replika “is an AI friend that is always there for you” that you grow through conversation. It sells itself as “a safe space to share…

Facebook​ ​M was ​a​ ​piece​ ​of​ ​functionality​ ​within​ ​a​ ​messaging​ ​platform (Messenger),​ ​but​ ​unlike​ ​Google Allo’s Smart…

Google​ ​Allo​ is ​​​“a​ ​smart messaging​ ​app​ ​that​ ​helps​ ​you​ ​say​ ​more​ ​and​ ​do​ ​more.”​ ​(Google,​ ​2017)​ ​One​ ​way​…

The​ ​Coordinator​ ​was​ ​a​ ​system​ ​designed​ ​by​ ​Terry​ ​Winograd​ ​to​ ​“provide​ ​facilities​ ​for​ ​generating, transmitting,​…

Urban5​ ​was​ ​designed​ ​by​ ​Nicholas​ ​Negroponte​ ​and​ ​MIT’s​ ​Architecture​ ​Machine​ ​Group​ ​to​ ​“study the​ ​desirability​ ​and​…

ELIZA​ ​was​ ​a​ ​system​ ​​designed​ ​by​ ​Joseph​ ​Weizenbaum​​ ​that​ ​allowed​​ ​“human​ ​correspondents” (Weizenbaum,​ ​1966)​ ​to​…