Interactive Paper Menu
As technology advances, many interactions are drastically changing. When I came back to China, I was shocked by how mobile ordering in restaurants is widely adopted. It went from ordering with a server, to ordering using a tablet/ipad, to a table of people ordering from the same phone, to now where everyone can contribute to the same order using their own phone. Just like many people who prefer reading a paper book, I really enjoyed flipping through menus at restaurants.
However, we cannot ignore the benefit of having electronic orders: the order goes directly to the kitchen and all orders are automatically stored digitally. To combine the paper feel of the menu and the benefit of having a digital menu, this project explores 3 ways of interactions that can be used in a interactive paper menu using paper circuits:
For more information, see the project documentation for 48-339 Making Things Interactive.
However, we cannot ignore the benefit of having electronic orders: the order goes directly to the kitchen and all orders are automatically stored digitally. To combine the paper feel of the menu and the benefit of having a digital menu, this project explores 3 ways of interactions that can be used in a interactive paper menu using paper circuits:
- presses (equivalent to a button)
- slider (equivalent to a linear potentiometer)
- wheel (equivalent to a circular potentiometer)
For more information, see the project documentation for 48-339 Making Things Interactive.