Project blog by Rosie Cooke
Project blog by Rosie Cooke
Music and the Brain
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Part of my ongoing research and interests are about unravelling the mysteries of why music has such a profound affect on the brain and memory and why our appreciation for music stays intact to the very end of our lives. How can playing particular songs to people with dementia evoke such strong…
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Making the Music Memory Box
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
As I write I am in Falmouth Universitys' fantastic workshops, waiting for a job to be completed by the laser cutter. Up until this point I have been tinkering with the Raspberry Pi and writing my system, testing speakers and amps, doing hands on research in day centres, memory cafes and care homes…
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Scalability of the Music Memory Box
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Recent discussions at the Work in Progress events in Falmouth's Academy for Innovation and Research (AIR) and in iDAT in Plymouth, have solidified my thoughts on a 'kit' approach to the box for a person to complete with their family.
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Community Collaboration
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
One of my main aims of the residency was to get the community involved in developing the Music Memory Box:Day Centre
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Chloe Meineck's Research Report
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
BACKGROUNDI am Chloe Meineck a 22-year-old designer, maker and researcher based around Brighton. My work is multi disciplinary involves coding, electronics, designing, making, experimenting and hands on research with people. I graduated from Brighton University’s 3D Design Course…
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Folk dancing algorithms and trillion dollar coins
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
As this fantastic opportunity to fuse craft practice with technology interaction kicks off, it's a great chance to introduce my Craft + Technology residency project from the very beginning. Firstly, here's a little more about my idea:The project, called 'Money No Object', aims to explore notions of…
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Money talks
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Recently, I listened to an inspirational online talk, given by Leila Johnston called ‘Making Things Fast’ http://vimeo.com/17555310 and have set this as a challenge to myself, particularly as a maker of sometimes detailed, labour-intensive, intricately-made objects. What will happen I wonder, if…
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Giant coin hoard found at Watershed
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
In the Craft + Technology timetable, six weeks have already passed, and there are only six weeks to go. Fortified by Leila Johnston’s call to action, I recently vowed to ‘make things fast’ but now it feels as if I should just be ‘making things faster’. Time is quickly evaporating and time…
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