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Oasis Table Starts & Ends Fishy Life With Sand
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 10:00 PM on August 13, 2008
Here's something that you might miss among all the crazy junk at SIGGRAPH. It's an interactive aquatic life table called Oasis, by designer Yunsil Heo, that is completely covered by fancy black sand. Why is it covered, you ask? Well, that's what makes it interactive. By moving the sand so it will show the LCD screen below you begin to grow aquatic life. At first only little guppies appear, but over time the guppies start to grow into fish and other crazy aquatic creatures. Make the sand-less hole bigger and it starts to populate with more life. Then once your little fishies are all grown up, just cover them up with sand and they'll be dead. [Oasis]
Here's something that you might miss among all the crazy junk at SIGGRAPH. It's an interactive aquatic life table called Oasis, by designer Yunsil Heo, that is completely covered by fancy black sand. Why is it covered, you ask? Well, that's what makes it interactive. By moving the sand so it will show the LCD screen below you begin to grow aquatic life. At first only little guppies appear, but over time the guppies start to grow into fish and other crazy aquatic creatures. Make the sand-less hole bigger and it starts to populate with more life. Then once your little fishies are all grown up, just cover them up with sand and they'll be dead. [
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Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity
Posted 10:13 PM 13/8/08
My cats would like this, which is why I couldn't consider getting this. Very cool though.
Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity
parliamentpoet
Posted 10:54 PM 13/8/08
No I think you've had enough
parliamentpoet
RG_Shrike
Posted 10:40 PM 13/8/08
pretty cool, but why black and white only? where's the color!
and guns where are the guns.. that the fish can use with their flippers.. yeah! fish with guns man!
jeez I need more caffeine.
RG_Shrike
UrIt
Posted 11:26 PM 13/8/08
i am intrigued and skeptical.
and i mean come on, what's wrong with fish tanks? at least those fish are real.
and i agree with the crazy guy, where's the color! the wonder of the aquatic is that it's an array of color. boo.
UrIt
mikecoscia
Posted 11:18 PM 13/8/08
I want
mikecoscia
ps61318
Posted 11:31 PM 13/8/08
@RG_Shrike: The correct question is "Where are the frickin' sharks with frickin' lasers on their heads?" And they would be a welcome addition here.
ps61318
frigg
Posted 12:00 AM 14/8/08
@RG_Shrike: Hmmm.. what makes me think the Shrike in your name is not referring to the bird?
frigg
holysocks
Posted 12:29 AM 14/8/08
good idea, poor execution
holysocks
Hands
Posted 1:55 AM 14/8/08
once your little fishies are all grown up, just cover them up with sand and they'll be dead.
Now I'll be depressed all day, you bastard.
Hands
mildretard
Posted 2:38 AM 14/8/08
This will be a great exhibit in the Museum of Natural History of the future. "See little Jimmy? This is what life used to look like."
Yeah, I'm having a bad day.
mildretard
swag
Posted 3:53 AM 14/8/08
Would be awesome for squeezing out a giant chocolate mudbaby on it.
swag
phijef
Posted 4:32 AM 14/8/08
Color is sooooo 2003! The people who would have the discretionary income to buy this would only want black and white. Can't afford to have your fake fish clash with your minimalist (10,000sqf) "studio".
:)
phijef