Projects
ChaoDependant
Chaodependant ChaoDependant investigates the use of technology to explore invisibly structured spaces, in particular the attraction and repulsion of magnetic fields. A pendulum hangs from the roof, with a magnet encased in glass as the bob. A circular base supports a collection of glass pods containing magnets, sensors and lights.
(with Owen Green and Agelos Papadakis)
TruthTable
TruthTable at the Lighthouse The TruthTable is a large multitouch surface, used for accesssing and aggregating of web searches in an exploratory way. It uses social knowledge from the web to create links and associations between different ideas, and then display media relating to them, all in a playful and accessible manner. It was created as a project with Informatics at Edinburgh University, in particular Jon Oberlander and Richard Brown. A refined version (shown left), with Lisa Mackenzie and Sam Booth, was displayed as part of the Senses of Place exhibition at The Lighthouse.
Andybox
A project with Artlink Edinburgh, looking at using technology to improve the quality of life for differently able people. In this case we were working with Andy, who has very limited mobility, and little vision, but a really strong sense of music and rhythm. Working with Alison Stirling and Steve Hollingsworth we created a customised music player adapted to his needs.
AgentBox
The AgentBox was created to allow a human "Conductor" to manipulate a group of musical agents in a fast and intuitive manner. By creating a tangible interface to a musical middleware system, human participants can shape the music being played without needing a high level of musical experience
