FabricatINK: Personal Fabrication of Bespoke Displays Using Electronic Ink from Upcycled E Readers
FabricatINK: Personal Fabrication of Bespoke Displays Using Electronic Ink from Upcycled E Readers
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10.1145/3491102.3501844
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2022-04
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Ollie Hanton;Zichao Shen;Mike Fraser;A. Roudaut
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作者：
Ollie Hanton;Zichao Shen;Mike Fraser;A. Roudaut
翻译后摘要：FabricatINK探讨个人制作的不规则形状的低功耗显示器使用电子墨水（E墨水）。电子墨水是一种可编程的双色材料，用于传统的形式因素，如电子阅读器。它具有在定制形状显示器的个人制造范围内更通用的用途的潜力，并且它有希望成为用于此目的的卓越材料选择。我们评估技术文献，以确定电子墨水的属性，适合制造。我们确定了一个关键的障碍，即电子墨水作为一种材料的普遍使用，我们提供了一种方法，通过升级回收损坏的电子产品来规避这一点。随后，我们提出了一种新的不规则形状的电子墨水显示器的制造方法。我们通过十个原型展示了我们的制造工艺和电子墨水的多功能性，展示了不同的应用和用例。通过将电子墨水作为显示器制造的材料，我们发现了用户创建定制形状的真正可定制显示器的潜力。
Abstract: FabricatINK explores the personal fabrication of irregularly-shaped low-power displays using electronic ink (E ink). E ink is a programmable bicolour material used in traditional form-factors such as E readers. It has potential for more versatile use within the scope of personal fabrication of custom-shaped displays, and it has the promise to be the pre-eminent material choice for this purpose. We appraise technical literature to identify properties of E ink, suited to fabrication. We identify a key roadblock, universal access to E ink as a material, and we deliver a method to circumvent this by upcycling broken electronics. We subsequently present a novel fabrication method for irregularly-shaped E ink displays. We demonstrate our fabrication process and E ink’s versatility through ten prototypes showing different applications and use cases. By addressing E ink as a material for display fabrication, we uncover the potential for users to create custom-shaped truly bistable displays.