Just another abstract, thought, art, code, and multitouch weblog
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
-Scott Adams
It’s been a while since I posted and my guilty conscious is saying “now’s the perfect time”.
The past few weeks, I’ve been working on my first iOS application called NodeBeat.
NodeBeat is a collaboration between myself and Justin Windle. It’s an experimental node-based audio sequencer and generative music application for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and TUIO devices.
If you’ve been following the Facebook profile action, there’s now 8 more ways to easily create a unique Facebook profile page. No Photoshop or GIMP required! So, here’s the roundup!
If you haven’t switched over to the new Facebook profile, you’re missing out! The creative community (and techcrunch) are buzzing about Alexandre Oudin’s use of the new profile design to be creatively awesome and expressive.
So, here’s how to do it too and stand out in the blue and white that makes up Facebook.
I’ve been thinking about segmenting my blog from my portfolio and ‘about me‘ for a while. Think no more! I took the time and went through with it.
In an initial trial, I’ve redesigned my front page and SethSandler.com now goes to a creative portfolio and short biography.
In 2010, I was approached by Shannon Spanhake to program a simulation for her mobile pollution monitors for her TEDxSanDiego Presentation. The simulation showcased mobile pollutions monitors traveling throughout the San Diego area gathering pollution information as they travel. The simulation helped present the significant cost reduction between current pollution monitor and Shannon Spanhake’s mobile solution.
GE’s Visualizing Health is an interactive multi-touch application that allows you to take an in depth look at the relationship between health risk factors and common conditions by state. The application was built for multi-touch interaction and adapted for use on the web. Visualizing Health debuted at TEDMED 2010.
This project involved custom hand scanner and multi-touch displays. Users would enter their information on the display, place their hand and the resulting image scan would display on a large map geotagged with their location. My role involved programming the applications as well as the hand scanning computer vision elements.
Conceptualized by Interference Inc./The Supertouch Group, the interactive mirror was a donation to ‘Girl’s Hope’ home makeover featured on ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover premiere episode in 2010. The mirror featured an Artboard, Puzzle Game, and Social News feed.
The Aéropostale interactive mirror was developed for Aéropostale’s new kids line and placed in their pilot store in New York. The mirror consists of 3 applications that include a maze, drawing board, and mirror.
The Wonka Imaginator is an adaptation of Wonkavision for the Wonka.com website. My role involved adapting the Wonkavision Artboard application to be used on the Wonka.com website.
Want to build a multitouch table? See my build below!
Audiotouch Multitouch Flash OS
