Interactive Data visualisation Installation from montani on Vimeo.

Interactive Data Visualization by Vimeo Member- Montani struck me as a piece that I personally feel is within my reach. Though this work is by no one famous, the way Montani is utilizing the hardware makes sense to me, and resonates with how I feel I could employ programming and or an arduino. The piece is simple, but powerful. It creates a new way to watch a movie, but still remains a show. Though not the most complex piece, this work stuck out because I can begin to formulate how I would accomplish this.

Singing Trash Can from Luis Daniel on Vimeo.

Similar to the piece above, Singing Trashcan by Luis Daniel was a piece I selected becomes it seems approachable. Yet, more importantly, the piece is very satisfying in it’s humor and simplicity. It’s also the type of work that opens a lot of doors for more complex pieces. Though the trashcan is singing something funny, what if it asked every person that threw something away if it was recyclable? A simple change of output using the exact same code and hardware gives the piece a whole new meaning.

This work, Breathe by Hilary Hayes of OCAD, creates an incredibly interesting dialogue between technology and biology. The lilly pad arduino embedded in the scarf is hooked up to a temperature sensor. When a warmer temperature is detected, lights fade in and then out as it cools- all in response to your breathing. The actually set up for this piece is very simple, we even made this circuit in class. However, utilizing this simple set up during a time when being aware of ones temperature and their environment is even more pertinent heightens this technology to a whole new level. It’s a beautifully simple visualization of a biological function.