informal dialogue

I just came across Alex Bamford’s flickr images, via Russell Davies.  His images are lovely, his light fight set is worth checking out.  Take a look for yourself;

I’ve spent a bit more time cleaning up the fluid blobs examples I made last week, this time limiting the Region of Interest and fiddling with the fluid interaction.  Also newly included is a smarter way to interact with the blobs (in the code, i mean), pulling out more precise locational data.  I’ll be looking [...]

Linked below are some early results from a new series of sketches I’ve been working on using Processing.  These sketches continue in a long line of projects I’ve completed recently using simple camera tracking algorithms to infer interesting patterns of movement in urban spaces.
The first example is a calibrated blob tracking experiment, using the excellent [...]

In addition to my involvement with the janus project for the Smart Light Sydney Festival, Joanne Jakovich and I were invited to collaborate with the NSW Department of Planning in an ambitious short term project during the festival.  The Department of Planning, along with Metropolis and D-City had the initiative to setup a small amount [...]

As part of the Smart Light Sydney Festival, May 2009, Tom Barker (Professor of Design, Architecture and Innovation at UTS) and Hank Haeusler (Post-Doctoral Researcher at UTS) were commissioned to design and produce an interactive light sculpture to be exhibited on the light walk in the Rocks.  The piece conceived by Tom was called Janus [...]

Filtration Fields (Joanne Jakovich & Jason McDermott 2009)
Recently Joanne and I were given the opportunity to exhibit in the DAB Lab Research Gallery at UTS, in the Design, Architecture and Building faculty building, as an opportunity to refine and showcase our collective research into realtime responsive architectural environments.

[view from inside DAB Lab Gallery, taken [...]

Looking forward to the next SO-AD installation, Triptych 01 at the DAB LABGallery, (Level 4 DAB cafe courtyard, 702-730 Harris St Ultimo) on the 11th March 09 at 6pm.

A new feature of the DAB LAB Gallery opening will be a public lecture at 7pm by David Burns, so make sure not to miss it.

[Via Yimmy's Yayo]

[via Yimmy's Yayo]

Last night saw the opening of James Jirat Patradoon’s first solo show, at First Draft gallery in Surry Hills.

pixelTag is an experimental working prototype for creating digital art using hand-held devices and radio signals.
The current pixelTag prototype uses the Nintendo Wii remote controller, in conjunction with Osculator and Max/Msp.  The prototype generates pixel graphics in real time,  based on x/y/z motion information sent to Max by the Wii remote.  The prototype has the [...]

Here’s the latest update from the Real Perspective show at TAP Gallery.

‘pixeltag’ (2008). from Jason McDermott on Vimeo.
Wicked!

The interface only exists between a body and it’s environment.
Come to this place and see that we are outsiders, foreigners in a new land‚ naive and blissfully innocent of this place.   We seek to make a connection, an understanding, to learn from the city by touch and by feel.  By striking, pulling and tearing.  Each [...]

The pixeltag project has progressed once again;
* the interface has been amended slightly to allow for yaw input (not just roll) as the ‘x’ axis data,
* the ‘cursor’ item has been implemented, allowing the user to see where they are about to draw prior to doing so,
* The up/down ratios have been adjusted to allow [...]