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DIY-VR: SENS VR Report
For my presentation with Nai-Chen, we chose the title S.E.N.S. VR – a virtual reality experience with graphic novel aesthetics. A mystery told in three ten-minute parts, the user follows (and sometimes becomes) a film noir detective as he follows a … Continue reading
DIY-VR: desireVR
https://itp.nyu.edu/classes/diy-vr-fall2016/2016/10/17/tingly-feels/
DIY-VR: Westworld
I watched the first two episodes of the new HBO series Westworld. Originally to take a break from school work, but quickly realized that it provides and interesting case study for immersive reality. In WW, an unnamed corporation has created … Continue reading
Understanding Networks: Wireshark Assignment
I did a couple different packet captures while figuring out how to use Wireshark. Doing it over the course of a couple hours made me appreciate the enormity of information passing through our networks – when I tried to shut … Continue reading
HSF: Assignment 4
So, I did end up doing a 180 and have now switched to working with Paula. We will be exploring the issue of diversity in tech, specifically focusing on gender equality in the workplace and how company culture influences the technology … Continue reading
HSF: Assignment 3
This is a quick write up of some of my thoughts and research on Red Hook: Frame the why – as people, particularly urbanites, we’re becoming more distanced from our natural environment. But in reality it’s not that far away and … Continue reading
HSF: Circuitous
I recently found out about Francoise Schein’s project in Soho (1985) – mapping the subways lines. A meditation on connectivity, layers of networks in our lives. This rings true today even more so. So I thought of an update, remix/revision … Continue reading
Understanding Networks: Traceroute Tones
Rather than visually illustrate the paths that packets take, I decided to use sound to reflect on the journey and slow down the time to understand each stop that information makes along the network. Found inspiration in modem dial-up sounds. … Continue reading
DIY-VR: Reflection/Mundanity
I spent time this weekend playing around with the Ricoh Theta, understanding it as a photographic tool with both possibilities and limitations. For one – if you don’t have a monopod, clamp or a surface to place the theta,you’re going … Continue reading
Learning Machines: Encoder
For our first assignment we were asked to create an encoder – something that would take a string and shorten the amount of data in the string, from Wikipedia: For example, consider a screen containing plain black text on a … Continue reading