Week 1: Drawing Exercise
Our week one assignment for Piecing it Together is: Pick one object and draw that object as you see it on the table. Imagine how you would slice it into 2d pieces in order to recreate it, and draw samples of these slices.
Twitch!
This week’s Live Web assignment: Find a live or synchronous site or platform online. Try it out. Describe it on your blog. How is it used? What do you find interesting about it?
Gizoogle Chat
Of the useless things I’ve created at ITP, this one’s probably my favorite. It’s a chatroom where your chats are converted with a Snoop Dogg translator.
Playing With Maps
For today’s assignment I played around with the maps at Stamen. It took just a few minutes to get their basic map up and running, so I tried a few other things, which didn’t go as well.
The Internet: the Best—and Worst—Thing
Our assignment this week was to recreate “I will talk with anyone” with some personal flavor. I had a lot of trouble coming up with something.
Yogi Tea: Unexpected Storytelling
One of my favorite unexpected places to find a story is Yogi tea labels.
Living on a Stream?
For Live Web this week we were asked to read “Living on a Stream: The Rise of Real-Time Video” by Steven Levy, who argues that by 2022, more than half of all video will be watched live, and take a side.
Video Self Portrait
Our first assignment for Live Web is to use HTML5’s video or audio tags along with JavaScript, to create an interactive self portrait. I created a webpage that shows my state of being according to the current weather in New York City. If it’s 70 degrees fahrenheit or above, a video of me having fun in the sun plays. If it’s below 70, it shows a video of me having trouble waking up.
Final Documentation: Beats Exposed
About the Project
Beats Exposed is an interactive performance experience that breaks down the barrier between audience and performer. By exposing the body’s vital signs, the performer invites the audience to see beyond the polished act and into the extreme physical and personal effort.
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Beats Exposed: Project Updates
We’ve made some changes to the project since the ICM final presentation on Tuesday, which I wanted to make sure to note before making final documentation. We’ve updated the BOM to reflect the changes. It is available on Google Docs here. We may update a few more things in the next few days and we’ll make sure they are reflected in the doc.