It's about creating a new language that ties together the old ways of archiving and consuming stories with the contemporary ways of consuming them. It's a physical installation inspired by a recording device used in the Incan Empire made of cords and knotted strings of different colors to capture elements of Oral Traditions. Interaction with it, will reveal daily stories about cultural identity and immigration.

http://http://www.itp.franrodriguezsawaya.com/category/pds/

Description

I researched which where those old ways of archiving and sharing stories many years ago. I explored Oral Traditions and physical archiving systems (old technologies) that could still be used.
Some of the questions I explored: How do we want people in the future to learn about people's stories from today? Which are those personal narratives that talk about our identity? How does our cultural identity changes when we migrate somewhere else? How can I use these old techniques to archive our stories from today?
I'm working on this hand made piece that could be placed on a wall, the same way a painting is, where people could physically interact with it, while hearing stories I collected from people that talk about how did they cultural identity has changed when migrating somewhere else. It's an audio installation that activates once you interact with the piece.

Classes

Project Development Studio

A kinetic sculpture that represents the subtle water wave movement in nature.

http://xiweihuang.com/itp/pds

Description

It is a wood structured, light-weight kinetic sculpture that's designed to mimics the movement in nature. A moving arm drags 36 invisible strings and 9 concentric rings to move at the human eye level. By watching the slow movement of wobble rings, people are expected to link back to the water wave in nature. A sculpture made for urban environment.

Classes

Project Development Studio

A set of necklaces that communicate with each other through bluetooth. When one necklace is held, the other lights up.

http://www.estherhershitp.com/necklace-complete-pcb/

Description

When I was growing up I was told that if the clasp of your necklace flipped around and touched your necklace charm, it meant that your soulmate was thinking about you. While that might be a strange notion, Jewelry is is given as a display of affection and wearing that jewelry tends to remind people of the person who gave it to them. We’ve been trying to use technology to bridge gaps between people for a long time and have only managed to create feelings of isolation. A screen cannot replace touch. When you’re apart there are only so many “thinking of you” texts that you’re going to send and it seems like such an inadequate way to communicate to someone that you feel their absence.I wanted to create an interaction that is both visual and physical but just as subtle as the kissing clasp and charm. You might not notice it every time, but when someone is thinking about you, you would experience a warmth and see a light.

Classes

Project Development Studio

VR 2 BIZ : VR applied to the B2B industry.

https://doohickyy.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/diy-vr-fin/

Description

VR will allow the user a better Visualization of the product design.
Hand gestures assigned to the certain function/scale will give a precision.

Classes

DIY-VR, Project Development Studio

"A sci-fi story disguised as a startup." <br /><br />
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http://eternalcloud.net

Description

The Year is 2045. Welcome to your new Neural Neighborhood®. Eternal Cloud asks it's users ‘Did your actions in 2016 make you a desirable candidate for our new digital society in 2045?’

The impetus for the project stemmed from reading of Jaron Lanier, Elon Musk, Ray Kurzweil, and Neal Stephenson.

Eternal Cloud questions the humanity of algorithms, takes place in a post-global-warming digital world, and proposes new paradigms for the internet.

Classes

Project Development Studio (Danny Rozin), Project Development Studio, Designing for Data Personalization