Here are 5 of my ideas for ‘ the perfect pitch’ assignment 3: Heartbeat pillow It is a project aiming to connect long distance lovers. Each person has a pillow for their bed and a chest sensor which they wear to sleep at night. The chest sensor wirelessly communicates with the other persons pillow; when one person goes to bed, their lovers… Read more →
Here’s one of my question for Justin after looking at his works: What are the main challenges that you faced as a game designer? And more specifically, the challenges faced while designing ‘Cubetractor’? Read more →
Hello, It’s me again. For this week, our task is to prepare three (3) potential idea-topics as part of the ‘perfect pitch’ assignment. As mentioned/presented last week, my first 2 ideas are: For the individual project, I am thinking of doing a project that can bring attention to the environmental issues associated with plastic bags. It will be an installation of… Read more →
For the individual project, I am thinking of doing a project that can bring attention to the environmental issues associated with plastic bags. It will be an installation of plastic bags, where the idea is to show how plastic bags with colorful, eye-catching advertising are appealing at first but eventually begin looking decrepit when dumped in the trash and left to… Read more →
“The Tiller Girls is a group of 12 small autonomous robots. These robots were developed in Artificial Intelligence for the study of gaits given minimal freedom of movements. The robots can only balance their torsos and shoulders but they can yet achieve a large variety of expressions and behaviors.” I think it is interesting that this work was ‘inspired’ by… Read more →
The two projects that I selected for this “hyper-essay” are ‘The Weather Project’ by Olafur Elisasson and ‘Tree’ by Ai Weiwei. I will start this text by giving a brief introduction of both projects. ‘The Weather Project’, 2003 by Olafur Eliasson showcases representations of the sun and sky that dominated the expanse of the Turbine Hall. In this project, Eliasson… Read more →
Prior to looking at her website and artworks, I’ve done a bit of research on Candice. As I looked into her past working experiences and exhibitions, I find myself searching for more of her works as I like the way how she explore human relations with objects in different mediums. “She is interested to explore the frameworks of relationships that are negotiated between… Read more →
What is the relationship between the man and landscape? What was the formal approach in this film? What are the most impressionistic images in the film? Just to add, I like how the filmmaker includes construction work, that are normally perceived as noisy, into the serene countryside and with the help of a native family. I love the scene… Read more →
‘Spatial Illusion’ – The Austrian-born artist Peter Kogler, is known for his extensive work with illusory pieces, employing classic trick-of-the-eye techniques. He creates these these mind-bending, illusory installations that the walls within these creative pieces morph and change, as viewers walk through the space’s continuously altering environments. Peter Kogler: Spatial Illusion Read more →
‘Rain Room’ – An installation piece created by Hannes Koch, Florian Ortkrass and Stuart Wood, three contemporary artists from Royal College of Art in London. In the Barbican’s exhibition space known as ‘The Curve’ viewers of the exhibition walk through a one hundred square meter space of pouring rainfall, that operates through a digitalized simulation of the sounds, humidity and… Read more →
