‘See the world one sketch at a time’ is a book concept based on a Urban Sketchers’ project with the same name. Through a tangible interface, the user can select what he want his book to be, can also explore other sketchers personal draws and share his own geotagged vision of the world.
Apoios/Support Universidade do Minho LCD – Laboratório de Criação Digital
Projecto desenvolvido como Tese de Mestrado em Tecnologias e Arte Digital da Universidade do Minho Project developed as a Master Thesis in Digital Art at University of Minho
Presentation of the project, exhibited during the Semibreve festival, in Braga.
Agradecimentos/Aknowlegdments Cládia Paranhos, Daniel Paranhos, Graça Machado, Lucilia Campos e Teresa Silva
[PT] “Logos” é a palavra utilizada por Héraclito, filosofo grego pré-Socrático, definindo o principio cósmico que confere ordem e racionalidade ao mundo. Para Héraclito, o Universo encontra-se em constante fluxo, em mudança constante, sendo a realidade apenas uma mera sucessão de estados temporários. Numa abordagem física, “Logos” é representado por uma escultura de luz que irá reagir aos diferentes estímulos que o espaço impõe. Num espaço minimal e repleto de incerteza, os elementos dialogam entre si na procura de compreender o espaço e estender o fluxo constante na percepção do observador, que se compreende como um elemento fulcral do momento.
[EN] “Logos” is the word used by a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher named Heraclitus, defining the principle which gives the cosmic order and rationality to the world. For Heraclitus, the universe is in constant flux, constantly changing, making the reality a merely succession of temporary states. In a physical approach, “Logos” is represented by a light sculpture that will react to different elements of the space. In a minimal space and filled with uncertainty, the elements interact with each other, seeking to understand the scope and extend the constant flow in the viewer’s perception, which is understood as a key element of the moment.
The traditional board games, sports, and others have taken a new form with the combination of interactivity, interfaces, and, somehow, with the everyday life. From generation to generation game concept took new definitions. Thus, as part of Technology and Digital Art Master degree, at the University of Minho, we made a social game recasting – football table game – trying to reproduce the immersive effect that this traditional game deliver, by using Android devices who communicate with the virtual environment through OSC. We call it “Matrecos”, like the portuguese slang when referring to this game.
MonMazes is a collaborative game inspired by Piet Mondrian paintings. It consists of two benches with smart seat cushions that track the user’s seating movements, and the objective is to guide a ball through the mazes until the final point. It is based on Arduino microcontroller with force sensing sensors, OSC protocol and Unity 3D. Virtual and Augmented Reality Master in Technology and Digital Art – University of Minho
Minimal audio-visual generative sculpture. Custom algotithmic sound pattern creation. Curated by Ângela Berlinde for the gnration art platform. Inspired by the traditional form of pattern creation in drum machines in the 80′s like the legendary TR808, one of the first programmable form of sound pattern creation.
iPad Software Support: TECField / Acknowledgments: Ana Correia / Francisco / Ivo / João Loureiro / PROMAIS / MTAD UMinho / engageLab UMinho
Exhibition premiere: 1st May 2013, afternoon Edifício GNRATION, Braga