9 March 2007 – 3:43 pm
The pre-prototyping crit starts at 14.30 Monday 12 March. Guest tutors Davide and Durrell will attend. The timetable:
14.30 Aequilibrium (Margherita Urbani, Marco Zamarato)
15.00 Flyer Café (Davide Cocchi, Luca Da Rosso)
15.30 Secret Garden (Giovanna Nicosia)
16.00 Talking Bench (Alessandra Florian, Tamara Romeo)
16.30 [break]
16.45 Tree of Life (Benito Condemi de Felice, Pamela Moscarda)
17.15 That Sinking Feeling (Miguel Cabanzo, Nunzia Coco)
17.45 WAV (Francesco Fraioli, Nicola Plaisant)
High presentation quality is not needed at this crit. But please show clearly to the class and the guest tutors:
a Your project: where it is, who it is for, what information it gives, how it gives it, its emotional tone etc.
b Your prototype: what it is, current state, future work
In addition to your oral presentation, please:
a Post on the site a clear summary of your presentation, which the guest tutors can consult later. Gillian will shortly post advice about arranging material on the site
b Present at the crit an A3 list, which can be hand-written, of all the things you must do between now and the final hand-in. Ideally this would be presented as a ‘workflow timeline’; I have emailed Valentina Rachiele’s tesi timeline as an example. Your timeline should be fixed to the studio wall until the final hand-in.
2 March 2007 – 1:57 pm
For those interested in projection installations, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer talks at 18.30 Tuesday 6 March at the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa (Fondamenta Gherardini, Dorsoduro: off Campo San Barnabà).
At the start of term we showed his Vectorial Elevations (Mexico City, 2000) and Body Movies (Rotterdam, 2001). See www.lozano-hemmer.com
28 February 2007 – 9:27 am
We are delighted to welcome to the Lab our prototyping phase tutors: Durrell Bishop and Davide Rocchesso. Check ‘Faculty’ for their mini-CVs. A talented team!
26 February 2007 – 2:45 pm
At this design stage it is important to clarify exactly what you aim to do, and how you aim to do it. This informs you, the rest of the class, and, in advance, other faculty who will advise you later.
By midday Tuesday 26 February, please put answers to the following questions on the Lab site, categorized under your project. Please use images and diagrams as much as possible:
1 NAMES
a Project name
b Designers’ names
2 AIMS
a Who is your installation for?
b What information does it give?
c Where is it?
3 EXPERIENCE
a What happens? (storyboard, flowchart etc.)
b What is its emotional tone?
4 IMPLEMENTATION
a What are the inputs and outputs? (system diagram etc.)
b What hardware and software are needed in a ‘real life’ version?
c What hardware and software are needed in your final prototype version?
5 UNRESOLVED ISSUES
15 February 2007 – 8:16 am
At this crit, please concentrate on the EXPERIENCE offered by your installation, and the TECHNICAL MEANS for achieving it. Tell your colleagues: WHO is your project for? WHAT is the information it gives? WHERE is it? HOW does it work? And HOW (this is a different question) will you simulate the experience in an interactive prototype?
Although the Lab 2 site has recently gone down sporadically, please post on it as much of your presentation as possible. This is good practice for later presentations, and will help us monitor your progress.
As guest critics we have asked our tesi students. We hope they can come, and can also update you on their tesi projects.
15 February 2007 – 7:57 am
Vinay and Priya have asked us to thank everyone who sent them greetings. Their marriage was a great occasion. Dave Mellis was also there.
