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Project Research

Bio-Digital Wearables or Space Health Enhancement

Living in space could have significant physical and mental impacts on astronauts. Wearables have the potential to play a critical role in m…

in Fluid Interfaces · Space Exploration Initiative
Pat Pataranutaporn · M.S. Suryateja Jammalamadaka +3 more
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Article Research

Life in space: Preparing for an increasingly tangible reality

The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.

via MIT News · July 28, 2021
in Opera of the Future · Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces +2 more
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Self Assembling Space Frames

Ever wish you could toss your folded up tent and have it self-assemble mid-air?  Well...you can. In a zero gravity environment.Self As…

in Space Exploration Initiative
Che-Wei Wang
#robotics #design #architecture +14 more
Project Research

H0TP0T

By Larissa Zhou and Adam ZacharFood is crucial to maintaining the physical and psychological health of humans in space. Eating food pr…

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Panspermia

By Nancy Valladares and Rae Yuping HsuThis project is an art performance that seeks to rethink imaginaries of multispecies surviv…

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Miniature Optical Steered Antenna for Intersatellite Communication (MOSAIC)

The Miniature Optical Steered Antenna for Intersatellite Communications (MOSAIC)By Shreeyam KackerThe Miniature Optical Steered Antenn…

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Moving Liquids With No Moving Parts

Solid-state microfrabricated devices are in development to replace contemporary heavy mechanical components for use in spacecraft propellan…

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Ø-scillation: oscillating chemistry in zero gravity and beyond

How did life originate? Nobody knows. Life might not even be native to our Earth - it might have come from asteroids or the interstellar me…

in Space Exploration Initiative
Ariel Ekblaw · Carson Smuts +5 more
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

AgriFuge

By Somayajulu Dhulipala and Manwei ChanAs humanity explores deeper into space, long-duration missions will require horticulture activities …

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Harmony in Precarity

By Po-Hao ChiHow could microgravity/hypergravity shape our perceptual experience of listening with weightlessness? How can we seek to explo…

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
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
Publication Research

FabricKeyboard: Multimodal Textile Sensate Media as an Expressive and Deformable Musical Interface

Wicaksono, I and Paradiso, J.A."FabricKeyboard: Multimodal Textile Sensate Media as an Expressive and Deformable Musical Interface
", New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) May 15-19, 2017. Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark.

Academic Paper, May 2017
in Responsive Environments
#design #music #sensors +1 more
Project Research

ELI: Electronic Life-detection Instrument

Life on Mars, if it exists, could have been transferred between Earth and Mars due to meteorite impacts. The Search for Extra-Terrestrial G…

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Archived
Project Research

FabricKeyboard

Multimodal textile sensate media as an expressive and deformable musical interfaceIn the area of intelligent textiles, we are exploring a m…

in Responsive Environments
Joseph A. Paradiso · Irmandy Wicaksono
#design #fashion #music +2 more
Archived
Article Research

Kronos releases five more free string quartet scores

Explore five new releases from the Kronos Quartet’s Fifty for the Future collection, including Tod Machover’s GAMMIFIED

via Kronos Quartet · Feb. 17, 2021
in Opera of the Future
#music
Article Research

Tod Machover: GAMMIFIED

Gammified includes stereo electronics that play continuously throughout the piece, with the start of each of the five tracks marked in score

via Kronos Quartet · Jan. 1, 2021
in Opera of the Future
#music
Article Research

Transforming quantum computing’s promise into practice

Electrical engineer William Oliver develops technology to enable reliable quantum computing at scale.

via MIT News · Jan. 19, 2021
in Opera of the Future
#music #computer science #alumni
Archived
Research
Synthetic Neurobiology

Revealing insights into the human condition and repairing brain disorders via novel tools for mapping and fixing brain computations

#art #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +25 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

The universal decay of collective memory and attention

Collective memory and attention are sustained by two channels: oral communication (communicative memory) and the physical recording of info…

in Collective Learning
Cristian Esteban Candia Vallejos · Cesar A. Hidalgo +1 more
#art #communications #entertainment +5 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Pantheon

What if we could look at the entire history of humanity at once? Pantheon aims to create a data-driven view of history by collecting, …

in Collective Learning
Cesar A. Hidalgo · Kevin Zeng Hu +2 more
#art #communications #data +5 more
Archived
Archived
Research
New Media Medicine

How radical new collaborations will catalyze a revolution in health.

#robotics #architecture #art +20 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

The Telemetron Orchestra

When contemplating the future of life in space, we dream not only of rockets and off-world societies, but also of art, of leisure, and freq…

in Space Exploration Initiative
Thomas Sanchez Lengeling · Nicole L'Huillier +1 more
#design #music #interfaces +3 more
Archived
Project Research

Cognition-Driven Audio Summarization

As we move towards an increasingly IoT-enabled ecosystem, we find that it is easier than ever before to capture vast amounts of audio data.…

in Responsive Environments
Ishwarya Ananthabhotla · David Ramsay
#artificial intelligence #music #technology
Project Research

Scratch

Scratch is the world's most popular coding community for kids. Millions of kids around the world are using Scratch to program their ow…

in Lifelong Kindergarten
Mitchel Resnick · Natalie Rusk +30 more
#robotics #design #art +15 more
Project Research

SoundSignaling

Drawing inspiration from the notion of cognitive incongruence associated with Stroop's famous experiment, from musical principles, and from…

in Responsive Environments
Ishwarya Ananthabhotla
#human-computer interaction #environment #music
Project Research

Modeling Auditory Memory

When we form memories, not everything that we perceive is noticed; not everything that we notice is remembered. Humans are excellent at f…

in Responsive Environments
Ishwarya Ananthabhotla · David Ramsay
#artificial intelligence #augmented reality #cognition +4 more
Archived
Project Research

LeakyPhones

LeakyPhones is a public/private headset that was designed to encourage face-to-face interactions, curiosity, and healthier s…

in Tangible Media · Fluid Interfaces
Amos Golan · Hiroshi Ishii +1 more
#design #communications #music +3 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

PerForm

PerForm explores the intuitive meanings associated with the shape of objects, and how a deformable tool can allow for interaction based on …

in Object-Based Media
Caroline Rozendo · Irmandy Wicaksono +1 more
#design #human-computer interaction #music +2 more
Archived
Post Research

Tales from Virtuality – Research under quarantine at the MIT Media Lab

Joe Paradiso shares his experience running the Responsive Environments group, teaching classes, among other things during the Covid-19 era.

May 18, 2020
in Responsive Environments
#human-computer interaction #learning #music +3 more
Project Research

Mediated Atmosphere

The Mediated Atmosphere project envisions a smart office that is capable of dynamically transforming itself to enhance occupants' work expe…

in Responsive Environments
Joseph A. Paradiso · Nan Zhao +2 more
#human-computer interaction #architecture #health +8 more
Project Research

DoppelLab: Experiencing multimodal sensor data

Homes and offices are being filled with sensor networks to answer specific queries and solve pre-determined problems, but no comprehensive …

Joseph A. Paradiso · Brian Mayton +1 more
#human-computer interaction #learning #music +3 more
Project Research

Soundscape Resynthesis

Sound and space are fundamentally intertwined, at both a physical and perceptual level. Sound radiates from vibrating materials, filling …

in Responsive Environments
Spencer Russell
#robotics #design #environment +8 more
Archived
Post Research

Meet the 2020 LEGO Papert Fellows

The new LEGO Papert Fellows will spend one week at LEGO headquarters in Denmark to share ideas and collaborate on projects.

April 22, 2020
in Lifelong Kindergarten · Opera of the Future · Fluid Interfaces
#artificial intelligence #kids #learning +5 more
How to build characters that have the everyday common sense, the ability to learn, and the sense of empathy that one finds in animals such a
#robotics #architecture #art +13 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Digital Life
#robotics #human-computer interaction #architecture +26 more
Archived
Post Research

Jamming to Knitting, Music to Machines: Bringing interdisciplinary research to the manufacturing ecosystem

Here's my take on the future of textiles, as well as the connection between research and manufacturing.

April 13, 2020
in Responsive Environments
#design #human-computer interaction #consumer electronics +7 more
Article Research

ETH Zurich at the WEF – RETHINKING Creativity

KnittedKeyboard at ETH Rethinking Creativity Pavilion

via ETH Zurich · Jan. 24, 2020
in Responsive Environments
#design #human-computer interaction #consumer electronics +5 more
Post Research

Composer's Remarks: ....but not simpler...

By Tod MachoverFor the past five years or so, I’ve been working on some wild and unusual operas (the last one featured robots—or “Operabots…

Oct. 21, 2016
in Opera of the Future
#robotics #music #performance
Article Research

I performed at the super bowl. You might have missed me.

Director's fellow Christine Sun Kim expresses her pride and frustration at signing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.

via The New York Times · Feb. 3, 2020
in Director's Fellows Program
#art #music #sports and fitness +1 more
Article Research

Christine Sun Kim, the transgressive deaf artist, will sign the national anthem alongside Demi Lovato during the Super Bowl

Kim explains why she accepted the opportunity to perform during one of America’s most-watched events and what it means to the Deaf community

via Artnet News · Jan. 28, 2020
in Director's Fellows Program
#music #sports and fitness
Article Research

Joe Paradiso in the podcast

He built one of the largest modular synthesizers in the world: Joe Paradiso is in the new episode of our podcast.

via ETH Zurich · Jan. 22, 2020
in Responsive Environments
#music #technology
Project Research

Sonic Murals

Giving voice and information to objects and spaces around us.Objects in our lives are usually either digital or not; mostly a wall is just …

in Opera of the Future
Alexandra Rieger
#music #sensors
Post Research

Evergreen Blues receives Honorable Mention for Best Student Game @ 2020 Independent Games Festival

A previous collaboration between Su and Star, Seasons (季节), also received an Honorable Mention for Best Student Game at the 2019 IGF.

Jan. 13, 2020
in Opera of the Future
#music
Article Research

Chance the Rapper enlists Chicago students to code "I Love You So Much" video game

SuperMe features superheroes designed by Chicago Public School students

via Rolling Stone · Dec. 10, 2019
in Lifelong Kindergarten
#entertainment #learning #music +1 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
Publication Research

AMAI: Adaptive Music for Affect Improvement

Su, D., Picard, R., Liu, Y. "AMAI: Adaptive Music for Affect Improvement." Proceedings of the 44th International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Daegu, Korea, August 2018.

Proceedings, Aug. 2018
in Opera of the Future
#music #affective computing
Project Research

Grain Prism

The Grain Prism is a hybrid musical instrument that combines granular synthesis and live audio recordings. Presented in a capacitive touch …

in City Science
Don Derek Haddad · Gabriela Bila Advincula
#design #art #music +1 more
Article Research

How that giant homemade modular synth wound up at MIT

Joe Paradiso talks about making music, collaborating with students (and with the internet), and his massive modular synthesizer.

via Gizmodo · Oct. 16, 2019
in Responsive Environments
#music #technology
Article Research

Space pianos and upside-down shoes: innovations for life in space

Hairstyles, musical instruments and gardening all change in zero gravity, scientist Sands Fish says.

via CBC News · Oct. 8, 2019
in Space Exploration Initiative
#design #music #space +2 more
Project Research

Schoenberg in Hollywood: A new opera by Tod Machover

“Can a man know the truth and tell it to the greatest number and still be misunderstood? Can one man be of the many and still be known?” Sc…

in Opera of the Future
Tod Machover
#art #music #politics +1 more
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Research
CE 2.0

CE 2.0

#robotics #architecture #art +20 more
Project Research

The Telemetron

Today, the environments that humans occupy in space are designed for survival. Humans are carefully shuttled to and from space, and during …

in Opera of the Future · Space Exploration Initiative
Nicole L'Huillier · Sands Fish +1 more
#robotics #design #architecture +13 more
Project Research

Loops

"Loops" combines the work of the Lab's Synthetic Characters group, Merce Cunningham, and digital artists Paul Kaiser and Shelley Eshkar. A …

in Opera of the Future
Tod Machover · Marc Downie
#virtual reality #art #artificial intelligence +1 more
Archived
Article Research

Merce Cunningham lives on in motion capture experience at Jacob's Pillow

Marc Downie, Paul Kaiser, and Shelley Eshkar collaborated on Loops, an exploration of Merce Cunningham's life and work.

via The Berkshire Eagle · Aug. 15, 2019
in Opera of the Future
#virtual reality #art #artificial intelligence +1 more
Archived
Research
Advancing Wellbeing

Advancing Wellbeing

#design #virtual reality #human-computer interaction +25 more
Archived
Research
Music, Mind and Machine

How to build intelligent music systems out of interacting audio-processing agents.

#robotics #architecture #art +17 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Innovative composer hopes to unify the Koreas: Through his work, Tod Machover has shown the power of music, technology

Opera of the Future head Tod Machover talks to Korea JoongAng Daily about “Symphony for the Koreas.”

via Korea JoongAng Daily · March 20, 2019
in Opera of the Future
#music #politics #technology
Project Research

Symphony for the Koreas

Symphony for the Koreas will be the latest installment of the celebrated City Symphony series. Over the next few years, Tod Machover and hi…

in Opera of the Future
Tod Machover
#music #politics #community +1 more
Article Research

Peace workshop, concert connect experts, youth on Jeju Island

Opera of the Future head Tod Machover reflects on the recent peace workshop and concert on Jeju Island

via The Korea Times · Aug. 11, 2019
in Opera of the Future
#music #politics #community
Article Research

Hello, brave new world!

The advent of streaming has changed our relationship to music, but where is it taking us? What's the logical conclusion?

via NPR Music · July 26, 2019
in Affective Computing · Opera of the Future
#music #technology
Article Research

Towards New Musics: What the future holds for sound creativity

Tod Machover and Charles Holbrow discuss how they're building the tools and platforms for a culture of living music

via NPR Music · July 26, 2019
in Opera of the Future · Responsive Environments
#artificial intelligence #music #technology
Project Research

Evolving Media on the Internet

Songs released on music streaming services are static, never changing after their initial release. Evolving Media proposes a content p…

in Opera of the Future
Charles Holbrow
#artificial intelligence #music #technology
Project Research

Guitar Machine II

Exploring robotic sound generation mixed with human movements on the guitar. Guitar Machine II is a robotic guitar that responds to human g…

in Fluid Interfaces
Sang-won Leigh
#robotics #human-computer interaction #music
Post Research

Guitar Machine

​We often imagine a future world filled with robots and artificial intelligence agents, where humans share their civilization with sentient…

July 24, 2019
in Fluid Interfaces
#robotics #human-computer interaction #music
Article Research

T-VOKS: The singing and speaking theremin

Xiao Xiao performs La Vie En Rose and a Tang Dynasty poem on the theremin at New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME).

via LAM - d'Alembert - Sorbonne Université - CNRS · June 28, 2019
in Tangible Media
#art #music #technology
Project Research

City Symphonies: Massive musical collaboration

The City Symphony project by the Opera of the Future group brings creative musical participation to everyone while encouraging collaboratio…

in Opera of the Future
Tod Machover · Akito Oshiro van Troyer +7 more
#design #art #artificial intelligence +5 more
Project Research

…but not simpler…

This collection of Tod Machover’s music focuses on chamber and orchestral music composed during the last decade, both with and without elec…

in Opera of the Future
Tod Machover
#robotics #music #performance
Article Research

MIT’s LeakyPhones help you interact with strangers by sharing music at a glance

The Tangible Media group is researching human interaction with the gadgets and gizmos around us.

via Hackster.io · Jan. 29, 2019
in Tangible Media
#music #technology #social change
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