Archive for May, 2011
A table surface that visualizes conversations as moving soap bubbles.
a human speaks.
speech is sound. ... CONTINUE READING »
What is infinite space? Can it be perceived? Can it be contained?
The Confines of Space is a sculptural light piece that I consider a self-portrait of my recent past. For seven years, I worked as a programmer through 4 different offices, each well populated with small gray cubicles. In my seventh year of work, I found myself needing to... CONTINUE READING »
Illumihedron is a scalable LED lighting system that maintains the color tone of a visual scene at a user-defined ambient light level. It's like a thermostat for the visual world.
Illumihedron uses polyhedral shaped light sources to sense the color of its surrounding environment and dynamically adjusts a wide spectrum of LEDs to create a user-selectable color tone. This dynamic lighting approach applies over a range of contexts, from living spaces and workspaces to stage and public space. ... CONTINUE READING »
Telestory is a secure web and phone based interface for recording stories to share with future generations of your family.
Mark Twain demanded that 100 years pass before the publication of his memoirs so that everyone referenced therein was no longer living. What stories do you want to pass on and how long would you wait to reveal them? Telestory auto-generates calls at a determined frequency (once a month, twice... CONTINUE READING »
SoundStage is a tabletop surround sound mixer with a tangible interface that allows children to explore immersive audio through interactive storytelling and most importantly, play.
SoundStage is an ambisonic surround sound mixer easy enough for a three year old to use. By moving “sound objects” around the table, users are able to pan audio around the room and immerse themselves within a soundscape of their own creation. For example, take a classic... CONTINUE READING »
The best camera is the one you have right now, the most interesting story is the one happening right now, only we do not perceive its arc.
Durations in Difference of the Eternal Return is an interactive installation consisting of one table and two stools. It is a lo-fi interactive video sculpture -- examining the nature of objects and the presence of the body in their
fragmented digital representations. ... CONTINUE READING »
Scout 2.0 is an auto-stabilizing aircraft that is able to hover and relay realtime video from the aircraft.
Scout is an auto-stabilizing aircraft that is able to hover and relay real-time video from the aircraft. Scout is controlled by the user by way of a remote control. Scout is equipped with a wireless video camera for first person viewing and navigation.
Scouts airframe is made from... CONTINUE READING »
steadystate is a kinetic sculpture based on the principles of complex systems.
Complex systems are composed of interconnected parts that exhibit behaviors not obvious from the properties of the individual parts. In other words, systems in which the whole is more than the sum of its parts (e.g. social insects, the brain, the stock market). These life-like systems exist on the \"edge... CONTINUE READING »
Function/Meaning is a collection of functional art objects designed around the theme “hidden function; hidden meaning.\" The objects fall into the rough categories of lighting, furniture and wearables ... CONTINUE READING »
A chronicle and visualization of my relationship with hermit crabs, and our roles as environmental living sensors.
Co-Crabitation is an interactive video journal and data visualization that chronicles my relationship with hermit crabs and the effect of adding air-cleansing moss and plants to our environments. My encounter with the purifying air emanating from a plant-filled living wall fueled my desire to measure air quality. I... CONTINUE READING »
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