The very first and most intriguing interactive art piece to me was “The Legible City” by Jeffery Shaw. This piece involves a simulated “city” as a stationary biker pedals their way through the screen. The viewer as complete control of  the direction and speed of travel as they travel the virtual world. I appreciate the…

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program Osman Khan and Daniel SauterJanuary 2003 As the television is flickering a computer program is creating pixels of each frame. The light from the screen glows onto the wall and the sound of the flickering bounces off the walls. The line shown in the image above are the pixels…

CLOUD by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett I refuse to gloss over my thoughts and I will not hide the idea that I struggled to connect with the reading. Art to me exist in a specific realm of my existence as raw expression of  “essence” or “being”, That which cannot be expressed in any…

Very Nervous System  When approaching the reading, I first took the liberty of writing down the artworks and artists listed, before reading the article.  Once I had absorbed the information on Interactive Art, I went back and started to look at the examples that had been listed.  I was very intrigued with visually interactive pieces…

While reading “NeMe: Trouble at the Interface 2.0” by Erkki Huhtamo, I was reminded of a sort of exhibit/attraction I’ve been to up in Spring Green, Wisconsin called The House on the Rock. It’s a very large place that is essentially just a bunch of really cool artwork and artifacts that a very eccentric man…

Here are instructions on how to make a box that lights up on the inside, but only when opened. First, gather these materials: 1 Box Any number of led lights of chosen colors [In the end, I will use 2 blue and 2 red but I started with 4 red] Copper tape Wires Soldering supplies…

Creative Switch Project: Fashion Meets Tech  By: Dorinda Barlow &Wasan Hayajneh  Learn how to step by step on how to integrate LED lights onto a jacket through a circuit current. Materials Needed  *Fabric (Of your choice, possibly a thick fabric)  Thread  Scissors Model  LED Lights (2) or more Conductive Tape Wire (Any wire that is tested to be…

How to make screws power an LED light. Step 1: First I drilled holes to ensure that all 3 of the screws would meet in the middle of the piece of wood. I made sure that the 2 screws located on the side were not touching in the middle to ensure that the top screw…

For this project I decided to make 2 leds turn on when I step on my longboard. Supplies -LEDs x2 -Copper Tape -8 inches of wire -1.5v Disk Battery x2 -Clear Housing for Battery/LEDs -A way to attach housing to trucks -Sick Board Man Step 1: Don’t talk about fight club. Step 2: Find Two…

Inscrutable for LED Shirt How to make a LED Shirt Materials: – Conductive Thread -wire – 2 LED lights (Red or green ) – Conductive tape – resistor – A small needle to thread with – 9v battery – A shirt that is easy to sew through ( I believe that a hat with small holes in…

Creative Switch By: Bill Bailey These are instruction on how to make create a light-up claw arcade game. This makes a great retro piece for any den. Things you need: 1 9v Battery w/ attached +/- wires 3 D batteries 1 Claw Game Base Wire Clear Tape Copper Tape Copper Coin(s) Step One: Configure and connect…

First I attached some copper tape on both sticks of the glasses Then, I attached the LEDs  to both sides of the stick, making sure the current is placed correctly( +,-,+,-) I wrapped copper tape around thread on the bridge of the glasses in order to connect the current from both sides of the glasses  I…