http://robotconscience.com/v4 Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:56:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing. http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=726 Though apparently neither is Stephen Varady. Steve is a good friend of mine from "way back", as they say. His blog serves to document his exploits and work (Steve is an architect), while serving up a healthy dose of things he simply finds interesting. imnotstephenvarady.com http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=714 I've just returned from a trip to Copenhagen and Paris. It was my first time in Europe and it was, as expected, pretty wonderful. There's a full set of photos here. There are quite a few, be warned. A few favorites: http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=710 We attended the performance of Rhys Chatham's A Crimson Grail for 200 guitars this weekend. It was superb, to say the very least. Sadly, my camera has been having issues with its autofocus, so the only image I took worth showing is this: Here's a video someone shot of their rehearsal ... http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=703 New Endless Endless Endless album, recorded 8/6/2009. Download here. http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=699 Hello, I'm Brett. I'm an interaction designer from Detroit now living and working in New York. I've a shiny BFA from College for Creative Studies (Detroit). My main focus is currently on experimenting with ways people interact with digital environments. I attempt to design experiences in which people are gently nudged outside ... http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=651 Created at the Rockwell LAB. In close collaboration with Keetra Dean Dixon, I created particle animations in Processing for the JetBlue Ring. Using elements developed by Keetra, I wrote various flocking behaviors to determine the particles' motion, and developed an algorithm to render 43 separate (and continuous) videos to encompass the ... http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=637 My band, Endless Endless Endless, had our first show this past Sunday. Check out one of the songs: Grab albums, photos, and (soon) order our cassettes here: www.endlessendlessendless.com/ http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=633 Rachael Beresh, a friend and former classmate, makes a pretty diverse array of different things. Her work includes apparel, patterning, traditional graphic design, and the occasional shoe. Check it out at www.rbtoyou.com http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=642 I finally visited the Highline this weekend. It was pretty sweet, though I've heard the positivity of one's reaction is directly proportionate to the amount of people that show up. It was sparse enough when we got there, I think. http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=576 I used openFrameworks, arduino, and DMX to connect to the LAB's existing Luminodes to a full room lighting control device. We are using this as a way to control a variety of architectural lighting devices seamlessly. Extra cheesy musical accompaniment composed by me (sorry about that). http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=495 I've been working on a larger piece involving the audio sphere, but I figured I still had some shader experimenting to do first. This version ramps up the shader I wrote, amplifying color + 3D points according to audio input. It also plays back the audio input, which I inexplicably ... http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=459 Created at Rockwell LAB. In collaboration with the rest of the LAB, I developed software for Rockwell Group's "Digital Confetti" installation at the Metropolitan Home Magazine’s “Design 100″ party. The installation builds off traditional interactive party elements such as noisemakers, confetti, balloons, and fireworks, creating an entertaining centerpiece allowing both individual ... http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=443 I've been experimenting with particle systems + type for a while, most recently at work at the Rockwell LAB. I decided to further this work for a piece for the student exhibition at CCS. However, I wanted to add a slight twist, as I realized that hardly any of the ... http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=435 An early prototype for a shape-based instrument. Images are loaded via a Google search. As the program cycles through each result, it detects blobs in the image via opencv and maps these blobs to notes. The threshold of detection increases each time the image is shown. In this video, the bpm ... http://robotconscience.com/v4/?p=667