Category Archives: Dynamic Web – Server

Brian Clifton, Cory Forsyth, Craig Protzel, Dynamic Web - Server, Mashups - Creating With Web APIs, Projects

CongressionalForecast: Contribution Explorer

Brian Clifton

Imagine how power of data analytics and visualizations can be used to clarify the complicated economy of influence between members of Congress and those who 'donate' hundreds of thousands of dollars to certain politicians – this is the CongressionalForecast: Contribution Explorer.

http://congressionalforecast.herokuapp.com/

Description

As Lawrence Lessig said, “The system we have allowed to evolve keeps Congress perpetually dependent upon the Funders, while only biannually dependent on the people.” The influence of money in politics has exploded since Citizens United, and has taken a more dire path with the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the McCutcheon case. With our politicians continually aware that everything they do affects their ability to raise money, what can citizens do to understand this economy of influence? We need better tools to visualize, to engage, to make connections, and to understand how, why, and when our Congress is creating laws, and who really benefits from them.

Built using publicly available data, CongressionalForecast: Contribution Explorer is online suite of interactive infographics enabling people to explore and discover relationships behind political contributions.

Classes

Dynamic Web – Server, Mashups – Creating With Web APIs

Amanda Gelb, Craig Protzel, Creative Javascript, Dynamic Web - Server, Katevisuth Sukpisan, Katherine Dillon, Lauren McCarthy, Mashups - Creating With Web APIs, Mike Dory, Projects, User Experience Design

Art Channel

Amanda Gelb, Katevisuth Sukpisan

An interactive personal music video that let you dance with the animated art from the Cooper Hewitt collection.

http://www.katevisuth.net/ux

Description

**** This project would be a part of UX LAB: A journey into the Cooper Hewitt ****

**** Prefer you to watch this VDO https://vimeo.com/93448180 ****

Change perceptions of the museum from a boring and too conceptual place into a fun and interesting place through the Cooper Hewitt Museum website. The idea is… “Viewing art should be as fun as watching other web entertainments.” So, we are going to make the collection of the Cooper Hewitt come alive with a personal music video that integrates the art collection, song, together with your own move through a web cam.

How it works:

1. Enter the site.

2. Select the theme. (Each them has a few animated images and song.)

3. Learn about the collection before get started.

4. Start making your VDO.

5. Save or share your VDO.

6. Done and explore other collections.

Classes

Creative Javascript, Dynamic Web – Server, Mashups – Creating With Web APIs, User Experience Design

Brian E. Jones, Bridging Worlds: Constructing the Immersive Space, Daniel Shiffman, David Tracy, Dynamic Web - Server, Mike Dory, Projects, The Nature of Code

Latex Pixels

David Tracy, Seiya Kobayashi, Haylee Jung

A swarm of pulsing, responsive physical pixels with minds of their own.

http://davidptracy.com/?portfolio=bridging-worlds-latex-pixels-in-progress

Description

‘Latex Pixels’ is a system for exploring swarm robotics, system intelligence, and cloud interaction.

An array of reconfigurable hexagon shaped modules are nested together in a configuration of the user’s choosing. Each pixel knows itself and recognizes its neighbors and then broadcasts what it knows back to the main micro-controller.

The interaction is facilitated by a socket connection with a user’s phone which allows them to interact with the installation in real time. There are several modes for the system: a passive mode for when there is no user interacting with the system, a communication mode that represents data of the user’s choosing, and an active interaction mode that allows the user to manipulate the system in real time.

Classes

Bridging Worlds: Constructing the Immersive Space, Dynamic Web – Server, The Nature of Code