Walking home in Hong Kong
A short movie capturing the experience of my Friday evening commute. This highlights the lens of a newcomer to Hong Kong.
Experience Design
Identity
What is the meaning of identity? Do credit and debit cards contain our identities? I collected text and hand-drawn responses on a range of questions related to identity from people around the world via Amazon Mechanical Turk. Their answers are presented on a large board that asks the visitor to swipe his or her credit … Identity
Visceral Credit Card Reader
Swipe your credit card and get rewarded with a satisfying bell and glowing blue light. This is a prototype I built to test a concept I’m working on that challenges people notions of personal information. The card swipe strikes a bell that is reminiscent of manual cash registers. This was unplanned but an interesting plus … Visceral Credit Card Reader
BB Controller
Data data everywhere! We’re often presented with visualizations that highlight data that the graph author wants us to see. In this project, I explore data presentation through the construction of a user-driven controller. Rotate the controller in space and copper BBs connect various circuits. The user and randomness vie for control. Quasi-random, user-driven, data presentation … BB Controller
Megapixel
Building on a fascination I have with pixels, I created the megapixel font out of redwood 4×4’s. Each character contains ten white pixels. I know this breaks every rule of typography creation. I just wanted to make it. I was interested in using the same number of pixels per font. The redwood blocks are all of varying height to allow for pixelation in the vertical dimension as well.
Plinko Floor
The Plinko Floor compresses slightly under each person standing on it, allowing balls to roll under individuals and indicate their presence. I created it to subtly acknowledge other people in an elevator space, a place where we often actively ignore others and attempt to blend ourselves into the background. When placed in a public elevator, … Plinko Floor
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