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BeatBearing remake (in case!)
A video of a really good BeatBearing remake by Levi Czika and Brandon Henderson. They’ve managed to even fit the whole thing in a portable case![on YouTube]
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1.5 million hits!
Yikes – at some point over the weekend the original BeatBearing video hit one and a half million views on YouTube. I’d like to thank the YouTube user “iwouldlikemuffin1” for being 1500000th…
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Ferromagnetic Input Device (with ball bearings!)
An interesting project from Microsoft Research that uses an array of magnetic sensors to allow the detection of “any ferrous object placed on or near its surface”. The BeatBearing is referenced (in…
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45s BeatBearing Demo
A quick (45 second) BeatBearing demonstration I put together for use in my viva presentation.
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BBC radio interview
Was interviewed this afternoon by BBC radio Ulster about the BeatBearing project. Apparently it should be appearing in tomorrows `What’s Next‘ program at noon (with a repeat on Monday at 19:30). One…
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TEI’10 poster
I’ll be attending TEI’10 this weekend and next week (the 4th international conference on tangible, embedded and embodied interaction), and taking part in the graduate student consortium. As well as the GSC…
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BeatBearing Outside ISEA
Short performance on the BeatBearing today in a container Outside ISEA, accompanying Robin Price’s installation. Installation will run from 1pm-2pm. Performance will likely happen for about ten minutes towards the end.
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video of first BeatBearing MAKE project
This is the first video I’ve seen of a completed MAKEzine BeatBearing. Many thanks to ‘awolfe63‘ for putting this up. Another BeatBearing build is being documented in this blog: http://jsavaglio.wordpress.com/.If anyone has…
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Calling all Makers!
The MAKE magazine article showing how to build your own BeatBearing is now out digitally and on the news racks. You can have a look at a digital preview here. Here’s the…
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Radio Interviews
A couple of new radio interviews with me talking about the BeatBearing: “Morning Ireland” on RTE. This interview also includes my PhD supervisor Sile O’Modhrain and SARC colleague Mark McKeague. Mark talks…
Guest mix from @norman_hemley on tonight’s Muzak Concrète. Tune in on @noodsradio at 11pm! Tonight’s theme is “Music for the Windowsill”
#muzakconcrete #ambient #noods #radioshow #windowsill #guestmix
Boscombe Pier, featuring the silhouettes of @becca_rose___ and @ashleyjamesbrown … good to get some sea views and a micro concrete bouldering session in after a day of computational media.
#boscombepier #pier #beach #bouldering #sillhouette #shinysphere #sunset #notyetinvented
“Oh hey, come on in – if you could just sketch your project idea on the whiteboard, yes the one just there… don’t mind me, chewing the door helps with teething”
After being in university continuously for 21 years (Bristol for the last 11) I’ve just got my first permanent lecturing post and first ever office, just in time to help Ada with her teething. By my calculations, I’ll be looking to make professor around 2082 😅
Now I just need to fill it up with old project detritus and “research synths” ha
#lecturer #newoffice #computerscience @universityofbristol #researchsynths #projectdetritus #babyteething #chewthedoor
“Hyper Terminal” (excerpt) from Hidden Construct II
Playing around layering up multiple Procreate animations in Lumafusion for some crunchy glyph action.
#hiddenconstruct #hyperterminal #lumafusion #modularsynth #synth #procreate #animation #procreateanimation #static #textural #glyph
Dazzle Field (excerpt) from Hidden Construct II
Been playing around animating in Procreate then layering up in Lumafusion. Nice and fast keeping it all on the iPad and not having to boot up Aftereffects!
#modularsynth #op1 #procreate #procreateanimation #lumafusion #animation #dazzlefield #hiddenconstruct
MUZAK CONCRÈTE
“Music for Waterways”
Tune in at 11pm tonight on @noodsradio
We’ll be playing music by @hi5ghost.wav @_kamaru_ @kaitlynaurelia @cat_barbieri @maryoverthere @mutebenny @trevormkamplain @laurie.spiegel amongst other water themed tracks.
#muzakconcrete #ambient #ambientmusic #noodsradio #water #fieldrecording #watermusic #musicforwaterways
Have been following @suiteru.train using Orca and Pure Data to play the Model:Cycles so got inspired and gave it shot…
Really fun tweaking out the cycles while PD’s doing it’s thing. Mmm, budget #autechre 😅
#puredata #modelcycles #stickerpack #synth #hiddenconstruct @weareelektron #elektron #modelcitizens #wearemodelcitizens #saturdaysynthesis #generativemusic
Makes it more interesting finding out you were surfing over reef _after_ you get out the water. I guess that fact that the take off was between two rocks and then you had to thread between another two should’ve been a giveaway 😅
First time surfing Black Rock, Bude, with super clean 3-4’ left-handers (at least to start with) and an easy-paddling 16sec swell period.
#surfing #cornwall #blackrock #bude #surfingcornwall #surf #ohheytheresarock #andanotherrock
HIDDEN SOUNDS OF SPIKE ISLAND
Our sound walk starts today and runs over the weekend as part of @brisopendoors. This is a ticketed event, link in bio.
“What should the city sound like? In this hour long audio walking tour you will be guided to listen deeply & reflect on the present, past & future soundscapes along the harbour-side. How has the sonic environment changed over time? and importantly, how can we shape the future soundscapes of our cities?”
#buildinginstruments #hiddensoundsofspikeisland #spikeisland #audiotour #deeplistening #environmentalsound