Order & Chance: Narratives of New Media

“Myths, folktales, fairy tales– these are the prototypes of all narrative, the ancestors and the models of later fictional developments. In studying the history of narrative, we find that in modern times forms have developed which elaborate and transform the … Read More

New IALab Tutor: Paul Bavister

Image: Soundforms — Flanagan Lawrence

We’re pleased to welcome Paul Bavister to the IALab teaching team. He has been project architect for several award winning public schemes including the Acoustic Shells in Littlehampton; Soundforms, the first-ever mobile acoustic shell with … Read More

Inner Awareness

Interactive performance and immersive theatre are emerged in the world of dramaturgy in the context of this new digital age.  In the world of dramaturgy, how may one recompose and redefine the world of dramaturgy in … Read More

Simulacrum

Simulacrum is a project researching how human spatial perception works across physical and virtual spaces simultaneously. The disjunction between physically occupied and virtually perceived spaces is explored to enable users to experience a much larger space while actually constrained … Read More

Neural Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick in 1968 speculated on the arrival of human-level Artificial Intelligence in “2001 A Space Odyssey”. Some 16 years past his prediction, our project “Neural Kubrick” examines the state of the art in Machine Learning, using the latest in … Read More

Machine as Scenographer

The history of the cinema is one of a technological experiment, spectator/spectacle relations and production, distribution, and presentation mechanisms [2]. From its earliest days cinema was an experimental medium and continues to be so as it is being technologically revolutionized. … Read More

New IALab Tutor: Phoenix Perry

Continuing our posts on our growing Lab – we’re pleased to announce computer science researcher, game company owner, artist, programmer, game designer, activist + lunatic extraordinaire, the one and only Phoenix Perry will be joining us our teaching team on our Masters in Design … Read More

ViaLumo

“Via Lumo” is a sensorial journey of choreographed lights and movements inside a space. It heightens our awareness to change the way we perceive and embody the world around us. Each audience member is invited to construct … Read More

New IALab Tutor: Choreographer Alexander Whitley

We’re announcing a number of new tutors joining our Masters in Design for Performance and Interaction this week. First up, Choreographer Alexander Whitley is not only an internationally recognised performance artist, but also a passionately anti-disciplinary practitioner. He often collaborates with digital artists, … Read More

Aposema: Soft Robotic Mask

Aposema is a speculation of a near future scenario in which our ability to empathise with our fellow humans is impaired. We are no longer able to process each other’s facial expressions. This reality has forced us to develop an … Read More

Skin Colouration in Silicone Wearables

According to Witzany (Witzany, 2014) communication between organisms in all domains, from bacteria and fungi, to mammals, including humans, is necessary in order to coexist. In all the kingdoms of life, no coordination or organisation is to be … Read More

Aposema: Identity Altering Face Prosthesis

Technology is playing a growing role in extending our physical senses and abilities, constantly modifying and deforming our bodies. One of the oldest examples of body extensions is clothing. An ancient technology developed for protection, that with time … Read More

Interactive Dramaturgy for Chinese Kunqu Opera “The Peony Pavilion”

This thesis proposes a new form of theatre using the design of a spatial interactive installation that will assess the relationship between performance, space and audience, thereby providing the audience with a thoroughly immersive experience. Through the use … Read More

The Reciprocal Relation of Semiotic Architectural Space and Semiotic Filmic Space

This paper explores the semiotic link between architectural spaces and film spaces in order to find new methods of designing in the real world.  There are many elements in which architecture and film overlap such as space, movement, visuals, etc. … Read More

Challenges of Mixed Reality Project Development

As David H. Jonassen wrote in his book (Learning to solve problems: An instructional design guide) [1], the two most critical attributes of a question are how the problem should be defined and what is the value in solving it. … Read More

Changing Spatial Boundaries.

“Augmented reality will not only change the way architects work but also how we use the space,” says architect Greg Lynn (2016). The physical space can be transformed by overlaying digital information provided by a Head Mounted Display … Read More

A wearable soft robot with variable material distribution

As the development of robotics continues to expand beyond manufacturing and industrial automation and into the domain of cooperative human assistance and healthcare, traditional rigid-body robots are limited through their inadequacies in interacting with humans and their capability to adapt … Read More

Giving character to space generated by redirected Walking

Virtual Reality, as an emerging medium, has been explored in a variety of ways. Researchers have come up with their own interpretations of Virtual Realities that include the Mixed Reality, Unreality, Virtual Reality, etc. Nevertheless, neither differentiating … Read More