Media Arts and Technology

1. Social Emotional Sensing Toolkit MIT is working on producing a technology that socially engages kids with Autism. Although still in its early stages, this technology would increase communication for those that struggle to stay focused or to understand most conversational conventions / verbal and ...

The EPOC neuroheadset. The emotiv EPOC is a new technology that allows for advanced human computer communication. See: http://www.emotiv.com/apps/epoc/299/ Headset features: - Limited edition design - 14 saline sensors offer optimal positioning for accurate spatial resolution - Gyroscope generates ...

1. Art and Energy - Energy is defined by the qualities of light, speed and emotion. The Energy Art Movement, begun in May of 2008, resists the progression of technology in art and attempts to refocus artists' attention on these stated natural phenomena. These artists believe that the negativity of ...

This article by Stephen Mamber is an analysis of the relationship between artists and scientists as exemplified by French artist/scientist Etienne-Jules Marey. Marey graphed visual information through movement across time using chronophotography. Mamber argues that Marey's work was not a prologue to...

My six images do not appear to have any direct correlation upon first inspection. However, there are four shared characteristics that allow them to be organized together. First and foremost, their composition is extremely unique. Each image has a strong horizontal backdrop interrupted by a vertical ...

In Aesthetic Primitives of Images for Visualization , G. Peters attempts to explain the phenomenon of the human mind processing images. He is interested in everything from the basic composition of an image to the neuroscience behind how humans interpret it. The most interesting aspect of his article...

Barthes Analysis Roland Barthes analyzes the strength of an image versus the power of words in conveying meaning through semiotics, the study of signs. His first concern is the idea of an original image as opposed to a representation. Every action is a signifier with a corresponding signified meanin...

The artist Étienne-Jules Marey was a scientist interested in anatomy and the body's internal workings. He was an innovator in his field, inventing various machines used for regulating body functions. Marey was a significant contributor to the art world in his advances in the chronophotographic field...