EyeMole’s Art Sale

Eyemole was an interactive arts cooperative that engaged in corporate roleplay. For one show, we bought a set of cheap paintings and created augmented reality overlays as the hidden digital artwork. The artworks were hooked into an e-commerce platform that updated the artwork’s exchange value based on different algorithms for each piece (duration of viewing… Continue reading EyeMole’s Art Sale

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Performance: manipulated bodies

In collaboration with artist Kathy Yan Li, we created a series of performances that dealt with digital and physical body manipulations. In two performances, I painted Kathy with white paint and invited audience members to Photoshop her live. In once performance, an audience member felt it was unfair to have only Kathy painted, and wanted… Continue reading Performance: manipulated bodies

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Detecting gestures on a fabric touch sensor

Developing furry robots that can detect and respond to emotional touch requires soft touch sensors and gesture detection algorithms. We developed a fabric touch sensor and a system that could detect different touches—like pats, scratches, and tickles. Related academic publications > Cang, X. L., Bucci, P., Strang, Allen, J., MacLean, K. E., and Liu, H.… Continue reading Detecting gestures on a fabric touch sensor

Small furry robots

The CuddleBits are handheld furry robots that express emotions through breathing movements. We wanted to make a lot of different sizes and shapes, so I created two design systems that could be easily modified (full instructions here). They were cheap, simple tools to study emotional touch. We wrapped them in our fabric touch sensor and… Continue reading Small furry robots

Reddit’s Am I the Asshole?

Reddit’s Am I the Asshole advice forum is a rich source of information on what people consider to be moral and good in our culture. I am using natural language processing (NLP) methods to support a deep read of social norms around device privacy and interpersonal trust.