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Project Research

Photorythms: Interactive

​In this new adjacent implementation of Photorythms as an interactive art installation, members of the public are invited to sit in front o…

in Future Sketches · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
Chelsi Cocking
#art #computer science #interactive
Project Research

Illuminate

What would it be like if we could see our movement? Illuminate (2023, Chelsi Alise Cocking) is an interactive art installation in whic…

in Future Sketches · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
Chelsi Cocking
#design #human-computer interaction #art +2 more
Research
Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity

Cultivating Creativity | Catalyzing a global movement enabling everyone to unlock and unleash their individual and collective creativity

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +46 more
Project Research

3DKnITS: Three-dimensional Knitted Intelligent Textile Sensor

Three-dimensional Digital Knitting of Intelligent Textile Sensor for Activity Recognition and Biomechanical MonitoringWe present an ap…

in Responsive Environments · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI · Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body
Irmandy Wicaksono · Joseph A. Paradiso
#design #human-computer interaction #art +22 more
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Project Research

Tidmarsh Living Observatory Portal

The Tidmarsh Living Observatory Portal is a research project that focuses on the design and fabrication of a pavilion that will genera…

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
Valentina Sumini · Clement Duhart +4 more
#design #human-computer interaction #architecture +10 more
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Project Research

The Stranger - .... . ... - .-. .- -. --. . .-.

​Can you ever be what you say and say what you are?Can your speech genuinely represent yourself and convey your thoughts and meaning?Does y…

in Tangible Media · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
Kyung Yun Choi · Hiroshi Ishii
#human-computer interaction #art #interactive
Article Research

Crafting the technology of the future: Irmandy Wicaksono

Media Lab PhD student Irmandy Wicaksono talks to Society of Craft about his work, which blends engineering with fabric arts.

via Society of Arts + Crafts · April 6, 2023
in Responsive Environments · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
#design #human-computer interaction #art +6 more
Research
Responsive Environments

Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks

#robotics #design #virtual reality +72 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Affective Computing

Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion

#robotics #design #social networks +58 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Tangible Media

Invent new tangible and embodied interactions that inspire and engage people

#robotics #design #virtual reality +63 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Opera of the Future

Extending expression, learning, and health through innovations in musical composition, performance, and participation

#multimodal representation #performance technologies #digital opera +67 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

Seasons Change Together

Seasons Change Together is a collaborative song construction experience for multiple simultaneous participants. It represents a first …

in Opera of the Future
David Su
#human-computer interaction #gaming #music +1 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Evergreen Blues

Evergreen Blues is a suite of interactive songs that together provide a collaborative musical narrative experience in the form of a multipl…

in Opera of the Future
David Su
#human-computer interaction #gaming #music +1 more
Archived
Archived
Research
Object-Based Media

Changing storytelling, communication, and everyday life through sensing, understanding, and new interface technologies

#robotics #design #virtual reality +52 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Tapis Magique: A Choreomusical Interactive Carpet

Ancient textiles have played a major role in the social, economic, and religious structures of communities around the world. Iconic, indige…

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Don Derek Haddad
#design #human-computer interaction #architecture +15 more
Archived
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
Archived
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 +13 more
Archived
Project Research

KnittedKeyboard

In this work, we have developed  a textile-based interactive surface fabricated through machine knitting technology. Our prototype exp…

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Joseph A. Paradiso
#design #human-computer interaction #consumer electronics +9 more
Archived
Project Research

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

Commalla: Communication for All

​Interested in learning more about the Commalla project?  Fill out this form! 

in Fluid Interfaces · Affective Computing
Jaya Narain · Kristy Johnson +1 more
#design #human-computer interaction #machine learning +2 more
Project Research

Venous Materials: Towards interactive, fluidic mechanisms

By Hila Mor, Yu Tianyu, Ken Nakagaki, Benjamin Harvey Miller, Yichen Jia, Hiroshi IshiiThe Venous Materials project envisions a new way to …

in Tangible Media
Hila Mor · Hiroshi Ishii +1 more
#design #human-computer interaction #manufacturing +4 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
Project Research

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
Publication Research

The ECHOS Platform to Enhance Communication for Nonverbal Children with Autism: A Case Study

Johnson, K.T.*, Narain, J.*, Ferguson, C., Picard, R.W., and Maes, P. The ECHOS Platform to Enhance Communication for Nonverbal Children with Autism: A Case Study. Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Case Studies Track of CHI 2020). (*Co-first authors/Equal contribution)

Proceedings, April 2020
in Affective Computing · Fluid Interfaces
#human-computer interaction #interactive #autism research
Article Research

Future Pulse. Living Observatory

"How can architects/urban developers use technology to foster the human/nature connection and improve our lives?" Glorianna Davenport

via Learning Learning Architects · Dec. 1, 2019
in Responsive Environments
#design #architecture #health +1 more
Publication Research

Venous Materials : Towards Interactive Fluidic Mechanisms

Mor, Hila, Ken Nakagaki, et al. "Venous Materials : Towards Interactive Fluidic Mechanisms." CHI '20, Honolulu, HI, USA, April 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376129

Academic Paper, April 2020
in Tangible Media
#design #manufacturing #interfaces +3 more
Thesis Research

Massively Multiplayer Operas: Interactive Systems for Collaborative Musical Narrative

Su, D. (2019). Massively Multiplayer Operas: Interactive Systems for Collaborative Musical Narrative. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Thesis, June 2019
in Opera of the Future
#human-computer interaction #gaming #music +1 more

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