Note: Until completion, my thesis project documentation is mostly contained within NYU networks. This post is designed to provide some current project information to family, peers, and resources outside of the NYU community.
Since starting my thesis project earlier this year, I have completed a prototype of the project (a game) which you can play here:
Give it a try! A single play-through takes ~5 minutes.
Continue reading Thesis Project UpdateInspired by this video of eye tracking while playing video games, I used a Pupil Labs’ pupil tracker while playing one of my favorite video games – Rocket League.
I did this based on interest in how my eyes move around the game’s UI, and to see when my pupils dilate/retract during the game.
Continue reading Pupil Tracking with Rocket LeagueIn class we discussed the state of “flow” – a dance between conscious and unconscious activity.
I want to explore how our use of tech peripherals as an extension of our bodies works into this flow.
Fluto is a life-size colossal wind instrument. With Fluto, you can conduct an audio-visual symphony with others through your mobile device.
In the age of ubiquitous cloud computing, the rise of streaming services feels like old news. Of course we love streaming! For consumers, prices are lowers, libraries bigger, and services suddenly bespoke. What could be better?
While services like Facebook have received the brunt-end of public outrage for their use of consumer data, Spotify has managed to stay under-the-radar despite its aggressive data collection practices – which are commonplace across the “app” industry.
How has Spotify managed this? By giving users just enough value for their data in return. Features like custom playlists, API tools, and social/UI features shift public perception of Spotify from a looming corporate data farmer to an enlightened data despot.
Yet upon further inspection, I believe Spotify could be doing more for both its common consumers/users and less-common developers and amateur artists folk like me.
Continue reading Spotify – The Enlightened Music Data Despot
Mood Ring is an interactive mirror that illuminates based on your mood.
Earlier this year, a classmate and I created an innocent public installation designed to make people do a “double-take” and interact with the piece.
A little chalk can bring a lot of joy 🙂
Classmate Michael Blum and I have developed a project proposal for a public intervention project that utilizes data art/visualization called ‘Invisible Crowds’.
Invisible Crowds aims to raise awareness of the sheer volume and diversity of invisible waves that are constantly bouncing around public spaces.
For this proposal we developed the above presentation and a more detailed writing below.
Made this on an iPad app while waiting for Hearthstone to download 😀
This post is a summary of the work and learnings from ITP’s Haptics class.
Our work ultimately culminated with a fake cat that ‘purrs’ if you stroke it from top to bottom.
