BFF | Tessellation Tests

There is one more tessellation method which will be discussed in this post and then some generations will be tessellated using all the methods which have been discussed so far.

Boundary First Flattening … Read More

Surface Generation_4D Noise

As part of the design process, I was supposed to create a free-form surface for my hive so I can tesselate it and create my pedals on it. I started generating set of spheres by changing the height … Read More

Some Thesis Ideas and Explorations

Up until the end of term 2, we were focusing on the dominance of vision over the other senses and how this affects the current way of experiencing our everyday lives. Our proposal for term 2 was a performance, based … Read More

Developing Art Style and concept

Overview:

1. Artistic directing role in collaboration with Sun who takes up the technical directing role
2. Concept developing
3. C4D and Blender (GLTF files)

Artistic directing role in collaboration with Sun who takes up the technical directing role

After project faire … Read More

Delving Into Our Theses as Design Tools

LYNN

One day of middle May in my thesis tutorial, I tried to illustrate my understanding of ‘intelligent behaviours’ with a diagram which was downloaded online featured by a brain controlling hands, eyes and neural system to grab a glass … Read More

Surface tessellation_Hexagon Planarization

After trying to simulate beehive flashing diffusion pattern both in computer and physical prototype, Hive is somehow telling that it needs to be expanded in its size, form and other parameters.

We are now ready to … Read More

New beginnings, senses, faces, and filters.

After presenting our project Hegemony of Vision at the project fair, we decided to split as a group and work in pairs to build on our ideas in differing directions. As a pair we will be focusing less on a final … Read More

Choreography and Gesture in Robotic Artworks

Over the past weeks, I have been researching how gesture can drive the development of robotic artworks. Choreography and robotics are in some ways kindred disciplines; they both deal with the coordination of limbs through space, reacting to and manipulating … Read More

Possible scenarios and structures Test

sketch by Jeni Xu C4D animation for scenario 1 sketch by Jeni Xu More rules selecting are prepared in tutorial keynotesRead More

Exploring movement via 3D dance notation in VR

Relationshape is the first experiment part of [in my space] – a series of experiments that tackle the relationships between body, space, sensation, movement, and spatial awareness. Its aim is to create a movement tool (of both choreographic and explorative … Read More

One Project, Two Theses, and Many Ideas

As we jump into Term 3 during Covid-19, our brains are whirring with a dizzying amount of questions and ideas. Having now settled into this new pace of life, the next hurdle has been trying to figure out how to … Read More

How do we make large scale performing inflatables that create immersive and collaborative experience? 

A Weekly report of the project E-COllaborative generator

Last week, we have a presentation on our preliminary idea of thinking one person’s immersive experience with the E-COllaborative generator. As one paddling, its energy is contributed to the architecture’s breathing body. … Read More

A CA system of evolving rules ?

Unexpected system diagram

For the trigger input, we all agree that predominantly tangible interaction is touch.

“Tactile interaction was largely their first instinct, followed by numerous body movements, such as clapping, waiving or jumping. ”(Edge of chaos) The interaction should … Read More

Seeking

Seeking is another experiment of Shifting, an ongoing research about transitional states of perception. On this short film we follow geometric elements seeking entrance to a parallel world where they might belong to. This is a speculative design project that … Read More

Rethinking Social Immersive Media in Isolation

“Our body applies itself to space like a hand to an instrument, and when we wish to move about we do not move the body as we move an object. We transport it without instruments as if by … Read More

Second Prototype Animation & Portfolio

This is the first blog post after Term 2 online project fair and I would like to present the second prototype animation made by Cinema 4D and the relevant portfolio. If you have no information about project hive, … Read More

Operation of the Subface ‘Behind Creation’

Introduction

‘Behind Creation’ is a set of iterations that operates on the subface, ‘Damage behind Creation’, we as designers set to discover and develop our project upon. Frieder Nake defines subface as a space that is the opposite of surface, … Read More