Expressive Messaging
What if sending a message felt like something?
Emojis translate emotion into symbols. This translates emotion into behavior.
Shake your phone to send anger — the bubble distorts on impact. Hold the screen together with someone for romance — your fingerprints merge into a shared mark.
Photograph something real for joy — it becomes a collectible sticker you gift. Tilt a bubble to signal sarcasm.
No new interface. Just the physics of how you hold your phone, put to work.
Two users hold their screens simultaneously — their fingerprints merge into a shared trace.
Shaking the device transforms the message bubble, turning physical tension into visible intensity.
A real-world object, captured and gifted — the effort is the emotion.
A subtle shift in the bubble's behavior signals ironic intent before it gets lost in translation.
Luke Caporelli, Jannes Daur, Leon Burg