The physical portion of the Pixloop system is a simple coffee table, which we designed and constructed. It consists of fifteen (15) pieces of medium density fiberboard (MDF). Each board was individually cut using the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Solid Space laser cutter. A piece of lightly black tinted acrylic was also cut and is used for the top of the table to protect the inner workings and provide a pleasing look. Four (4) RFID readers are embedded into the table and are connected to a netbook that is housed in the bottom of the table. There will be a screen underneath the first layer of MDF. This is where users will see the visualisations.

The physical design of the table was considered throughout the design of the Pixloop system. As we were developing the other parts of Pixloop, we constantly revised how the table portion should be designed. Since we wanted the system to be able to travel to any location that users would want to use it in, but still be a table which several people could congregate around, we decided to develop a coffee table. We then considered the look of the table, keeping in mind that the device will not be in constant use and should seamlessly blend into the environment it is placed in. Several designs were considered, we did not want a traditional square, rectangular or circle shape. Before we settled on the final design we had gone through several iterations.