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Kristin O'Friel

User Experience Researcher

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Synaesthesia

A networked installation of sensory exchange between audial, visual and tactile data.
Synaesthesia is a neurological phenomenon characterized by a secondary expression of sensory information crossing over between the senses. It was with this in mind that we established three sensory groups, Audial, Visual, and Tactile, and created a system of sensory exchange and translation. Input was collected by each sensory group, shared, and expressed by the other teams.

VISUAL TEAM

  • Aaron Siegel
  • Shawn Jackson
  • Franklin Clark

TACTILE TEAM

  • Ethan Miller
  • Mike Weisert
  • Kristin O’Friel

AUDIAL TEAM

  • Corrie Tse
  • Jeff Wilcox
  • Crystal Ma
  • Andy Lau

MATERIALS

  • Lycra
  • Stuffing
  • Chicken wire
  • PVC core
  • Basic Stamp microcontrollers
  • DC motors
  • Push buttons
  • Processing
  • Snack
  • Tcl/tk aqua
  • Python

DOCUMENTATION

  • Flickr photo set
  • Website

EXHIBITS

  • SJSU Black Gallery
  • SJSU White Gallery
Synaesthesia installation
Visual representation of data
Sketch of plush neuron
Plush neuron body
Synaesthesia installation
Visual representation of data
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Synaesthesia Installation

Synaesthesia

A networked installation of sensory exchange between audial, visual and tactile data.

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