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  • The 960 Grid System is an effort to streamline web development workflow by providing commonly used dimensions, based on a width of 960 pixels. There are two variants: 12 and 16 columns, which can be used separately or in tandem.
  • The Public Sphere Project (PSP) is an initiative of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) to help promote more effective and equitable public spheres all over the world. The Public Sphere Project is intended to provide a broad framework for a variety of interrelated activities and goals. With pattern library.
  • InterPlay is a platform for designers in the Media Lab to create dynamic social simulations, which transform public spaces into immersive environments where people become the central agents. It utilizes computer vision and projection to facilitate full body interaction with digital content.
  • Mouseless consists of an Infrared (IR) laser beam (with line cap) and an Infrared camera. Both IR laser and IR camera are embedded in the computer. The laser beam module is modified with a line cap and placed such that it creates a plane of IR laser just above the surface the computer sits on. The user cups their hand, as if a physical mouse was present underneath, and the laser beam lights up the hand which is in contact with the surface.