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Project Research

Art Cube: the Ambulatory Art Exhibit

As we know from our ‘maker’ classes and workshops, different capabilities and approaches can yield remarkable projects. Let’s facilitate a …

in Civic Media
Cindy Bishop · Lorrie LeJeune
#art #interactive #community +2 more
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Gender Shades

The Gender Shades project pilots an intersectional approach to inclusive product testing for AI.Algorithmic Bias PersistsGender Shades is a…

in Civic Media · Center for Civic Media
#design #computer vision #art +16 more
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3 Voices: A Soft-Robotic Opera Transposing Singing Experience Across the Audience

3 Voices is an artistic research project that looks beyond conventional approaches of listening to music, and instead probes at the deeper …

in Tangible Media
Ozgun Kilic Afsar
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +2 more
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The Gravity Loading Countermeasure Skinsuit

By Rachel Bellisle

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
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EmotionalBeasts

With advances in virtual reality (VR) and physiological sensing technology, even more immersive computer-mediated communication through lif…

in Fluid Interfaces
Guillermo Bernal
#virtual reality #art #sensors +2 more
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TESSERAE: Self-Assembling Space Architecture

Overview: How will we build the coming generations of Space Architecture—the modules, space ships, and space stations that will enscon…

in Space Exploration Initiative
Ariel Ekblaw
#robotics #design #agriculture +12 more
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Fluid Expressions - Art and Craft in Microgravity

When imagining human life in space, how will we express our humanity and creativity in an alien environment? Can the art we make both refle…

in Space Exploration Initiative
Sanjana Sharma
#robotics #design #architecture +13 more
Project Research

KnittedKeyboard II

Spanning from the early Musical Telegraph and Electronic Sackbut, to the late EMS Synthi AKS and Moog Synthesizers, electronic music and mu…

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Mike Hao Jiang +1 more
#design #human-computer interaction #architecture +11 more
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Personalized Animated Movies

Storytelling is a fundamental way in which human beings understand the world. Imagine watching a movie telling the story of your life, how …

in Affective Computing
Fengjiao Peng · Rosalind W. Picard
#art #human-machine interaction #behavioral science +1 more
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With(in)

With(in) is a multi-stage project that includes an exhibit, installation, qualitative exploration, and visual storytelling.This is a s…

in City Science
Margaret Church · Gabriela Bila Advincula +6 more
#design #architecture #art +5 more
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Zenolith - An Interplanetary Time Device

On Earth, morning, noon, and night have their own specific meanings. The feeling of a second or a minute passing by, the shortening of the …

in Space Exploration Initiative
Sands Fish · Che-Wei Wang +1 more
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
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SpaceHuman 2.0

SpaceHuman is a soft robotics device designed to facilitate the exploration of environments with reduced gravity in a view of democratizati…

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
Valentina Sumini · Joseph A. Paradiso +2 more
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +16 more
Article Research

Window 0∞

How will new mobility patterns shape the built environment?

March 21, 2022
in City Science
#architecture #art #environment
Project Research

Machinoia: Machine of Multiple Me

Our body and mind relate in ways which are extraordinarily enigmatic and seemingly incomprehensible. Recent findings exemplify this by show…

in Fluid Interfaces
Pat Pataranutaporn · Valdemar Danry +1 more
#design #art #artificial intelligence +3 more
Article Research

What it means to be counted: MIT art project aims to capture Ogden’s vocal diversity

“A Counting,” an art project from the Poetic Justice group, invites people to call in and count to 100 in their native language.

via KUER public radio · March 28, 2022
in Poetic Justice
#art #data #creativity +1 more
Article Research

Building a visual world

Article by cinematographer and visual artist Sean Webley 

March 23, 2022
in City Science
#design #architecture #art
Article Research

Love 0∞

How do new mobility patterns interfere relationships?

March 21, 2022
in City Science
#design #architecture #art
Article Research

Luggage 0∞

How  new mobility patterns influence what carry and possess?

March 21, 2022
in City Science
#design #art
Gallery Research

Two Mobility Futures - testing space

Prototyping and testing space of Two Mobility Futures 0∞.  

by Gabriela Bila Advincula · March 23, 2022
in City Science
#design #architecture #art
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Daily Sketches: Nina Lutz

Nina does daily sketches on Twitter @ninasketches or at the website for her 2021 sketches , where you can see them in all their glory.You c…

in Future Sketches
Nina Lutz · Zach Lieberman
#design #art #computer science +1 more
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Between Worlds: How do we learn Art & Design in the Digital Age?

Between Worlds was a day-long learning event that explored new methods of teaching art and design in today's hybrid and digital world.

April 1, 2022
in Future Sketches
#design #art #learning +1 more
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Drawing++ Workshop

Drawing++ Workshop: using drawing as a means of understanding computationIn this workshop participants explore computational concepts …

in Future Sketches
Zach Lieberman · Chelsi Cocking +1 more
#design #art #learning +2 more
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Festival of Learning

An annual celebration of learning, sharing, making, creating, and debating at the MIT Media Lab.

in Digital Learning + Collaboration Studio
Katherine McConachie · J. Philipp Schmidt +4 more
#design #art #learning
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Xiao Xiao wins second place in the 2022 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition

For the project T-Voks: The Singing and Speaking Theremin. Congratulations!

March 25, 2022
in Object-Based Media · Opera of the Future · Tangible Media
#art #music #creativity +2 more
Project Research

MM-RT

MM-RT is a tabletop tangible musical interface that employs electromagnetic actuators and small permanent magnets to physically induce soun…

in Opera of the Future
Akito Oshiro van Troyer
#art #music #creativity +2 more
Post Research

Who am I?—taking a dive within the self

The 'Who' that I live from is a choice that I make. This essay looks critically at this choice, by diving into the QUESTion "Who am I?"

March 24, 2022
in Lifelong Kindergarten
#art #construction
Project Research

Aguahoja II

Aguahoja II builds upon the platform technology of its predecessor, enabling large-scale multi-material 3D printing with abundant, organic …

in Mediated Matter
Nic Lee · Ramon Weber +4 more
#design #art #biology +1 more
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Aguahoja III

Aguahoja III expands the capabilities of a broad library of sustainable, organic 3D materials with generative patterns that countervail str…

in Mediated Matter
Nic Lee · Joao Pedro Goncalves Marins Costa +2 more
#design #architecture #art +3 more
Article Research

The Three Questions: In Conversation with Neri Oxman

Neri Oxman talks about the Nature x Humanity exhibit at SFMOMA, which features current and past research from the Mediated Matter group

via Biodesigned · Feb. 28, 2022
in Mediated Matter
#design #art #biology +1 more
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Introduction to computer networks for artists

A collection of tutorials to introduce computer protocols for sharing data between computers and over the internet, for artistic purposes…

in Future Sketches · Opera of the Future
Aaron Montoya Moraga · Zach Lieberman
#art
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Glass II

Optically transparent and structurally sound, glass has played a significant role in the evolution of product and architectural design acro…

in Mediated Matter
Chikara Inamura · Giorgia Franchin +7 more
#design #architecture #art +6 more
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Glass I

Ancient yet modern, enclosing yet invisible, glass was first created in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt 4,500 years ago. Precise recipes for…

in Mediated Matter
John Klein · Markus Kayser +4 more
#design #art #biology +2 more
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Wanderers

The Wanderers were unveiled as part of the exhibition: ‘The Sixth Element: Exploring the Natural Beauty of 3D Printing' on display a…

in Mediated Matter
Christoph Bader · Dominik Kolb +1 more
#design #architecture #art +4 more
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Gemini

Gemini—an acoustical “twin chaise"—spans multiple scales of the human existence extending from the warmth of the womb to the stretches of…

in Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman
#design #architecture #art +3 more
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Vespers III

Vespers is a collection of masks exploring what it means to design (with) life. From the relic of the death mask to a contemporary living d…

in Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman · Christoph Bader +4 more
#design #art #artificial intelligence +5 more
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Totems

Biodiversity on planet Earth is under momentous threat, with extinction rates estimated between 100 and 1,000 times their pre-human level. …

in Mediated Matter
Sunanda Sharma · Christoph Bader +5 more
#design #architecture #art +6 more
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Reconfigurable space structures

Rapid prototyping platforms such as 3D printers used for digital fabrication are today able to manufacture custom objects for specific task…

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +13 more
Article Research

Xiao Xiao, PhD: Creative Technologist, MIT

Alum and research affiliate Xiao Xiao talks to “I Am a Scientist” about her work, which merges science with art.

via I Am a Scientist · Feb. 25, 2022
in Tangible Media
#art #creativity #technology +1 more
Article Research

MoMA R&D Salon 37: Breath | MoMA LIVE

Ekene Ijeoma spoke at the Museum of Modern Art’s R&D Salon 37: Breath, alongside others. Watch the recording here.

via The Museum of Modern Art · Feb. 16, 2022
in Poetic Justice
#art
Article Research

A guide to cyberarts: From bots to glitch, an annotated glossary for an age of augmented reality

Check out this list of cyberart projects compiled by The Boston Globe, which includes work by alum Alexander Reben and Prof. Ekene Ijeoma.

via The Boston Globe · Jan. 27, 2022
in Responsive Environments · Poetic Justice
#robotics #art #artificial intelligence +4 more
Post Research

Tapis Magique nominated for SXSW Innovation Awards 2022 in two categories

Developed in collaboration with dancer Loni Landon, Tapis Magique is a pressure-sensitive, knitted electronic textile carpet.

Jan. 26, 2022
in Responsive Environments
#design #human-computer interaction #art +4 more
Article Research

Informer Episode 10: Zach Lieberman

Zach Lieberman talks to arts curator Roddy Schrock about creative coding, his career path, the work of his group at the Media Lab, and more.

via Informer Podcast · Jan. 10, 2022
in Future Sketches
#art #gaming #creativity +1 more
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Experiments in Deepfakes: Creativity, Computation and Criticism

SynopsisThe class will cover a wide range of perspectives on deepfakes, from their historical ancestors through their philosophical underpi…

in Fluid Interfaces
Pat Pataranutaporn · Roy Shilkrot +2 more
#human-computer interaction #art #artificial intelligence +2 more
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Scientists and musicians tackle climate change together

Discussion at MIT explores ways the music industry can help in the battle to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

via MIT News · Dec. 1, 2021
in Director's Office
#art #environment #music +2 more
Post Research

Xiao Xiao named as a semifinalist in the 2022 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition

Xiao Xiao, an alum and research affiliate of the Tangible Media group, recognized for her project T-Voks: The Singing and Speaking Theremin

Nov. 29, 2021
in Tangible Media
#art #music #creativity +2 more
Project Research

Dormio: Interfacing with Dreams

InspirationSleep is a forgotten country of the mind. A vast majority of our technologies are built for our waking state, even though a thir…

in Civic Media · Fluid Interfaces · Personal Robots
Eyal Perry · Adam Haar Horowitz +5 more
#human-computer interaction #art #artificial intelligence +16 more
Publication Research

Choreographic Interfaces: Wearable Approaches to Movement Learning in Creative Processes

Afsar, Ozgun Kilic, et al. "Choreographic Interfaces: Wearable Approaches to Movement Learning in Creative Processes." ACM CHI'21 Workshop HAA'21.

Proceedings, May 2021
in Tangible Media
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +1 more
Project Research

Computer-Aided Synthesis

An exploration of how  advances in deep learning and generative models can be used to help us synthesize our ideas.

in Viral Communications
Kevin Dunnell
#design #computer vision #human-computer interaction +4 more
How buildings and cities can become more intelligently responsive to the needs and desires of their inhabitants.
#robotics #architecture #art +19 more
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Tree Clocks: an interactive rhythm and language work

By Chelsi Cocking and Manaswi MishraCode Cypher, hosted by CAST Visiting Artist and Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco and Pr…

in Future Sketches · Opera of the Future
Chelsi Cocking · Manaswi Mishra
#art #music #computer science +2 more
Project Research

The Power of Without

The Power of WITHOUT is a research theme in the City Science group. The theme proposes that heavy infrastructure solutions are not financia…

in City Science
Leticia Izquierdo Garcia · Kent Larson +5 more
#design #human-computer interaction #architecture +18 more
Article Research

Why artist and engineer Xin Liu sent her wisdom tooth into outer space

The LA Times talks to Fluid Interfaces alum Xin Liu about her art project Living Distance.

via The Los Angeles Times · Oct. 28, 2021
in Fluid Interfaces · Space Exploration Initiative
#art #creativity #space +1 more
Project Research

OmniFiber: Strain-tunable Fluidic Fiber Actuators for Soft Robotic Textiles and Autonomous Garments

OmniFiber is a reconfigurable fiber technology for movement-based interactions based on thin fluidic fiber actuators with closed-loop strai…

in Tangible Media
Ozgun Kilic Afsar · Hila Mor +5 more
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +10 more
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DropletIO

DropletIO proposes aqueous droplets as a programmable material for biology, art, and design. The DropletIO system can actuate and sense mac…

in Tangible Media
Udayan Umapathi · Hiroshi Ishii
#art #bioengineering #genetics +5 more
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The Modern Art Notes Podcast | No. 501: Ekene Ijeoma, Chloë Bass.

Episode No. 501 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artists Ekene Ijeoma and Chloë Bass.

via The Modern Art Notes Podcast · June 10, 2021
in Poetic Justice
#art #data #creativity +1 more
Publication Research

Machinoia, Machine of Multiple Me: Integrating with Past, Future, and Alternative Selves

Pataranutaporn, Pat, Valdemar Danry, and Pattie Maes. "Machinoia, Machine of Multiple Me: Integrating with Past, Future and Alternative Selves." Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2021.

Proceedings, May 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
#design #art #artificial intelligence +1 more
Project Research

Envirome Monitoring with CRISPR Biosensors

In recent years, there has been an increase in low-cost and open-source electronic and chemical sensors that hobbyists, concerned citizens,…

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative · Open Ocean
Devora Najjar
#robotics #architecture #art +14 more
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superpose - A connected experience of sound and space

The superpose installation mediates continuously changing wave phenomena within a space that are visible, audible, and react to the presenc…

in Opera of the Future
Karsten Schuhl
#design #architecture #art +1 more
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Design and preliminary results of a reaction force series elastic actuator for bionic knee and ankle prostheses

M. E. Carney, T. Shu, R. Stolyarov, J. F. Duval and H. M. Herr, "Design and Preliminary Results of a Reaction Force Series Elastic Actuator for Bionic Knee and Ankle Prostheses," in IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 542-553, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TMRB.2021.3098921.

Academic Paper, July 2021
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +2 more
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Gravity Proof: Speculating Cosmic Futures

Gravity Proof is a performance and mission to prepare and cook bread in space. Inspired by ancient recipes and archaeological bread re…

in Space Exploration Initiative
Maggie Coblentz
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
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For multimedia artist Nicole L'Huillier, sound is a portal for change

Opera of the Future PhD candidate Nicole L'Huillier discusses her multimedia artwork with WBUR.

via WBUR · Sept. 20, 2021
in Opera of the Future
#art #music #technology +1 more
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Ekene Ijeoma on ‘Trying to Portray Hidden Things’

Professor Ijeoma, spoke with Evan Moffitt from Frieze about his recent group exhibition at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha.

via Frieze · Sept. 20, 2021
in Poetic Justice
#design #art #data +2 more
Project Research

Tune Field

Novel Antenna-Based Controller for Musical ExpressionTune Field is a 3-dimensional tangible interface that combines and alters previously e…

Guadalupe Babio Fernandez
#design #human-computer interaction #art +3 more
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E-maki: XR-enabled Scroll for Interactive Museum Artifacts

E-maki is a collection of ancient, painted scrolls accompanied by a cross-reality app that give contextual information and interactive expe…

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono
#design #virtual reality #art +3 more
Project Research

Personalized Bionics for Dynamic Gait

The design of next-generation bionic ankles and knees aims to improve bionic actuators on all metrics: range of motion, power density, band…

in Biomechatronics
Matthew Handford · Matthew Carney +4 more
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +17 more
Article Research

India's first AI art solo opens in Kolkata

In this new show, AI artist Harshit Agrawal uses machine intelligence to talk about social justice and empathy.

via Mint Lounge · Sept. 12, 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
#art #artificial intelligence #machine learning +1 more
Project Research

Death and the Powers: Redefining Opera

Death and the Powers is a groundbreaking opera that brings a variety of technological, conceptual, and aesthetic innovations to the th…

in Opera of the Future
Tod Machover · Akito Oshiro van Troyer +4 more
#multimodal representation #performance technologies #digital opera +22 more
Article Research

Make yourself "three heads" | MIT develops present, past, and future multi-headed system technology

Read (in Japanese) about "Machinoia: Machine of Multiple Me,” an art project created by Fluid Interfaces student Pat Pataranutaporn.

via ITmedia NEWS · Aug. 25, 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
#art #data #wearable computing +1 more
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