Interconnected
Posted on March 12th, 2007 by Andre De Pape.
Categories: Tools & Resources.
So here at the moment we’re addressing where we need to take the project.
We’ve developed a proof of concept with the multi-touch surface, and with proper lighting the FTIR effect should be more than sufficient.
We’ve developed our conceptual framework around conciousness and the functional systems involved with it. We are interested in noise and the convergence of specific frequencies into a harmony, a signal, and thus a concious awareness of information.
We’ve investigated emmergence, and it’s peculiar ways of developing out of seemingly random number patterns. We see the potential of emmergant systems within a network of information and we understand that through visualization we can bring a new level of awareness to the relationships of data.
We are building this peice inside of networked space, requiring up to three locations, working in a symbiotic relationship. With each location having a complete dependency of the other to make it a successful peice.
So the question becomes, can we incorporate all these concepts into a coherent, intriguing and ultimately fulfilling experince?
Concerns that are unavoidable are as follows:
1) the multi-touch and it’s relationship to the other location’s lack of one.
2) making emmergence and conciousness work together, especially with data
3) the data itself, what are it’s characteristics and how can we use it to drive the peice.
4) the functionality of the multi-touch, will it help the concept, and will it work technically how we expect.
These problems can all be addressed, but we need to figure out how.
Tobin and I have discussed areas which are of interest and what type of production we would take on relating to the interests.
In partcular, we are interested in developing an atmosphere which is completely related to the concept of conciousness. The tension between noise and harmony, through multiple senses, light, sound, and potentially smell. Conciousness is thus reduced down to the idea that all we experience is through our senses, and the senses we share with one another contribute to our collective conciousness.
So with a willingness on the part of the group, we hope to focus on this aspect of conciouness and what it means in a sense of shared atmosphere.
Now if there are other elements that we choose to add, i think it’s totally open and we can develop this further.
One potential direction we might want to consider is to make two somewhat related but autonomous peices. Just to have a clearer focus on concept and not to try and complicate ideas.
Another potential is to find some way to build a second multi-touch like dave suggested, thus insuring a cohesive connection between the two locations.
So many ideas still yet to discuss, so we look forward to everyones input. In any case, Tobin and I are very interested in the idea of networked atmosphere and hope to incorporate that into the project.
Interconnected - summarized
Posted on March 5th, 2007 by Andre De Pape.
Categories: Tools & Resources.
Interconnected - Part 2
Posted on February 26th, 2007 by Andre De Pape.
Categories: Tools & Resources.
2)
Multi-touch user interface
Infra-red technologies
Carnivore Libraries
Processing - Blob Detection
Processing - Emergant systems
Processing - Networked midi
Pulse Sensing
Sound+visuals sharing data
Interconnected - Part 3
Posted on February 26th, 2007 by Andre De Pape.
Categories: Tools & Resources.
3)
Jeff Han
Mushron Zer-Aviv
Reas - Processing
Binary theory/Quantum Theory
Interaction design
Information Aesthetics
InterConnected! - Part 1
Posted on February 26th, 2007 by Ryan Varga.
Categories: Tools & Resources.
1)
Emergent structures and behaviors
Virtual conciousness
nodes and their relationships in network space
visualizing networked space
data flexibility
Jeff Han on TED talks
Posted on February 17th, 2007 by Andre De Pape.
Categories: Tools & Resources.
Jeff Han, developer of the Multi-touch interface, talking at the Technology Entertainment Design conferance
Incredible Processing Resource
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by Ryan Varga.
Categories: Tools & Resources, Interconnected.
this site has everything we need to get started with our automata…
Joone
Posted on February 15th, 2007 by Ryan Varga.
Categories: Tools & Resources, Interconnected.
Java Object Oriented Neural Engine
this looks intense…
Carnivore sniffs network conciousness
Posted on January 23rd, 2007 by Peter Horvath.
Categories: Tools & Resources, Max/MSP/Jitter, Processing, Interconnected.
In a nutshell:
input > arduino board > transmit > data > packets > sniffing > carnivore > processing > maxmsp > multimedia
Fiber Optics
Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by Andre De Pape.
Categories: Tools & Resources.
Perhaps the most powerful technology to use in the context of mapping out the human neurological system would be fiber optics.
[links]
Fiber Optics on How Stuff Works
Wikipedia on Optical fiber