Welcome and Introduction: Adrian Freed

2008-07-21 10:00
2008-07-21 11:00
Description: 
  • Welcome to CNMAT
  • Introductions to teaching staff
    • Adrian Freed, Syuzi Pakhchyan,
    • Yotam Mann, Jeff Lubow,
    • John MacCallum, Andy Schmeder, Michael Zbyszynski
    • Artists in Residence: Hannah Perner-Wilson, Martha Swetzoff
  • Safety
    • Choose Good Tools
    • Partnering
    • The Dilution Solution
  • Overview of the Week

    • Internet Access
    • Daily Themes
    • Special Lunch Events
    • Morning Movies
    • Visiting Presenters
    • Lab. opportunities
    • Learning to Learn
    • Teaching to Teachers
  • The Anatomy of Sensor Systems, Design Patterns and Implementation Strategies

    • Sensing as: measurement, inference and travel in time and space
    • The traditional five senses(Aristotle):
    • sight
    • hearing
    • touch
    • smell and taste
    • Humans also have at least six additional senses:
    • nociception (pain),
    • equilibrioception (balance)
    • proprioception and kinesthesia (joint motion and acceleration)
    • sense of time,
    • thermoception (temperature differences)
    • and in some a weak magnetoception
  • Art as interaction, complexity and presence and the corresponding implementation pattern of sensors, software, and actuation.

Short Description: 
Venue: 
CNMAT
Event Type: 
Lecture