TEDxSantaCruz: David Merrill - Sifteo Cubes, Makers and Learners: My Double Ah-Ha Moment January 14, 2012

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This presentation presents an update to David Merrill's 2009 TED talk which you can view at: http://www.ted.com/talks/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_smart_blocks.html

David Merrill is co-founder and president of Sifteo, a company based in San Francisco building the future of play. Sifteo's first product is a tabletop user interface system made of wireless graphical tiles that enables unique intelligent play applications. David is a graduate of the Fluid Interfaces Group at the MIT Media Lab. His work explores how human interactions with computers can leave the limitations of the desktop interface behind, through the development of physical-digital tools that operate comfortably in our real-world environments. He has lectured in computer science at Stanford University and led music controller design workshops at the MIT Media Lab. David holds a MS in Computer Science and BS in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University, and a MS and Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab.

This TEDxSantaCruz talk is part of over 2 dozen surrounding our theme of "Engage!" This inaugural TEDxSantaCruz event was held June 11, 2011 at the Cabrillo College Music Recital Hall in Aptos, CA (Santa Cruz County). http://www.tedxsantacruz.org/

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