Alex Rothera

Alex Rothera https://alexrothera.com Alex Rothera Thu, 22 Sep 2016 06:16:18 +0000 https://alexrothera.com en talks http://alexrothera.com/talks Thu, 22 Sep 2016 06:16:18 +0000 Alex Rothera 106590 Alex Rothera  Below are recent lectures, presentations, and workshops given across the US, the UK, and Europe. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch for future presentations or engagements. Unilever Tea Talk: The Future of Tea Skype - 2016 Festival of Curiousity 2016 Talk: Machines, Humans, & The Future of CommunicationDublin, Ireland - 2016 PLUNC Festival 2016 Talk: Emotional Technologies Lisbon, Portugal - 2016 PLUNC Festival 2016 Workshop: Humans, Objects, and the Future of TouchLisbon, Portugal - 2016 Festival of Curiousity 2015 Talk: What is emotional expression in the age of computers?Dublin, Ireland - 2015 CBC Radio Talk: Teens could create a soundtrack for their grief with an app.Canada Dublin Design Week TalkDublin, Ireland - 2015 Fabrica Talk: Past & Future Villorba, Italy - 2015 Disney Research Labs Talk: Research Haptic Technologies Pittsburgh, PA ← back Alex Rothera  Below are recent lectures, presentations, and workshops given across the US, the UK, and Europe. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch... info http://alexrothera.com/info Thu, 22 Sep 2016 05:52:38 +0000 Alex Rothera 106589 Alex Rothera  <img width="3840" height="4994" width_o="3840" height_o="4994" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/419777cb67e2859d3d87151bb9ee16d78fe58d45b512a0d48e74e40b4c933d00/_W0A6574-1_1.JPG" data-mid="105835" border="0" data-scale="90"/>Feel free to contact me at:alexrothera [at] gmail [dot] com Alex Rothera is a designer and inventor focusing on the intersection of future technologies and contextual design. His work looks to first understand people and contexts to then design elegant and responsible products and technologies.Bio.Alex Rothera is an designer, artist, and inventor. He is currently a Co-Founder of Humane Engineering & also a Creative Technologist for Google Inc. Alex was previously an interactive designer at Fabrica in Italy after working three years for the Walt Disney Company research division, Alex holds two invention patent applications and two projects which are currently being implemented for 2015 launch in the 2015 Walt Disneyworld Parks. His work has previously shown in the Venice Biennale, ARS Electronica, Siggraph, and other international venues. Google Inc. FabricaDisney Research Labs Carnegie Mellon HCICarnegie Mellon Fine Arts ← back Alex Rothera  Feel free to contact me at:alexrothera [at] gmail [dot] com Alex Rothera is a designer and inventor focusing on the intersection of... Italian Limes http://alexrothera.com/Italian-Limes Thu, 22 Sep 2016 05:42:39 +0000 Alex Rothera 106588 Alex Rothera  <img width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cc20af69d827a6b1731b7d3ce211b966b8e49944155957b4eb51d60decb815b0/DSL-01web.jpg" data-mid="105830" border="0" /> WHOLa Biennale di Venezia 2014 WHAT Installation MORE INFO italianlimes.net Italian LimesThrough an immersive and interactive installation that connects an automated drawing machine in the Arsenale with a network of GPS sensors installed on an Alpine glacier at 3,300 metres above sea level, Italian Limes unveils the political dimension intrinsic to the problem of representing territory. The exhibition shows how natural frontiers are subject to the complexity of continuous ecological processes, depending on the technologies and norms we use to represent it. On May 4th, 2014, the Italian Limes team installed a network of solar-powered GPS units on the surface of the Similaun glacier, following a 1-km-long section of the border between Italy and Austria, in order to monitor the movements of the ice sheet throughout the duration of the exhibition at the Corderie dell’Arsenale. <img width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fe16a1b8e49cd65e241ac5df8a2646686a4f13172ca73c69a4a6fb4cc2aefccc/ItalianLimes_DSL_01web.jpg" data-mid="105831" border="0" /><img width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c4c258405fa51599f244775293490569ed5dcbc244210c6fafe69bb4f793d07c/ItalianLimes_DSL_05web.jpg" data-mid="105833" border="0" /><img width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5ee29b894811bb106e40389c4799448416712b08a8a90fdf47115676961317d0/ItalianLimes_DSL_10web.jpg" data-mid="105832" border="0" /> ← back Alex Rothera  WHOLa Biennale di Venezia 2014 WHAT Installation MORE INFO italianlimes.net Italian LimesThrough an immersive and... Aireal http://alexrothera.com/Aireal Thu, 22 Sep 2016 05:20:41 +0000 Alex Rothera 106581 Alex Rothera  <img width="594" height="467" width_o="594" height_o="467" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/654a2b44caf33614b128f16b8430192ec34e0d56d5db6a9790edf681c6de75fb/AIREALVortexRing1-1_700-copy.jpg" data-mid="105799" border="0" /> WHODisney Research Laboratories WHAT Research MORE INFO Disney ResearchPRESSThe VERGE WIRED ENGADGET Fast Company AirealAireal is a new low cost, highly scalable haptic technology that delivers expressive tactile sensations in mid air. Aireal is designed to use a vortex, a ring of air that can travel large distances while keeping its shape and speed.Aireal is part of our long term vision for creating large-scale computer augmented environments which can deliver compelling interactive experiences seamlessly, everywhere and at anytime. Free air tactile feedback technology is a key element of these future interactive spaces with a wide range of applications including gaming and story telling, mobile interfaces, and gesture control among many others.   <img width="700" height="467" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/bfe006478c3e466b0a7ea1d669736a6cd75b68dd917f588908402ac934006868/AIREALVortexRing1-1_700.jpg" data-mid="105801" border="0" /><img width="700" height="464" width_o="700" height_o="464" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d00ae3a44a27e0b6060b23a99ca147148aa504e713712f1ecb05e5b88ba3ec56/aireal_905.png" data-mid="105800" border="0" /><img width="700" height="648" width_o="700" height_o="648" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/11657808cd509bbe4002db3d65906e31ae00f128885ebfee82a562defc8b3ee8/aireal-3_905.png" data-mid="105802" border="0" /> ← back Alex Rothera  WHODisney Research Laboratories WHAT Research MORE INFO Disney ResearchPRESSThe VERGE WIRED ENGADGET Fast Company ... Ishin-den-Shin http://alexrothera.com/Ishin-den-Shin Wed, 21 Sep 2016 05:27:58 +0000 Alex Rothera 106233 Alex Rothera  <img width="905" height="603" width_o="905" height_o="603" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1a132cfced00b6a1e43015e30bc5faece806a61c2bc47208448ae98218d34553/microphone-ear1_905.jpg" data-mid="105410" border="0" /> WHODisney Research Laboratories WHAT Installation MORE INFO Disney Research Ishin-den-Shin In this project we explore the use of the human body as sound transmission medium. Called “Ishin-Den-Shin,” a Japanese expression for communicating through an unspoken mutual understanding, the technology turns an audio message into an inaudible signal that is relayed by the human body. When the communicator’s finger slightly rubs an object, this physical interaction creates an ad-hoc speaker that makes it possible to hear the recorded sounds.    <img width="905" height="603" width_o="905" height_o="603" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b7c1bd7650f2f5f9e986116070d4c55355cd92aa1cdcd1fbf6ff5a478f97cf4a/touch-ear1_905.jpg" data-mid="105413" border="0" /><img width="2880" height="2047" width_o="2880" height_o="2047" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cade51b00b4edc131e10de43a336b8afb47f4eebccf94f2c9a03782ac0102ea0/making-chain1.jpg" data-mid="105414" border="0" /><img width="905" height="603" width_o="905" height_o="603" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/997840d7c3f4fee8affedd8a223179f647512cccc6d3a84d5c0874c04c72ac0b/talking-microphone1_905.jpg" data-mid="105412" border="0" /><img width="905" height="603" width_o="905" height_o="603" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1a132cfced00b6a1e43015e30bc5faece806a61c2bc47208448ae98218d34553/microphone-ear1_905.jpg" data-mid="105410" border="0" /> ← back Alex Rothera  WHODisney Research Laboratories WHAT Installation MORE INFO Disney Research Ishin-den-Shin In this project we explore the... Fuha http://alexrothera.com/Fuha Wed, 21 Sep 2016 05:15:18 +0000 Alex Rothera 106231 Alex Rothera  <img width="469" height="582" width_o="469" height_o="582" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d594658edb98327a098ca0d70506b743a4ba8094dfeda72d9da7834d73a410e6/fuha_5_1000-copy.jpg" data-mid="105401" border="0" /> WHOAlex Rothera & Daniel Rous WHERESALONE del MOBILE PRESS  Domus Living Corriere WGSN ELLE DECOR FUHAFU and HA are onomatopoeic expressions which remind us of the sound our breath makes when air is exhaled. FU represents blowing into a substance to cool it down, and HA is about warming something up.For Milan Design Week 2015, Fabrica collaborated with Daikin (Italy) to explore a personal relationship with air. We createda series of installations where air became the designer and could be seen, heard or felt through each of the works. <img width="1500" height="1007" width_o="1500" height_o="1007" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5d55b812267fd49f2e2e31fae258fa973836b289de37eac957937b97ec2c55e2/Power_FUHA_FABRICA_DAIKIN_001-2.jpg" data-mid="105402" border="0" /><img width="960" height="639" width_o="960" height_o="639" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9cb69ee0bbaded0c56396aaa202c5798f10107e0eb697b317b9477556a04d910/cq5dam.web.960.800.jpeg" data-mid="105409" border="0" /><img width="1000" height="706" width_o="1000" height_o="706" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4fc8232e7f11da5e348e37c2f4f85b94f00ad4d8396dbef253ec466d6f856a2a/fuha_6_1000.jpg" data-mid="105403" border="0" /><img width="1000" height="706" width_o="1000" height_o="706" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/45731e0eab52772a7a8615d1e0fc279f9cb9581248b980cdd38948bb127fd36f/fuha_4_1000.jpg" data-mid="105405" border="0" /><img width="1000" height="706" width_o="1000" height_o="706" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c62cd2b5aa50dddbebebc9659b84294161293533f01742f18ad96180f74542cb/fuha_3_1000.jpg" data-mid="105406" border="0" /><img width="1000" height="706" width_o="1000" height_o="706" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/96822927582abaa3a6e815bf9863f3e3781a823c7a479fbea0b5d4c180667bf0/fuha_7_1000.jpg" data-mid="105407" border="0" /><img width="1000" height="706" width_o="1000" height_o="706" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/7af2139fa07b765355cc60d258eb5d838201dd936a0b0759fe70c38f048c546b/fuha_8_1000.jpg" data-mid="105408" border="0" /> ←back Alex Rothera  WHOAlex Rothera & Daniel Rous WHERESALONE del MOBILE PRESS  Domus Living Corriere WGSN ELLE DECOR FUHAFU and HA are... Playful Self http://alexrothera.com/Playful-Self Tue, 20 Sep 2016 05:42:36 +0000 Alex Rothera 105812 Alex Rothera  <img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6b883d1590a19ae98c637938726a385097de04e2048b3fde863e8a1679d07d56/sugarBowl.gif" data-mid="105024" border="0" /><img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/df81d1b5490cb1c5c59334695bc7ceb175968b0c75e95f4229d1bf5eb551e996/teaBag.gif" data-mid="105026" border="0" /><img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3929ebdc778382722f891864e0c63c3c901bd2ef51082e9693fc10b7450968f3/recordPlayer.gif" data-mid="105023" border="0" /> WHOAlex Rothera & Jimmy Krahe  WHERE Installation for Dublin Science Gallery Transnatural Art & Design Dutch Design Week PRESS  Wired Fast Company NPR KPBS Playful SelfPlayful Self is an interactive exhibition piece for the Dublin Science Gallery which illustrates our research on a future of “biometric body data transfer”.In the exhibition, visitors can interact with objects which, when touched, instantly receive their personal body data and reflect it immediately in different ways.In the future we can assume that all biometrics of our body will be available instantly or continuously. Most objects around us will listen to our “body data” and react accordingly.Our installation encourages visitors to experience such a future, so that they might become more aware of the objects around them and consider if those objects could or should be listening. <img width="1000" height="666" width_o="1000" height_o="666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e6e53c51d627f21dc3857068d6c7a8595bbd94bc33ea241ff34f0271bb99d9ac/_W0A0884_with_steam_1000.jpeg" data-mid="105021" border="0" /><img width="1000" height="666" width_o="1000" height_o="666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2975f4bb30d91ce55c2f361d98447bca763a6b27ad952ccc1150e774bbabceb9/_W0A1016_1000.jpeg" data-mid="105031" border="0" /><img width="1000" height="666" width_o="1000" height_o="666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/315fd3f6dffc2cb28cfec34898476ff940ae20880177f9b0adac740252be2ea9/_W0A0914_1000.jpeg" data-mid="105030" border="0" /><img width="1000" height="666" width_o="1000" height_o="666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3cef5666c3682b3b94a5035d9a0133e67c3b6434a7c24f45c450ffb9c3ff8730/_W0A0953_1000.jpeg" data-mid="105022" border="0" /> <img width="1000" height="1166" width_o="1000" height_o="1166" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5a84cb10bfd56af6c97c3bec758fdff06295cd70d5dae5daf841fecc8bd2e761/Visitors-with--Playful-Self--by-Alex-Rothera-and-James-Krahe-as-part-of-LIFELOGGING--DO-YOU-COUNT--at-Science-Gallery-at-Trinity-College-Dublin.-dublin.sciencegallery.com-lifelogging-1_1000-copy.jpeg" data-mid="105025" border="0" data-scale="99"/> <img width="1000" height="1166" width_o="1000" height_o="1166" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/03c6d2f1dc3d714d619d944e37cc9017a84ae21f8ede43a7c205ddfe6c4c984e/Visitors-with--Playful-Self--by-Alex-Rothera-and-James-Krahe-as-part-of-LIFELOGGING--DO-YOU-COUNT--at-Science-Gallery-at-Trinity-College-Dublin.-dublin.sciencegallery.com-lifelogging-1_1000-copy-copy_crop.jpg" data-mid="105029" border="0" data-scale="99"/> ←back Alex Rothera  WHOAlex Rothera & Jimmy Krahe  WHERE Installation for Dublin Science Gallery Transnatural Art & Design Dutch... Yawn Chorus http://alexrothera.com/Yawn-Chorus Tue, 20 Sep 2016 05:25:02 +0000 Alex Rothera 105809 Alex Rothera  <img width="1900" height="1900" width_o="1900" height_o="1900" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a175f50f78a2dc7523bc7d294ce39b234b5e28c299a83fba52314554fff653d0/YC-SQUARE-2.jpg" data-mid="105019" border="0" /> WHOAlex Rothera & Christopher G. Thompsonw/ Chris Baker, Shek Po Kwan,  WHAT Installation, PRESS  Irish Radio The Yawn ChorusWe’re creating a yawning orchestra. We’ve created an Artificial Intelligence that can identify yawns. It’s able to recognize them during, or even before the yawn strikes! As yawns are contagious for humans (and actually many animals), our AI can trigger chain reactions of yawns by capturing and releasing yawns. Sit, lay, relax and listen to our AI sing melodies constructed purely out of the yawns of guests. As our festival progresses, the computer will learn more and more how to identify yawns. It will become smarter in predicting and also evoking them. While our AI captures more yawns, it is actually capturing more “instruments” for its orchestra. Watch as our AI musician moves from a 1 computer band, to a thousand strong orchestra of yawns. VIDEO CURRENTLY BEING EDITED... ←back Alex Rothera  WHOAlex Rothera & Christopher G. Thompsonw/ Chris Baker, Shek Po Kwan,  WHAT Installation, PRESS  Irish... Cove http://alexrothera.com/Cove Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:17:53 +0000 Alex Rothera 105784 Alex Rothera  <img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c101642437e544ead2f447691843b76174fac50c4b9ff0f0eba2a16d24edaa40/Cove_PressShot02_HumaneEngineering.jpg" data-mid="104877" border="0" /> WHOHumane Engineering WHAT App, Journal, Health Tech PRESS WIRED ItNiceThat CBC Radio Interview CreativeApplications Fast Company CoveTalking about our emotions can be difficult. Not being able to find the words to express your feelings can sometimes lead to saying nothing at all. We believe everyone should be able to say how they feel. Music and emotions go hand in hand. Making music can be a very personal way to express yourself. By storing the music you make in Cove, you can listen back to periods of your life. If you choose to share music with someone, you can communicate even complex feelings easily. More info here at:Cove-App.com <img width="1024" height="695" width_o="1024" height_o="695" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/28324c64f9c62933abce8548d35908a76f3a03b19252a45527b88b92b2bdee76/cove-1024x695.jpg" data-mid="104878" border="0" /><img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a805a3244b0588e15ca4eb2d39132768cb34c23f75ad4bee46ba9ab6409b7f97/Cove_PressShot01_HumaneEngineering.jpg" data-mid="104881" border="0" /><img width="1024" height="512" width_o="1024" height_o="512" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e206274c40620703bfa337c93b6d6ce2f69305f624a6bece01ec5086f62a1a95/CUqV7B1XAAA65lm.jpg" data-mid="104880" border="0" /> ←back Alex Rothera  WHOHumane Engineering WHAT App, Journal, Health Tech PRESS WIRED ItNiceThat CBC Radio Interview CreativeApplications... Home Page http://alexrothera.com/Home-Page Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:34:03 +0000 Alex Rothera 104015 Alex Rothera     infotalks/publications Project Lead at Google Area 120&Co-Founder of Humane Engineering, A Studio built to shape a more caring future by looking at real people’s problems. <img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ab748c7537553ff821706d55e8e9f27e54bef5eac0e604d4b3e3473a959e6c03/cove.jpg" data-mid="102162" border="0" /><img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/081f8cb8743271be859fc2afc0109efb065d91e7652874bbe9f903276069e004/yawn.jpg" data-mid="102164" border="0" /><img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/74b73a23502ca40f51a197f229375bd466ec0909e9ddbaef40825e638be76588/playful.jpg" data-mid="102161" border="0" /><img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d41af894f6157acfe1ad4f895317b2d522b1b3e0c7a793dd2a72e6e9b179e44e/fuha.jpg" data-mid="102163" border="0" /><img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d9b73fdc381549ec9b148859b88addbc2571795ccc790313f757cbe87fd8feb0/ishin.jpg" data-mid="102159" border="0" /><img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6714070808c0b8fdf943610e1bea9f4004cf5892b1f5715175746a7c22e09262/aireal.jpg" data-mid="102158" border="0" /><img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8a05836e9d60bd81b25119d07fdb849ccff1a4562f83a3e70b930cf2c3f32453/playful2.jpg" data-mid="102160" border="0" /> <img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/11907e3c886301a942ba53c8141c1901be6054393e1f4b2ca48c317b53bc949a/cove_5.jpg" data-mid="102165" border="0" data-scale="70"/> Cove 2016 <img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1c7e681d01a4711d5f0fecba6002cfd50f853050da735eaeaf7dd566fed746d4/yawn_7.jpg" data-mid="102166" border="0" data-scale="70"/>The Yawn Chorus 2016 <img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/74b73a23502ca40f51a197f229375bd466ec0909e9ddbaef40825e638be76588/playful.jpg" data-mid="102161" border="0" data-scale="70"/>Playful Self 2015 <img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d41af894f6157acfe1ad4f895317b2d522b1b3e0c7a793dd2a72e6e9b179e44e/fuha.jpg" data-mid="102163" border="0" data-scale="70"/>FUHA 2015<img width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3bfbf112d243b99a3323cdad2107c2795d28ad00c63d9ac9c34e0a7323c17b34/ItalianLimes_DSL_10web.jpg" data-mid="102167" border="0" data-scale="70"/>Italian Limes2014 <img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d9b73fdc381549ec9b148859b88addbc2571795ccc790313f757cbe87fd8feb0/ishin.jpg" data-mid="102159" border="0" data-scale="68"/>Ishin-den-Shin 2014 <img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6714070808c0b8fdf943610e1bea9f4004cf5892b1f5715175746a7c22e09262/aireal.jpg" data-mid="102158" border="0" data-scale="70"/>Aireal 2013 <img width="1000" height="706" width_o="1000" height_o="706" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/85f217a6465192268ce160ef7a47358a210171e92d575b8239420ff1bef414cf/expo_1_1000_11.jpg" data-mid="102169" border="0" data-scale="70"/>You Make the Park 2015 Alex Rothera     infotalks/publications Project Lead at Google Area 120&Co-Founder of Humane Engineering, A Studio built to shape a more...