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Tangible Universe

Annika Kreikenbohm (DE)

In the study of the universe, light is the one of the main sources of information accessible to us. Using satellites and telescopes, we collect the light of astronomical objects. First, each object appears as a single cloud of light. In the closer analysis of light, we recognize its nature and can distinguish stars from galaxies. In the virtual environment, numerical satellite data is translated into light sculptures and light is made tangible by haptic stimuli.

Simulation

Jörg Brinkmann (DE)

The sound of a voice from a YouTube clip is analyzed with custom software and translated into servomotor movements. The mouth moves in synch with the video’s voice, which is realized with a bulldog clip that is attached to the lower lip. In the original video clip, a controversial and much-discussed shaman known as Little Grandmother delivers a monologue about religion, ego, and love reminiscent of a mantra.

Swipe

Bérénice Serra (FR)

Swype is a virtual keyboard, developed for touchscreen smartphones and tablets, that allows the user to write by sliding his finger from the first to the last letter of a word. Using a predictive text system, this keyboard can achieve a writing speed of 50 words per minute. The Swipe project proposes a translation app that highlights a link between writing speed and the enrichment of language through graphic writing, by recording the signs generated with the Swype keyboard. Each word then produces a new sign.