Category Archives: Tom Igoe

Daniel Shiffman, Denny George, Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing, Projects, Tom Igoe, Upasana Jain

Privé – Your own space, when you need it!

Denny George, Upasana Jain

Have you ever shared a space with someone and wished you could shut others out and have your own private space? Privé , an interactive Modular Partition Screen lets you do that with a single touch!

http://www.upasanajain.com/?p=86

Description

The Interactive Partition Screen is made out of modular units, allowing people who share the same space to have their own personal demarcated sub spaces within the larger setting. The wall gives the user control over his/her space based on touch and also acts as a screen to create ambient settings in that space.

The wall has two very specific functions.

1) Privacy/ Demarcation of a sub-space

2) Window to the outside world:

Projection mapping of natural environments that lets the user bring some nature inside his/her immediate physical space and breaks the monotony of being in the same space for hours.

When the user touches a module (comprising of 3 forms), the forms open up in a row. Thus visually, there is more control over the what level he/she is looking at.

Each form is attached to a capacitive sensor that detects the touch and one full rotation servo motor that controls the mechanical motion of opening and closing of 3 forms together. The modules are interconnected using the dovetail wood joinery.

The second aspect of projection of a natural setting is achieved using a diaphanous screen behind the partition wall. The transparent screen allows visibility as well as projection to create specific settings in the room.

Each module can be closed again just by a touch.

Classes

Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing

Ben Light, Daniel Shiffman, Intro to Fabrication, Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing, Jingwen Zhu, Projects, Tom Igoe

Big Data Cloud

Jingwen Zhu

Big Data Cloud provides people with a visible and tangible experience of interacting with big data.

http://www.jingwenzhu.com/2014/12/big-data-cloud/

Description

In the Applications class, we had a lot of speakers talk about big data. They discussed how big data benefits our lives, how it inspires us, and how it make us transparent, etc. But big data remains obscure to me. What does big data looks like? Is there an invisible cloud somewhere? What would big data in the cloud look like if it were tangible? For my Physical Computing and Intro to Computational Media final project, I created the Big Data Cloud, that gets data from users, and give the data back to them.

In this installation, people are not only encouraged to interact with the cloud, but also interact with the data. When a user comes under the cloud, a mobile phone drops down from the cloud, with a question displayed on the screen. After the user types the answer to the question, the phone “uploads” back into the cloud. After thunder and lightening, the cloud rains. The big data rain is in the form of a printed roll of paper with the users' answers to the question. Additionally, the most frequently repeated words are projected as puddles on the ground. Users can play either with the projected raindrops, or read all the answers on the receipt.

In our daily life, we are interact with big data every day. We provide our data to the cloud, and get data back from it. Yet this repeated occurance falls to the background because we use big data so often that it goes unnoticed. By creating the Big Data Cloud I provide people with a visible and tangible experience of interacting with big data, and let them to rethink about how big data affects our lives.

Classes

Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing, Intro to Fabrication

Chanwook Min, Introduction to Physical Computing, Materials and Making Things by Hand, Peter Menderson, Projects, Tom Igoe

Droplet++

Chanwook Min

The work is interactive light installation. In order to make great movement of society, it need numerous people’s movement, not only a person’s movement.

http://chanwookmin.com/index.php/artworks/droplet/

Description

The work is interactive light installation. Social changes in the world are made by numerous people’s movement, not a person movement. For example, On December 12, 2014, protest police violence in NYC, 2008 candle protest in South Korea and ETC. Likewise people try to change their society. In order to make great movement of society, it need numerous people’s movement, not only a person’s movement. So this project’s subject is “Making great movement gathered small voice.” To be specific, as gathered small droplet can make big drop, this project create by people’s voice.
The work interact between sound and light. so there are two parts, sound and light. Firstly, people can hear real dropping sound and see changing brightness of light according to the volume of sound. Secondly, people can record a drop of water sound using their voice, such as “ddong” or “ddock” or something like that(There is time limitation to record). Brightness of light will change by the volume. Thirdly, people can hear all recorded voice at the same time and see also changing brightness of light.

Classes

Introduction to Physical Computing, Materials and Making Things by Hand

Chang Liu, Introduction to Physical Computing, Jeffrey Feddersen, Projects, Rubin Huang, Tom Igoe

Note Constellation

Rubin Huang, Chang Liu

Note Constellation is an interactive installation that provide an immersive environment to audiences, and it allows audiences use their fingers to draw note in the screen as draw a series of constellation in the sky .

http://www.rubinhuang.com/blog/?p=172

Description

Note Constellation is an interactive sound installation that allows people draw nebula in the ceiling screen and make a music note simultaneously.
Note Constellation is an interactive installation that provide an immersive environment to audiences, and it allows audiences use their fingers to draw note in the screen as draw a series of constellation in the sky . People could engage in this interaction process in terms of sound and visual part. People stand under a ceiling screen, and they look up at the starlit sky. When they intuitively point to the sky, they will automatically draw an element of constellation, and make a of note. When they finish draw a complete constellation, they simultaneously get a customized melody that composed by themselves.
We are inspired by the movie 《A Beautiful Mind》, protagonist John make a romantic scene for his lover Alicia Nash. In the movie, he hold her hand and point to sky, and they start to draw a series of beautiful constellation stars. It’s also a metaphor to represent the distance between human and galaxy. In the reality, we can not reach the distant galaxy, we even can not clearly see the constellation. We try to realize the romantic scene from the movie 《A Beautiful Mind》in our interactive work, and provide an experience for audiences to let them have a dynamic conversion between Tonze and themselves.

Classes

Introduction to Physical Computing, Introduction to Physical Computing

Introduction to Physical Computing, Projects, Song Hia, Tom Igoe

Hugstr

Song Hia

Hugstr, a carnival-style hugging game installation.

http://www.songhitp.com/?p=393

Description

Hugstr is a peer to peer hugging game designed to encourage hug giving, hug receiving, and conversation around the act. One user dons the Hugstr outfit and gives a hug to someone. The “strength” of the hug is calculated through sensors in the mittens and the user receives a rating and hears a corresponding animal sound.

Classes

Introduction to Physical Computing

Brett Stiller, Dan O'Sullivan, Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing, Matt Romein, Projects, Tom Igoe

Soci[T]able

Brett Stiller, Matt Romein

Join us at the bar, where your glass becomes both a vehicle for libation and tool for interaction, controlling an animated environment on the surface beneath you.

http://www.brettstiller.com/socitable/

Description

The Soci[T]able is an interactive counter-top that mirrors and visualizes the social behavior of it's guests.

Built using ReacTIVision and TUIO (camera vision and tracking) , MAX MSP, and Projection Mapping, patrons interact both with a projected animation and each other.

Each glass is identified by a unique Fiducial at it's base and affects the animation beneath.

Classes

Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing

Binyao Sun, Introduction to Physical Computing, Projects, Sehwan Park, Tom Igoe

RAIN

Binyao Sun, Sehwan Park

Let's play in the Rain, together.

http://thinkingclay.com/index.php/final-project_-rain

Description

A integrated experience with physical interaction, visual expression and playing music. Users can participate in a part of the installation art, RAIN. A single person or multiple people can join in and affect the visual and sound expressions with their physical movement. Therefore, people are able to enjoy their movement and their participation to the work. Once you play in the RAIN, it surely makes you hilarious and remind you of your pleasant memory in childhood.

Classes

Introduction to Physical Computing

Andrew LeVine, Gladys Chan, Introduction to Physical Computing, Projects, Tom Igoe

RGB Color Mixer

Andrew LeVine, Gladys Chan

Learn digital color mixing with through a competitive and addictive game.

http://ajlevine.com/itp/tag/rgb/

Description

Using specially designed controllers two players race to match a target color by mixing red, green, and blue channels together. Each player has a controller comprising of 3 force-sensing resistor pads. Each pad corresponds to an RGB value, and players control each channel by adjusting how much fingertip pressure they place upon the corresponding pad. Whoever comes within range (based on a user-selected difficulty level) first and remains within range for 3 seconds wins the round.

Classes

Introduction to Physical Computing

Introduction to Physical Computing, Karthik Patanjali, Manxue Wang, Marcelo Cespedes, Projects, Tom Igoe

Tharp – Laser harp + theremin

Karthik Patanjali, Marcelo Cespedes, Manxue Wang

A musical instrument that is a cross between a laser harp and a theremin.

https://vimeo.com/112033910

Description

Named Tharp ( THeremin + hARP), this musical instrument borrows the strings with defined frequencies from a harp and the ability to bend a string without touching a fret, from the theremin. It has six virtual laser strings that the user plucks with one hand and a distance sensor that enables the user to bend a pre-chosen string. For ease of use, the instrument is tuned in open D tuning. The screen has a corresponding visualization for the sound the instrument plays.

Classes

Introduction to Physical Computing

David Gochfeld, Introduction to Physical Computing, Matthew Kaney, Projects, Tom Igoe

Play Space

David Gochfeld, Matthew Kaney

A space that mirrors your movement with music. Movement makes music; music inspires movement. You are the instrument: play.

http://dagimage.com/blog/?p=290

Description

We have created a space that plays music as people move within and through it. As each person enters, they are assigned an instrument. Simple movement and gesture trigger notes and adjust their pitch and dynamic qualities. In this way, public movement in a space becomes the score for a collaborative musical composition. The shape of that composition—soft or loud, harmonic or discordant—depends on everyone working with or against each other.

People move through public space according to social norms. By translating movement to music we open these habitual behaviors to examination and adaptation. As movement begets music, the feedback inspires new movement, breaking established patterns so new ones may emerge.

For instruction, we provide a simple directive: PLAY. We enourage people to try different movements: to walk, to jump, to twirl around, or to dance. Through playful experimentation, participants can discover the full range of their instrument's sound. By playing together, they can compose a symphony, and transcend their habits of movement and interpersonal interaction.

Classes

Introduction to Physical Computing