Canonical Examples

Transparent fridge door

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Context

At home in the kitchen for convenience, awareness and perhaps reducing food waste. 

Design concept

When you approach your fridge it becomes transparent, letting you peek inside without opening the door. Additional information about the products is displayed making you aware of what has been automatically ordered, expiration dates, or food that has been “reserved” for Sunday dinner.

Experiential qualities and related concepts

Calm, hybrid, overview, visibility.

Augmentation modality

Visual.

Technical options

Large transparent display surface, micro-scale positioning, connected to online shopping for ordering food.

Prototyping techniques

Bodystorming.
Video scenario.
Wizard of Oz.

Source

Microsoft’s 2019 Future Vision video, (2005).
(Envisioning video timestamp: 05:18 – 05:22).

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