DIY Touch Sensor

Today I wrote up a simple Instructable for the students at MDP (Art Center) to use for implementing a surface or object that reacts to touch. Using the Qprox Sensor (QT113) it is possible to make a switch out of essentially any object or surface. It was nice to see how much smoother and easier [...]

Programming the Chumby

Students at the Media Design Program at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena have been deploying chumbys as probes in people’s homes. Their goal is to collect outcomes and reactions that family members have after spending a week with the devices. Family members are not allowed to change the information displayed on the [...]

Mediated Presence through Physical Objects

I went to BarCampLA last weekend in downtown LA and was pleasantly surprised at how organized the geek-fest seemed (thanks to Crystal’s hard work). Even though the schedule was packed by the time I got there, I managed to squeeze in a short talk: my take on mediated presence through physical objects (similar to the [...]