Category Archives: Automata: Telling Stories with Machines

3D Printing Luxury, Antonius Wiriadjaja, Automata: Telling Stories with Machines, Julia Irwin, Nick Yulman, Projects

Scope 3D

Julia Irwin

Scope3D is a micromechanical 3D scanner that allows users to build scalable 3D models from tiny objects.

https://vimeo.com/114265826

Description

Development of the scanner was inspired by a design project to make 3D printed design objects whose form gets created by their underlying physical properties (e.g., salt and pepper shakers in the shape of a salt crystal and peppercorn, respectively). This working prototype is a first iteration of a longer research initiative to make a tool that accounts for different shapes and textures, and fully automates the 3D modeling process so users can press a single button and create a true-to-form model.

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3D Printing Luxury, Automata: Telling Stories with Machines

Automata: Telling Stories with Machines, Daniel Rozin, Designing for Digital Fabrication, Despina Papadopoulos, Dimelsa Medina, Nick Yulman, Project Development Studio, Projects

Mechanical Puppet

Dimelsa Medina

WHO IS PULLING THE STRINGS?<br />
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Create an interactive animatronic that reflects the interaction between the humans and the machines.

http://www.dimelsamedina.com/ITPBlog/project-development-studio-mechanical-puppet/

Description

I have always been captivated by the conversion of motion and power that takes place within a machine and the way all the autonomous mechanisms form a whole and work together. By using a Kinect, a webcam, and a series of motors, I would like to give “life” to a puppet, and study the interaction of the audience/user with this object.

Classes

Automata: Telling Stories with Machines, Designing for Digital Fabrication, Project Development Studio

Automata: Telling Stories with Machines, Nick Yulman, Projects, Tom Arthur

Automatic Ad Lib

Tom Arthur

An array of mechanical split-flap displays present seemingly straightforward informational icons that in combination invite individual interpretation and wonder.

http://portfolio.howtomworks.com/automatic-ad-lib/

Description

The mesmerizing mechanical movement and sound of a split-flap display has been lost due to the mechanical complexity and decreasing price of digital display tools. Automatic Ad Lib repurposes the precise movements to precisely display random symbols. This project explores how utilitarian communication tools can be tools for open ended storytelling and how the method in which a message is transmitted impacts how it is perceived. The symbols on the flaps are part of a practical but incredibly powerful visual language. Although the icons are designed for rapid and universal understanding, they often have unintentional meaning depending on the adjacent environment.

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Automata: Telling Stories with Machines