Spring 2015 Independent Research Projects

Cellular Automata & Music (working title) : Post#1

Cellular Automata & Music, Ermir Bejo, Independent Research, Spring 2015 Independent Research Projects

Despite the acute interest that Cellular Automata has generated over the years, the musical panorama as it relates to the practical applications of such systems remains fragmented at best. The vast literature that addresses CA usually stops short of addressing the most basic musical matters. On the other hand,...
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How to Monitor Urban Forests from the Ground Up.

Christopher, Christopher Lee, How to Monitor Urban Forests From the Ground Up, Spring 2015 Independent Research Projects

This project is a step in a quest to build a system that can monitor and catalog urban forests. What I am focusing on is the integration of LiDar and ground level images. LiDar in its most basic sense is a remote sensing technique where lasers are shot from a...
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ROAM – Mobile App Development and Design

Julie Libersat, Julie Libersat, Roam, Spring 2015 Independent Research Projects

This project will focus on the design and development of the mobile app and interactive game ROAM*. ROAM is the concept for an interactive urban exploration and mapping game that helps players get lost and leads them through an aesthetic engagement and exploration of their environment. I have already developed the concept and theory...
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Lichtenburg Experimentation

Gussan Jalil, Gussan Jalil, Lichtenburg Experimentation

I am interested in determining the differences, if any, in the way light sensitive film reacts to the indirect exposure of static electricity. This project will consist of an experiment in which I will be subjecting the three different types of light sensitive film to static electric discharge through various...
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Always Making the Shot

Always Making the Shot, Gussan Jalil, Gussan Jalil

As a freelance photographer I find that my lens will get very dirty if I don’t remember to clean it. Countless lens cloths have gone missing or gotten dirty from my camera bag. Often I wonder about how much time I have spent digging into my camera bag trying...
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The effect of sound on presence

Max Parola, Sam Johnson, Sam Johnson, Spring 2015 Independent Research Projects, The Effect of Sound on Presence

Description: We want to isolate and evaluate the effect that sound has on presence experienced in a virtual environment (using established methods for measuring presence). Plan We currently have all resources we will need other than test subjects. These resources include an oculus rift, a variety of VR software experiences supporting sound (we haven’t decided...
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Mindful Improvisational Music and Dance

Jeremy Deutsch, Jeremy Deutsch, Mindful Improvisational Music and Dance, Spring 2015 Independent Research Projects

The purpose of this project is to begin to explore the experience of improvisational music and movement while paired with mindfulness meditation practices, and its application in people’s lives. The materials are basic but crucial- an instrument to create melodies (and possibly rhythms) and space for the movement of at...
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Digital Manipulation of Local Geography and Landscape

Digital Manipulation of Local Geography and Landscape, Gabriel Vega, Gabriel Vega, Spring 2015 Independent Research Projects

Inspired by American landscape painter Thomas Cole, I will be creating large scale prints of the local landscape and geography. For this particular project I will be continuing my work in the field of generative and algorithmic based art-making by using code to manipulate raw image data. I will predominantly be using...
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