[pcomp] 1214 final project: final documentation
So the finals are done. What an experience! As soon as the class was over, everyone got a second breeze of energy to go for more and more but now it’s hard to even pull ourselves from sofa… Anyway,...
View ArticleIs the real-time video our future?
First time of the spring 2016 semester. Based on the article we read, we have to bet for or against if the real-time video (streaming) is going to be our future. The article was written in 2012, so oh...
View ArticleSelf portrait for live web
My interactive self portrait for the Live Web class can be found here. First things first: since my first touch to coding happened last semester and I haven’t used JavaScript outside of p5.js, I spent...
View ArticleWhat can your heart rate tell you?
We’re very good into tricking ourselves to believe in something, to like and enjoy something (at least I am). It’s very easy to find logical arguments (I call it self motivation) why we should take and...
View ArticleLive chat application with node.js and socket.io
This week’s homework was to get running with node.js on Digital Ocean server, as well as Chat application example with socket.io. Here it is working: The task was to make it “more fun and more...
View ArticleSlack for you to be less busy
Another task this week for the Live Web class sounded like this: Find a live or synchronous site or platform online. Try it out. Describe it on your blog. How is it used? What do you find interesting...
View ArticleGame design for 4-6 year olds: playtesting and presenting in class
One of the weekends Esther took the game to playtest with her niece. Just as we thought, she loved it and fantasised so much more beyond the rules that we came up with. It gave us more confidence that...
View ArticleGame design for 4-6 year olds: fabrication
As every project at ITP, this one also required a mix of conceptual thinking, design and fabrication. Luckily, Esther has such a great talent and passion for it, so she lead the fabrication part...
View ArticleChat application using WebRTC
One of the homeworks for Live Web was a group project on one of the class materials we went through. We’ve got HTML5 Audio and Video with WebRTC. The project is done together with Nick Bratton and...
View ArticleYour Little Speaker Curation Helper
As I mentioned in my previous post, I was going to build a website that would help event curators to look for speaker contact information. I was inspired by my own working experience and how much time...
View ArticleGoogle Hangouts: a quick review
The task for this week sounded like this: Find a live or synchronous platform that is in use online and list out it's properties (ideal number of users, capabilities, types of interaction). What do you...
View ArticleFinal project proposal: Interactive ITP Yearbook
For the final project I would like to keep working on the project idea that we created together with Nick and Natalia: http://bit.ly/23CcHkt I would like to turn it into Interactive ITP Yearbook —...
View ArticleFuture of New Media: outlining the next 10 years
The question we tried to follow and answer the entire semester sounded something like this: In light of the ability to track and record human activity, an ability that will be predetermined to be...
View ArticleRenaissance of the Self: scenario for the next ten years
Intro to this scenario can be found here. Written together with Skylar Jessen, Francesca Rodriguez Sawaya and Anneka Goss. Intro First of all, let me tell you something… Everything is going to be ok....
View ArticleInteractive ITP Yearbook
As I mentioned earlier, for the Live Web final I was working on the interactive ITP yearbook. I wanted it to be a separately running website, which would be meant for ITP community only. Since the...
View ArticleGame design for 7-12 year olds: concept & rules
Have you ever found it exciting and adventurous to explore the city on a subway? Well, here is your chance! We invite you to a journey around the city. What’s fun about it: it’s not your regular trip...
View ArticleGame design for 7-12 year olds: playtesting
Over the course of creating and iterating the game (many times), we’ve managed to test it with several people at ITP. Here are some pictures and videos from our playtestings: First playtest Second...
View ArticleGame design for 7-12 year olds: fabrication
This is what we had to make for the game: Board Paper print mounted on magnetic board. Printed at Village Copier on #32 laser paper. Cards Designed by Adobe Illustrator and printed at Brooklyn Game...
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