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October 23, 2005
The Leak and the Mouse
This week has been pcomp, all pcomp. Our breathing project has continuously increased in complexity the deeper we get into it. The details can be found on our blog which I should copy down before it's lost. It's a great documentation of our process, our dead ends, our reorganizations and new ideas. In fact in its own way, our pcomp project is its own labyrinth.
We are doing labyrinths this week for spacial design and the breathing process project, which I am very close to, may be a great fit for the labyrinth work. In fact, this week in Red's class, three people did a spectacular project on the idea development process. They didn't give us the end result, they gave us all the digressions and ideas they threw away and that's the good stuff. In the same way I can use our pcomp project as a labyrinth, the process, all the things we investigated as the data for mapping out a labyrinth. Our labyrinth is our physical computing project. I think I really like it. It's so close and also so rich for exploration.
I also mailed this firm earlier in the week. After taking a shot to my morale sitting through the schematic recruitment, I realized it's never too early to try to pursue what I am really interested in. Or even if I don't know what I am really interested in, starting to more proactively figure that out. Ok, so I don't have a design background but I want to interface more with real people. What can I do about that? Where do I fit in as an upstart in an established firm? I have something to contribute and I should realize that a lot of places might want me but the question is, where do I want to be?
Anna and I went to a party last night with my classmates after a late night pcomp session. My first party I think, a month and a half into the semester. It was nice to show her my world, the vortex that has taken all my lazy hours and energy.
The photo above was of Despina the resident wearables expert. She met with us earlier this week, very thoughtful about technology moving to the foreground and letting the idea be strong on its own.
One final thing. Rob and I sampled Tom Igoe, Jean-Marc Gauthier and Daniel Shiffman for commlab. We mixed it all up in garage band with midi instruments and retro beats. Initially we were going to use the sounds of the 4th floor as instruments, the wooden mirror, the sphere in the lobby, the midi tom toms, but then we found out garage band does a much better job of getting sounds in on the beat. The best part for me is hearing the voices of my professors saying the things I hear them say all the time. With that distance I can meditate on their insightfulness and vision.
Posted by mb2811 at October 23, 2005 08:10 PM