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Archive for April, 2008


Funji: A Customizable Affective Interface and Product-Service System

Funji is a customizable creature that opens an emotional channel between people.

The slow media is disappearing as everything becomes faster and things are disappearing in virtual world without a trace.
What about the memories?
What about relationships in virtual world?
“I want to collect the sweet memory and the relationship that gives me comfort and makes me happy.”
Shinyoung...CONTINUE READING »
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Papadopoulos, Despina,Projects,Shinyoung Park,Shirky, Clay,SIG Mobile,Spring Show 2008,Studio (Social Software),Thesis,Thesis Proposal Spring 2008,Thesis Spring 2008 | Comments Off on Funji: A Customizable Affective Interface and Product-Service System

Rorschach Art

Many art collectors are drawn to abstract art because they see the work differently each time they approach it. Abstract works never give the exact same impression twice. Viewers don\’t get bored over time. Take this simple five-minute test to see if there is a correlation between your current mood and your impressions of abstract art. The results will be compared to others who took the test. You\’ll be shown results at the end. It\’s the Rorschach Test for the art literate.

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
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Penultimater

An exquisite corpse collective story installation that allows users to SMS their contributions.

Users subscribe to penultimate via sms and receive the last line written in the collective story, they can then sms their contribution to complete the next part of the story. ...CONTINUE READING »

StatueMod.org

StatueMod.org is the website for the Institute for Statue Modification, an organization devoted to the study of statue modification, providing citizens with resources for dealing with unpopular statues and incorrect monuments.

StatueMod.org is a comprehensive site that aims to give the Institute for Statue Modification a home on the Internet. Through the website the Institute can better provide resources to citizens across the country interested in statue modification as a revolutionary practice. What’s more, the website serves as a place for...CONTINUE READING »
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Barton, Jake,Projects,Spring Show 2008,Thesis,Thesis Spring 2008,Timothy A. McNerney, II | Comments Off on StatueMod.org

OpenVisuals.org

Data and Visualization...
This is a two sided story..

Open Source Visualization Framework provides visualization artists a website, OpenVisuals.org, in which they can find interesting data sets to visualize, a visualization API to import the data shared on the website and to create a visualization on top of it. It also gathers these open source visualizations and data sets...CONTINUE READING »

WiiDraw

WiiDraw allows a user to draw on the images on their TV screen, from the comfort of their own couch!

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...CONTINUE READING »

Picture Me Rollin’

Picture Me Rollin\’ is a manufactured surface designed to produce beats as roller luggage is pulled across. Tones are produced as the wheels of the roller luggage encounter different textures, and these tones will be arranged in a way to create beats. Multiple parallel surfaces are planned, as to allow for multiple bags to generate more complex melodies. The tones produced are modulated and amplified using contact microphones and Max/MSP.

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
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CrudBox

The CrudBox is a sequencer/drum machine which allows users to create and compose rhythmic electroacoustic music by manipulating motors and other physical objects and amplifying their sounds in real time.

Whereas every existing sequencer and drum machine before the CrudBox created sound electronically, using either 1) analog synthesis, in which sound is created by manipulating voltage in real time, or 2) prerecorded or preprogrammed digital sound, the CrudBox creates sound by recording, looping, and editing the actions of motors, solenoids,...CONTINUE READING »
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
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Steppers

Sounds for each Step!

Steppers were designed to get kids up on their feet, moving, and playing with sound and music. An external sensor sandal is worn over a child\'s shoes, noting each footstep, and, in real time, playing back sound effects/music to compliment their movements. Force sensing resistors housed in each...CONTINUE READING »

SoriSu

Sorisu is a new electronic musical instrument based on Sudoku puzzles.

Sorisu is engaging in the development of a new electronic musical instrument based on a Sudoku puzzle. Sorisu is a combination of two words in korean : Sori means the sound, Su means number. The concept is centered on exploring ways in which one maps numbers to sound. Each number...CONTINUE READING »
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
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