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Drift | robertjd
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Artist, programmer, hacker. It depends on who you ask. There are as many spaces as there are distinct spatial experiences". Phénoménologie de la perception. The distinction between "place" and "space" is slippery, though the distinction gives us some interesting things to think about. For example, our memories of places may be "spaces". In such a sense, the space of our memories would be the representations of places. That we once experienced. Theme by Dr. Radut.
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SF Moblog | robertjd
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Artist, programmer, hacker. It depends on who you ask. Over the course of two years, a group of contributors in San Francisco submitted media to www.sfmoblog.net. Could we build a collective representation of the city? You may see all of our media at www.sfmoblog.net. If you do not have flash you may download the collage video with this link:. San Francisco at 1.2 megapixels H264.mp4. Theme by Dr. Radut.
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Skills | robertjd
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Artist, programmer, hacker. It depends on who you ask. Languages and markups that I am proficient with. Version control systems I use. Web frameworks, libraries, and APIs that I use a lot. Database systems that I am proficient with. Operating systems that I currently administer. Server software that I can configure. Cloud services that I have used. Graphics and video software that I use. Other software that I know how to use. Other things I can do. Anything with GPS or WiFi. Theme by Dr. Radut.
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Muniriders.net | robertjd
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Artist, programmer, hacker. It depends on who you ask. Operating since 2007, www.muniriders.net. Provides a text message service and a browser-based map which allows you to figure out when the next bus is arriving. This service was created before the iPhone revolution, when text messaging was the easiest way to allow mobile queries. The service continues to operate for those who do not have an internet capable phone. For more information about how the service works. please visit the website.
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Memory System | robertjd
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Artist, programmer, hacker. It depends on who you ask. Today I remember the faces of particular people on the street. I've walked this street so many times. Ten years from now, what will I remember? Perhaps a composite memory will emerge from the multitude of experiences I have had in this place. This installation was created in response to some phenomenon I have observed in my own life:. Memories of a place may be triggered for recall when properties of that place are present in other places.
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The Wireless Landscape | robertjd
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Artist, programmer, hacker. It depends on who you ask. WiFi, "weefee", 联盟. However you pronounce it, this label is a four-letter word for a phenomenon: the ubiquitous adoption of a radio modulation protocol which allows persons to share access to their computer networks, wirelessly. I show these maps to the public and the exhibition is a forum for asking: what is WiFi? Can I share my WiFi, but with some rules? There is a collective desire for a ubiquitous, shared wireless medium to exist. A wireless ...
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Aware | robertjd
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Artist, programmer, hacker. It depends on who you ask. Can we use our physiology to control machines? Measuring the electrical conductivity of our skin is one way we can. Using such a measurement I created an interactive installation which allows persons to use their physiology to control the playback of a video. Persons in a calm state will cause the video to slow and persons in an alert state will cause the video to run faster than normal. Installed on a laptop. Installed as a video projection.
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About Me | robertjd
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Artist, programmer, hacker. It depends on who you ask. I'm interested in a lot of things. I'm fascinated by the hidden, the subtle, the complex. I have an education in new media art and I'm a software developer. I'm excited about the future and the potential for technology and new ideas to transform the human experience. You can contact me via email:. Things I contribute to. List of my edits. Things I have been part of. Project. Website: http:/ www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?
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San Francisco Earthquake Mediascape | robertjd
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Artist, programmer, hacker. It depends on who you ask. San Francisco Earthquake Mediascape. While a student at San Francisco State University, I collaborated on the creation of a location-based media experience which embedded contextual information about the 1906 earthquake into areas of Civic Center Plaza in downtown San Francisco. The embedded media was played back on a PDA when the person entered a location which had been programmed for media playback. City Hall, after the earthquake.
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WorldMart | robertjd
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Artist, programmer, hacker. It depends on who you ask. Tangible interfaces for complex data. The world of product supply chains is complex and murky at best. Sometimes the producer of a product cannot know where their source materials come from. In an era where transparency is a pressing need, we think this is a problem. We wanted to stimulate conversation about this problem, and answer a few questions of our own: where does my food come from? By exploiting this cognitive device we can suggest a possible...