Project blog by Sabrina Shirazi
Project blog by Sabrina Shirazi
The first two weeks of the Food and Tech residency have been...
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
The first two weeks of the Food & Tech residency have been full to the brim with really exciting conversations with At-Bristol, the team at Watershed and the Bristol Braillists (to name a few).Here are a few pieces of the puzzle I am hoping to pull together: It'll all make sense soon but in the…
Project blog by Rosie Cooke
Hand in Hand: Design and Research
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Excuse the title's pun... Time to report! Wow, keeping a more-than-full-time job and a blog is hard work. Over the past two weeks I have been sketching ideas for hands with alternative looks - unconventional shapes, features, colours. I can’t really show much because our most recent designs…
Project blog by Rosie Cooke
The Workshop
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
The workshop I have been working towards with great anticipation finally happened! I couldn’t have done it without the help of Verity, my colleagues from Open Bionics and awesome interns Beverley and Barney, and we can’t say thank you enough for the generosity of those who joined us yesterday,…
Project blog by Rosie Cooke
Blog Catch-up: Vocal techniques, light animations and Norman McLaren
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
This past week I’ve been focusing on music, writing for voice and experimenting with the combination of different sensors as a means of controlling sound effectively and meaningfully. I’ve also been building a write-up around a project idea I’ve been developing over the last few weeks. It’s…
Project blog by Rosie Cooke
It’s allowing ourselves to play that remains the challenge...
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
This weekend I travelled back to Liverpool. During my visit I stopped off at the residential home where my Grandma lives. My Grandma, aged 94, retains a playful side and her sense of humour is as sharp as ever. The home she lives in uses daily activities to stimulate the residences. I find this…
Project blog by Rosie Cooke
Workshop conclusions and what's next
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
It is good to gather my thoughts once again in a sort of final report on how the workshop impacted my residency at the PM Studio. Condensing the conclusions we drawed should give everyone a good idea of where we are at the moment, as well as help me settle down my understanding of how to use what we…
Project blog by Rosie Cooke
Pressure Senses and Gale Force Winds…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
So this week has flown!I have been concentrating on the mechanics behind scrapstore challenge!Instead of focusing on one challenge, we’re entertaining the possibility of running 4 smaller tasks. This should test player’s ingenuity to solve tasks as well as the team’s ability to design. As an…
Project blog by Rosie Cooke
Progress with lighting visualisations
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Lighting elements are integral in helping visualise the interactions with music in this project. I’m trying to create something that feels alive, and by visualising this I hope to create a greater connection between the visitor and the music. My progress with NeoPixel lighting strips has been an…
Project blog by Rosie Cooke
Building Communication
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
I’m back from the festival fields of Shambala, a place where adults feel safe to play and enter into conversation with complete strangers. There’s nothing better than seeing a grown-up not only competing to be the best dressed individual, but actually diving straight into the role-play of their…