Examines whether public norms around movement will shift, exploring how standing desks, VR tech, and physical activity affect social wellbeing. The project combined circus aerials, contra dance, and inverted lecturing for both live and recorded performances at CU Boulder (2016).
An aerial performance exploring the question "Do you think differently upside-down?" presented at Vancouver's Centre for Digital Media, merging circus techniques with lecture-format speaking.
Built motion capture capacity using commercial and DIY equipment for avatar design. Students collaborated with Dance faculty to inhabit semi-humanoid avatars, including a custom Quilin design, studying proprioceptive effects of non-human embodiment.
Undergraduate and graduate researchers create e-textile and embroidery artifacts using the Turtlestitch programming language. Projects include free-standing lace designs representing computing concepts and exploration of manufacturing pipelines in Southeastern China.
A web platform enabling Zoom participants to become avatars using BlazePose pose-detection, allowing interactive choreographic performance within video conferencing environments.
Computer vision research improving neural-network tracking of acrobatic movement like handstands and cartwheels from standard camera input, partnering with professional circus performers and the École National de Cirque.
Artistic exploration of ethological concepts through drawing.
Textile design work exploring patterns inspired by collective behavior.
Micro:bit installation, garments, and drawings exploring hermit crab behavior through computational media.
Workshop for rural women in vocational training, introducing electronic textiles and physical computing for livelihood and education in India.
Web-based visual shopping cart startup exploring novel interfaces for e-commerce.
Research into pleated Polarfleece manufacturing techniques.
Spatialized 3D sound necklace interface for immersive audio experiences.
Development of lateral force algorithm for texture simulation at MIT Media Lab.
Early research on capacitive touch screens with strain-gauge sensors for natural interaction with simulated objects.