Reconfigurable House 2.0

03 | 2008
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The Reconfigurable House is an environment constructed from thousands of low tech components that can be "rewired" by visitors. The project is a critique of ubiquitous computing "smart homes", which are based on the idea that technology should be invisible to prevent DIY.

Nothing There

02 | 2008
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Nothing There is a dance performance utilizing real-time computer technology created in collaboration with The Symptomps dance troupe. The central theme of the performance is the clash between the reality principle and the truth principle. The anxiety generated by this conflict stays with us through our lives, poisoning our days in the guise of reality. It’s as if this paranoia were intended to force us to vest with meaning the random events of an ill-comprehended world and perceive the chaotic reality surrounding us as a subject-centric system that makes sense.

Reverse Shadow Theatre

01 | 2008
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Reverse Shadow Theatre is an installation created with the Animata real-time animation editor.

Wayang Kulit is the indonesian shadow puppet theatre, in which finely carved and painted leather puppets move behind a screen making the audiance see their shadows only. In our installation the situation is reversed. The role of the elaborate puppets is emphasized, while the visitor is a mere shadow trying to control the puppets by her movements.

Animata

09 | 2007
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Animata is a real-time animation software, designed to create interactive background projections for concerts, theatre and dance performances, and promotional screenings.

The peculiarity of the software is that the animation – the movement of the puppets, the changes of the background – is generated in real-time, making continuous interaction possible.

Machine/Process

10 | 2006
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The computer is a programmable machine that can store, retrieve, and process data. It is also a metamachine, a machine for creating virtual machines. Each time one starts a program on a computer, it is turned into a different virtual machine following different rules. These rules, a series of actions define a process. The generated machine language rules set into motion resulting in a completed piece of software, a virtual machine.

Aagas

05 | 2006
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Aagas was developed for C6's Stories in Motion performance of the Brighton Festival 2006. The software follows audio changes and creates a nebulous gas of ASCII characters that rapidly evolves and disperses as it responds to the music.

The show was featuring Irvine Welsh, the author of Trainspotting, Fight Club writer Chuck Palahniuk and Phil Hartnoll of Longrange.