Attempting Deep Work

Hypercard in the World (2015) was our second spatial computing system, designed around blessing real objects in the world and putting programs on them.

It was preceded by Room OS (2015).

Things made in the system include:

Bigboard (2015) is the visible implementation of the system itself.

The Research gallery (2015) is a laserable poster of group projects that anyone can add to.

In the Dynamic Library (2015) books can be lasered and seen all at once.

The Seeing Spaces dynamic poster (2015) can be lasered to navigate the video.

The Serengeti (2015) is an active diorama. Lasered animals make sounds.

The Movie-map (2015) is another video in the form of a laserable poster.

Laser painting (2015) on the wall.

Minecraft lasers (2015) allows audience participation during a movie screening.

Ten games were made during the Laser game jam (2015).

Especially noteworthy games are Laser Socks (2015) and Mole Tank (2015).

Attempting Deep Work (2015) was another laser-participatory movie screening.

A computing system for dynamic spatial media (2015) summarizes the system and describes the initial stages of moving toward the next one.

When we watched movies or talks at CDG, we often would try some experiment to augment the experience, typically around "seeing the whole" or enhancing discussion.

Something about Cinematic Reality (2014) allows viewers to comment, diverge, and rejoin.

Vivarium Night (2015) brought together a set of experiments for seeking, discussion, and postcard-printing.

The Movie Nights poster (2015) shows which movies we've watched, or want to.

"Being in the World" in the world (2015) surrounds the screen with context about the chapters and characters, and led to a discussion on augmented viewing.

The Movie-map (2015) was generated from an augmented viewing session.

Minecraft lasers (2015) had a laser-powered audience-voting system.

Attempting Deep Work (2015) augments the screen with a map of the slide deck, and allows for scrubbing and bookmarking.

In An American Family (2015), all twelve episodes play simultanously.