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studiot: April 2010
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Monday, April 19, 2010. This blog has moved. This blog is now located at http:/ opithecat.blogspot.com/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to. Http:/ opithecat.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default. Posted by Seamus McCarthy at 1:55 PM. View my complete profile. My band on myspace. Intro to creative tech. This blog has moved. WALKING ON WATER - REFLECTION. WALKING ON WATER - FREEMANS BAY RETROSPECTIVE.
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studiot: July 2009
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Monday, July 27, 2009. Examples of other experimental instruments;. Http:/ www.windworld.com/. David Byrne is turning The Roadhouse into a massive sound installation - http:/ www.worthingherald.co.uk/latest-london-news/Roundhouse-turned-into-musical-instrument.5494479.jp. A musical instrument is a. Constructed or modified with the purpose of making. In principle anything that, produces. And can somehow be controlled by a. Http:/ dictionary.babylon.com/musical%20instrument. View my complete profile.
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studiot: June 2009
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009. On monday the 15th of june i gave a presentation detailing my three main Studio 1 projects. they are; robodance, heartbeat interface and urban spin. I chose to show 'urban spin' for the main part of the presentation. i chose this one because i believe it shows the greatest amount of learning and growth within, and has elements learned during the first assignments. Also, this topic, with the culmination of construction, exploration and media has engaged and facinated me. Also, i no...
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studiot: October 2009
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Friday, October 30, 2009. WALKING ON WATER - REFLECTION. Using an old boat, live video feed and some creative thinking we transported the public into a reimagined freemans bay, pre-development. .before the land broke the surface of the water. Our concept evolved from a starting point of wanting to showcase an interesting part of aucklands geographical history and involve people in this narrative. After the first showing at victoria park market we decided to use the sail to project onto rather than using ...
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studiot: August 2009
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Object of Personal Significance. 0bject of personal significance;. I guess, an object of personal significance to me is my boat. this has many links to my life and the elements that have shaped me as a person. From a very early age I have been around boats and the ocean. a certain weariness and a converse sense of empowerment surrounds ‘boats’ in my life. I am a solid, fibrous shell. Hollow. i am a mix of rounded and square shapes. Posted by Seamus McCarthy at 5:58 PM. VERB CA...
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studiot: April 2009
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Direction. . . . . After due consideration i have decided to try to produce an interface with the heart, one of the most fundamental elements of the living body. i am interested in ways the human body can be used and improved apon with the benefits of new devices and technology. So, the input energy will be from the beat of my heart. .what intrigues me about the heart particularly are its mystical, rhythmic qualities. Ideas and project innitiation. Sound sensors was the natural c...
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studiot: March 2009
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Sunday, March 29, 2009. And now. i will attempt the improbable, the unplacable, the irretractible, the unfathomable. i will attempt to turn this image of my own self into a moving, kick assing, drunken master! I will do this by using Animata, MAX/MSC and by physically interfacing with the computer. sounds tech huh? Stand by for action! Posted by Seamus McCarthy at 1:20 PM. Monday, March 23, 2009. We put a large amount of work and refinement into this 'roboperformance'. Posted by Seamus McCarthy at 6:57 PM.
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studiot: May 2009
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Saturday, May 23, 2009. Urban video effects project. We have created an apparatus that allows us to explore and capture footage of the urban environment in a new way. ours is a spinning device designed with the idea of city life in mind. we have made short films of our own urban perspectives and gained a unique insight into auckland city. Ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed. Http:/ www.zappinternet.com/video/baqGsoNwoV/Jim-Hensons-Time-Piece. I found the following clip while i was stor...
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opithecat: March 2010
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Seamus McCarthy is studying Creative Technologies (BCT) at AUT University. Weird and Wonderful Creations, Human-Machine Interaction, Digital Devices, Integrated Design, Solutions and Fresh Perspective, Creative Minds. Wednesday, March 24, 2010. PEPPERS GHOST ILLUSION - MYSTICOW. After finding plenty of info on Peppers Ghost on the web I decided to have a go myself. This was just to see if I could get the illusion to work on small scale before I create a larger, moving version;. Tuesday, March 23, 2010.