OASIS Touch Surface

Still waiting on that Spore game to appear? I know, we’ve been waiting for it for quite some time now, but until we actually get to play this game on our PCs, we could get ourselves an OASIS touch table. Check out this clip first:


OASIS (HD) - sand from yunsil heo on Vimeo

Pretty nifty, huh? has been designed by Yunsil Heo, who claims that his prototype is an enjoyable space where people play combining the use of natural materials like sand, pebbles, leaves and water, and a touch sensitive display. Virtual aquatic creatures are born, evolve and perish when people create “oases” in the sand. Furthermore, by placing pebbles, tapping the surface or moving leaves, people can communicate with the virtual creatures.

There are two variants. With OASIS - sand (the one in the first clip) you can create virtual areas of water in the sand, and watch how evolve within the territory you just shaped. This way you can shape complicated regions, making a canal between two large ponds or trapping fish in small areas. The little virtual creatures are designed to avoid pebbles that people place on the touch sensitive surface area and scatter around when pebbles are dropped.


OASIS (HD) - water from yunsil heo on Vimeo

Another variant comes in the form of OASIS - water. Here, the small fish-like creatures have the tendency of chasing the leaves floating on the water. As leaves are translucent, you can easily spot the silhouettes of the creatures beneath them. When you change the position of the leaves, the creatures immediately try to hide under the nearest leaf they identify.

OASIS is just a prtotype for the moment, but Yunsil hopes he could commercialize it when touch surfaces get cheaper.

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