Media Arts and Technology

Sydney VandeGuchte (Partner: Kevin Alcantar) **UPDATED VERSION OF LAST WEEK's POST** For our final project on a vision lab Kevin and I are focusing on research being conducted at UC Berkeley about reconstructing visual experiences from brain activity, which can be seen at the following link: https:/...

Sydney VandeGuchte (Partner: Kevin Alcantar) For our final project on a vision lab Kevin and I are focusing on research being conducted at UC Berkeley about reconstructing visual experiences from brain activity, which can be seen at the following link: https://sites.google.com/site/gallantlabucb/pub...

Sydney Vande Guchte - A Spectral BSSRDF for Shading Human Skin Computer Graphics, UCSD People Research Focus CISA3 At the University of California San Diego researchers Craig Donner and Henrik Wann Jensen have created a "novel spectral shading model for human skin." They take into consideration both...

-Sydney VandeGuchte Due to time constraints from classes throughout the day I was only able to visit a few of the showings at the MAT Open House in Elings Hall. However, I found most of the projects fairly interesting, particularly the Allosphere. When I first arrived at the Open House, I stepped in...

ADVERTISEMENT: 885a97341e8c263680889e0d56fff8a8.jpg The linguistic message of this advertisement is short, reading "Ralph Lauren Romance" on the right-hand side above the perfume bottle. The message brings meaning to the photograph on the left. The brand of the perfume is implied by "Ralph Lauren," ...

Etienne-Jule Marey was a French photographer from the 19th century, who created the chronophotographic gun. This gun was actually a camera that captured images that were stills of movement. Part of what makes Marey’s work so visually enticing is his ability to bring form to fleeting moments. His wor...

Blow Up was a film made in 1996 and directed by Michelango Antonioni. The film portrays the life of a fashion photographer, Bailey, played by David Hemmings. The film highlights the effect of photography on popular culture during the time. His daytime job of shooting models only allows so much crea...

The camera obscura is an optical device that casts a projection of its surroundings on a screen. Its served drawing and entertainment purposes and eventually led to the development of the photography and camera. The machine is partially composed of a box with a hole in one of its sides. It functions...