Its open source, its hackable, its cheap to make, and you can use it to play and explore.
Lumenoise is kind of incredible.
interaction
Death and the Powers
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011Death and the Powers is the new opera by Tod Machover, spanning many collaborations and 11 years in the making. Yesterday I saw it at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston.
Many who may see it may be in a similar position as I, without having seen any previous operas, but enticed by the technology and music in this piece. Beforehand, I was partly concerned that the show would be too much flash and bang and not enough depth regarding effects, but that was totally not the case. The use of the robots in the performance is astounding, sometimes evoking more empathy than the human actors. The technology is beautifully integrated in the opera, from the three robotic walls, to the many operabots, and also the use of projections and lighting. I found myself thinking less about how they did it, and more about what they were showing, which is always a good sign regarding art and technology.
Complexity and Creativity
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
A talk I gave at the December 2009 Research Club brunch at Tribute Gallery on applying ideas of complexity to creative projects. Applications of complex systems ideas in the projects HEXAGON and PDX I Love You are described in the presentation. The talks were limited to five minutes each, and a transcript is included below.
Brunch #1 / Lecture #3 / Kawandeep Virdee Talks About Complexity from Research Club on Vimeo.
trees inter twine
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
The piece began construction on Thursday December 13th 2007 and was worked on each night until Monday, December 17th. The piece was be taken down soon after, and no part of it was permanent. The following documentation contains the ideas preceding its development and then documentation of its growth.
