The Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University. ITP’s mission is to explore the imaginative use of communications technologies—how they might augment, improve, and bring delight, utility and meaning into people’s lives. Students earn a terminal Master’s degree after two years of intensive technical, creative and conceptual work.
Researchers at IUCS have looked to fill this gap, cross referencing the information in the report with quantitative data collected by the undead bio-research policy institute to forecast the probability U.S. regions would fare in an outbreak of the walking […]
I’m watching MythBusters “Zombie special episode – typical goofiness of the series while exploring various survival techniques” Check-in to MythBusters on GetGlue.com
Testing the distance required to read RFID badges from a mobile device. Summary: they have to be really close with passive RFIDs. Something further out (a person walking by in a conference) would require an active RFID radio.
I created these projects to illustrate using stepper motors and mechanisms. One is a twerk bot based on Miley Cyrus’ performance at the 2013 VMAs. The other is a skull (it was Halloween at the time) with a fun background
This week for class, I am documenting, sharing and interpreting my activity data (Fitbit). The first five pictures are different views of the data for the past week (10/22-10/27). At first glance, one would assume that Wednesday is my lazy day:
Zombies attacking ITP – Google Street View mash-up
“Checking out foreign interpretations of zombies – Japanese here” I’m watching High School of the Dead Check-in to High School of the Dead on GetGlue.com
“A documentary exploring the potential for a real zombie outbreak, interviewing experts (Max Brooks, survivalists, epidemiologists, hypnotists) and looking at the roots of zombie lore in Haitian voodoo.” I’m watching The Truth Behind Zombies
Rob Higgs is a mechanical sculptor from the UK who uses found materials and encourages physical interaction with his artwork. He is an automata maker and inventor.
