http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video Just another itp.nyu.edu weblog Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:30:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ITP Alumna Celina Alvarado (’09) created a 25 minute video piece featuring ITP students, alumni and projects for Television Espanola’s weekly online magazine on the arts, Metropolis. http://vimeo.com/7137093 – Nerd Art More on Celina’s work can be found here: http://bombonia.blip.tv http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video/what-is-nerd-art motionLife plays with the concept of how our movements affect the world around us. It shows an artistic representation of the scene in front of it, that constantly oscillates slightly. As the observer moves, the screen explodes in a shower of particles (representing how everything we observe is made ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video/motionlife The Ripple Effect is an immersive video experience that transforms an urban setting into an underwater wonderland, exploring the impact of the human presence on the environment by layering text over the luminous water. As people enter into the installation, they trigger a good fortune in response to their presence. The ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video/the-ripple-effect The idea of the project is making a trace of dreams and allowing people to share the experience of following the trace of dreams. The installation consists of two main components, which are a collection of pillows and a video projection. The collection of pillows on the bed represents the ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video/dream-falls Time Sifter is a viewer-controlled environment immersed in visuals and sounds that plays on the theme of the time machine in the digital age, and suggests a journey in time through motion, place and sound. A totem pole shape, composed of sieves/screens, is both the mechanism and the metaphor of ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video/time-sifter Imagine giving a lecture on a classic film and commenting on the director\'s use of space. Now imagine you could actually draw lines on the screen, demonstrating what you mean. Maybe you\'re watching sports and want to break down a play like the announcers do. Or maybe ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video/wiidraw A suite of large-scale interactive video works which allow viewers to call in from their cellphones to further the narrative. http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video/version-city The installation consists of a small screen that displays a generative design of plant-like shapes, attached to a network of sensors that allow it to use the immediate surroundings as raw material. When a user approaches to see the display, a video tracking system is activated and a projection that ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video/curious-place The Technological Awakening appropriates imagery of robot and cyborg \'awakenings\' (that moment when Frankenstein comes to life) collected from science fiction cinema to encourage contemplation of how technology, in providing means for control, efficiency, freedom, and agency, ultimately shapes society. http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video/the-technological-awakening (temporary url above) 2x2 was an experimental class to explore what kinds of stories might be told on small screens--computers, phones, ipods,etc. This project represents the composite work of the whole 2x2 class...more than 100 videos on a dollhouse size video wall. Visitors may be able to download videos to ... http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/video/2x2