So, as a computer scientist inspired by this utility of our interactions with physical objects -- along with my adviser Pattie, and my collaborator Jeevan Kalanithi -- I started to wonder -- what if when we used a computer, instead of having this one mouse cursor that was a like a digital fingertip moving around a flat desktop, what if we could reach in with both hands and grasp information physically, arranging it the way we wanted?
Asa ca, in calitate de cercetator IT inspirat de aceasta utilitate a interactiunilor noastre cu obiectele fizice -- impreuna cu consultantul meu Pattie, si colaboratorul meu Jeevan Kalanithi -- am inceput sa ma intreb -- ce-ar fi daca atunci cand folosim un calculator, in loc de acest unic cursor de mouse care seamana cu un deget digital miscandu-se pe un ecran plat, ce-ar fi daca am putea sa intindem ambele maini si sa apucam informatia, aranjand-o cum vrem noi?