After experimenting with MediaPipe – a tool for machine learning deployed for mobile devices – I wanted to explore how I could use this technology […]
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Tentacle Orbits
I will be attending and presenting work at the Australasian Computer Music Conference in Melbourne in October. I’ll be presenting a work called Tentacle Orbits. […]
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Idea: Smile controlled performance
A performance in which the volume of the performer is controlled by a smile, if the smile is not big enough smile prompts play and […]
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Flow – Storm
Ideas for flow storm scene This is created using Flow emitter to track people’s bodies for the storm scene. make the background lightning using bloom […]
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tentacle and daisy
Tried it with the oscillator – not a great response – very little variation in numbers now testing with an envelope to try and make […]
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Shiny blob
Instancing spheres using Nvidia Flow and using pbr textures for world reflection. It’s more like a sludge than fluid so would need some work that […]
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Touchdesigner optimisation
I reviewed content on optimisation in Touchdesigner. TouchDesigner Vol.035 Cooking, Optimization, & SceneChanger by Ben Voigt is an approximatelyl 3 hour video playlist that covers […]
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Proximity
I thinking of some methods to detect proximity between people in an installation. Using the Kinect Draw a circle around the person using the skeleton […]
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Materials Research
ISEA 2024 took place in Meanjin/Brisbane in June. I exhibited some materials research and performed at the opening. I opened the performance playing my noise […]
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Foot Sensing Strip Sensor for Amusement Dancing Machine
I purchased these foot sensors from Ali Express in 2022 and haven’t had a chance to play around with them until now. Assuming they were […]