Using graffiti as inspiration, my group member and I, made this interactive composition where a user can project graffiti like typography on a Subway Train. Through volume control on Adobe Flash, a user can whisper or yell into a microphone to produce a range of thinner/lighter fonts to heavy/bolder fonts depending on the volume of their voice. These fonts are spray painted onto the train’s surface different each time, therefore producing a vast amount of compositions.
This system is an innovative online social space where local cyclists can connect and share their favorite routes with the community. Bike Link helps to solve many issues regarding cycling in Toronto by creating an easier and more accessible experience for cyclists, while also enhancing the activity for enthusiasts and commuters. Bike Link is a website and a mobile app. that promotes a healthy, fun and green lifestyle by using GPS, to track a users location and stats in real time. Pairing this information with the website, users can share their routes with the online community. Includes: website, promotional video, and system map. When trying the web demo, be sure to click and drag objects such as the map, comments area, and legend!
The purpose of this project was to design an interactive space to display student work for the ‘York/Sheridan Design Grad Show 2010.’ My colleagues and I researched into the needs and wants of our student body, faculty, and requirements of the show. A concern was that the program was becoming too print oriented and it needed a much stronger interactive presence. With these conditions in place we chose to build a multi touch table and its interface for the show. This solution allows input from multiple fingers at once letting users manipulate content with gestures such as grabbing, stretching and rotating.
The objective of this project was to create an academy leader countdown from numbers ten to two, while maintaining a narrative through video and/or images. I used long exposure photography techniques with fire to accomplish this effect. I used a cigarette lighter as my light source, while photographing as I drew these numbers by hand. I used a blowtorch sound effect that brought the visuals and pacing together to build anticipation and make the numbers resemble a spark or a micro explosion.
Energy3 is an interactive web system that focuses on making the practices of energy efficiency fun, intuitive, and informative to promote communities towards sustainable behaviors. Energy3 is a web-based application that uses Smart Plug technology to track a users home energy use. It demonstrates their consumption in comparison to more efficient methods of energy use and to other users within their community. It focuses on areas of efficiencies and most importantly the system demonstrates cost savings through a fun based financial rewards program designed to awaken their environmental conscience.
View demo at http://www.contagious42.com/energy3.html
