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Presenting imPulse at TEX meetup

Yes, a month has already passed and I have only just now got around to uploading my presentation from TEX to slideshare – a meetup for those seeking skills trade, collaboration, inspiration, techniques, and exposure to topics with an emphasis on fiber, physical computing, textiles, wearables, and all matters of materials. I gave a half [...]

Carmel Vaisman: Ethnography on the Hebrew Blogosphere

Carmel vaisman’s research is utterly fascinating. She is a phd student in Israel, writing a dissertation on the Israeli blogosphere, specifically the Isra-blog platform. Israel is considered a technology leader, quickly adopting widespread use of new applications and online norms. Blogs took off in Israel only in 2001, with the creation of Isra-blog, the largest [...]

Dorkbot-socal

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 [...]

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 [...]