Vanessa Carpenter, Interaction Designer
Interaction Design can be many things - for me it is about experience, creating experiences for people whether or not technology is involved. This portfolio explores some of the projects I've worked on with a focus on how people experience their worlds. Visit me at my studio's site: GeekPhysical - Explorations in interactive, biometric technology!
GeekPhysical+Sparkfun+Vegas GeekPhysical went to Vegas with Sparkfun to show off our Critical Corset, a corset that tightens when your heart rate goes up. This ad is currently featured on issue #19 of Make Magazine! Read all about the trip here: http://www.geekphysical.com/2009/06/geekphysical-sparkfun-in-vegas.html and all about the Corset here: http://geekphysicalbiometrics.blogspot.com/2009/07/critical-corset.html
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Barcode Beats
Barcode Beats is a system that converts barcodes into music through an interpretation of the numbers on the barcodes. Users have the opportunity to scan multiple items, and create a composition of sounds. Read about it here: http://barcodebeats.hobye.dk/ Created by: Vanessa Carpenter / Daniel Brynolf / Henrik Svarrer / Mads Høbye.
Ladies and Mens Room Mixup
How do you approach someone at a night club? In an effort to facilitate contact between people at a night club, we created a need for people to communicate: to clarify a confusing situation. We developed a prototype for a restroom gender sign switcher, which operated both automatically and as a result of human interaction and input. Read more…http://illutron.dk/posts/60 Created by: Vanessa Carpenter / Mads Høbye / Daniel Brynolf / Jonas Eriksson / Nicolas Padfield
