Saturday I gave a talk on Mediated Presence through Physical Objects in the Dorkbot-socal meetup at Machine Project gallery, LA. I chose to focus mostly on imPulse, the heartbeat sharing devices that Christian and I built and redesigned over the past two years. It is an artistic exploration of intimacy through mediated space, seeking a [...]
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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 [...] In theatre, when an actor performs, he receives immediate feedback from the audience. His presence feeds the audience, who then react back. In theatre, presence usually refers to the relationship between the actor and the audience. The fourth wall is a theatrical term which refers to an imaginary wall at the front of the stage, through [...] I love it and I hate it. I love the effectiveness and hate the superficiality. I like the ease and yet dislike the tools. We have gotten so easily used to minimizing our conversations to a chat window – generic SMS messages – receiving e-cards instead of real post. When things come too easy, we tend [...] |
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