Jason Mickelson
BIO
THESIS
COURSEWORK
Spring 2010
Thesis: Studio, Sec. 3
Paul Montgomery & Wendy Ju
Thinking Objects
Jon Meyer Thesis: Writing, Sec. 2
Barry Katz Thesis: Presentation
Brenda Laurel & Jeremy Mende
Paul Montgomery & Wendy Ju
| Interim checkpoint #1 | Works In Progress
Modeling Math and Physical Gestures > Game Structure > Visual Documentation of Physical Math Game Experience
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Mostly I've been doing video...
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Jon Meyer Thesis: Writing, Sec. 2
Barry Katz Thesis: Presentation
Brenda Laurel & Jeremy Mende
| GREAT SPEECHES (BL) | Cornel West Speaks
Dr. Cornel West - 2009 Commencement Address, Spelman College
Dr. West has a commanding voice and a pensive stare when he speaks. I've seen him...
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| Perform Great Speech (BL) | no project posted yet
| Elevator Pitch (BL) | no project posted yet
| Creative Brief (JM) | no project posted yet
| Tweet Your Thesis (BL) | Math Propulsion
Teaching and learning math as beautiful and fun with embodied interactions that use personal poetics and tools for collaboration.
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| PRESENTATION OUTLINE | Math Propulsion Outline
THE WAY IT IS NOW
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CREATIVITY IN THE INTELLIGENCE EQUATION
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WHAT IS MATH? MATH AS ART (creative, expressive math)
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Fall 2009
Adv. Topic Studio: Applied Futurism
Scott Nazarian & Nick de la Mare
Thesis: Presearch, Sec. 1
Karen Fiss
Scott Nazarian & Nick de la Mare
| Digital-to-Physical: Extrusion | de.lic.io.us
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| Material Thesis | Compiling Data with Robotany
The noosphere is best described as a sort of ‘collective consciousness’ of human-beings. It emerges through and is constituted by the...
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| Contextual Thesis | Harmonicra (Acoustic Ecologies)
Teilhard's Law of Complexity/Conscousness explained through digital acoustics of geospecific data streams.
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| Temporal Thesis | Echo Landscaping
Vernadsky's Noosphere evolves by impressing the Biophere(life) onto the Geosphere(objects/structures).
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| Final Synthesis | Acoustic Ecologies
As our social networks get more complicated, the Noosphere grows in awareness. Does it make us more aware of our growth (read: evolution of...
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Karen Fiss
| Projection: Tentative Manifesto | Manifested Ed
My manifesto uses performance to advocate for a different paradigm of learning in the classroom. I hope to convey the value of having a narrative...
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| Thesis Statement | no project posted yet
| Design Discourse | The Art of Transition in Math Education
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| Map + Exploded diagram + Intervention Overlay + Prototype | Classroom
From my analysis and intervention, I focused on the use of light in facilitating a surreal, magical environment that could be used to highlight...
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| Research: mindmap and plan | Math Education Architecture
More a massive outline then an actual mind map of possible trajectories...will adjust...
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| Thesis Narrative Part 1 | Math Relevance through Association
Images are slides from John Seely Brown's presentation, "The Social Life of Information - Learning in the Digital Age" at the 2003 TechEd Ontario...
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| Thesis Narrative Part 2: State of the Field | AGENCY WITH ALGEBRA
Draft of Thesis Prospectus Narrative and State of the Field
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| Prospectus Research Methodology and Thesis Chapter Outline | Mobile Games: Building Agency with Alebra Through Physical Movement
See attached PDF.
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| Revised Prospectus Document | Active Math |
| Final Prospectus Document for Admission to Second Thesis Semester | Math Propulsion
Math Propulsion: The Aesthetics of Learning Through Body and Play
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Abstract
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I want to know how students can engage with mathematics...
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Jeremy Mende
| Popular Myth/Phase 1 | Lost In Translation
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| Popular Myth/Phase II | no project posted yet
| Popular Myth/Phase III | no project posted yet
| A Whole New Mind | no project posted yet Seminar: Interaction Design
| Analog clock | Analog Clock [Lego Watch](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/clocks/analoglegowatch) |
| LED CLOCK | LED Clock [digital watch](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/clocks/digitalwatch) Thanks Matt!!! |
| Clock 3 | Grass Clock [grass clock](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/clocks/grassclock) |
| Clock 4 | Letter Clock [Pointing H, M & S](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/clocks/letterspointing) What's wrong with my millis()?!?!?!?!?!?!?! |
| Clock 5 | Counting Sheep [Counting Sheep](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/clocks/sheepclock2) Can't figure out the FOR function to get all of my little sheep to appear... |
| Clock 6 | RGB Spheres Clock [RGB Spheres](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/clocks/rgbspheres) |
| Clock 7 | no project posted yet
| Clock 8 | no project posted yet
| Clock 9 | no project posted yet
| Clock 10 | no project posted yet
| Sound Board (Comic) | Get Your War On
[Get Your War On](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/sound/fightingdoubles)
No object classes yet...
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| An instrument | Harmonica
[Harmonica](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/sound/harmonica)
Still ugly...need to fix the tracks with a playtime-based boolean
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| Sound 3 | Sound Shifter [Sound Shifter](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/sound/soundshifter) |
| Sound 4 | Make It Rain [Rain Stick](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/sound/rainsticksound2) Still need to control sample length...working on it... |
| Sound 5 | Sound Bowl [Sound Bowl](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/sound/soundbowl2) Oops. Samples only play once. Minim code problem or processing speed limitations. |
| Sound 6 | Valentine Visualizer [Heart-Shaped Visualizer](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/valentines/valentinevisualizer/) |
| Game studies | GAMES
Perfect Circle, ShootOut
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| GAME | Magnet Ball
Try [Magnet Ball](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/game/magnetball)
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Wendy Ju
| Recreating the Masters | Apple Knowledge Navigator
Apple Knowledge Navigator (1987)
The Knowledge Navigator was an innovative prototype concept that summarized Apple’s research insights into...
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| I just ____ to say I love you. | VVVV
[Whole Lotta Love](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/valentines/flockinghearts/)
[Secret...
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| Thermostat Storyboard | Where'd My Arms Go?
I forgot to draw arms, he only has four fingers, but here's my storyboard drawing for experience with the digital programmable thermometer. I know...
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| WebScopes | SEA TURTLES
I found GPS data for tagged migrating sea turtles that can be viewed in Google Earth. I originally intended to merge the GPS data for different...
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| Machine Noir (and other stylized interactions) | Bunk of America
There's something bunk about this ATM! It may look like an unassuming machine, but inside the box is a devilish trickster. How do you make an ATM...
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| Additional Projects | HUMANS, SENSORS & PROJECTION
For my additional project, I decided to investigate how a human interaction based on movement and/or proximity (ie. a dance, performance) in a...
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Fall 2008
Design Research: Concerning Energy
Brenda Laurel & Kristian Simsarian
Brenda Laurel & Kristian Simsarian
| 1 THE BLITZ | Bikes on BART
What: Interviews with BART riders, cyclists and employees
Where: 24th Street Mission Station, Embarcadero Station
When: Friday September 5, 2008,...
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| 11 Insights | Insights
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| 13 Creative Leap - Refined Prototypes | Prototypes
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| 2 Secondary Research | Energy Efficiency for CA Residents |
| 3 Blitz Part 2: Design Concepts | Bikes on BART 2
THE OBSERVATION
We saw people struggle with sharing the space on trains with bikes. We also saw ambiguity about bikes procedures.
THE INSIGHT
We...
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| 4 First Look | First Look Interviews (The Dig, Part 1)
See attached PDF for interview profiles...
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| 5 Preliminary Research Plan | Interview Model
Attached is our Interview Model, all the things that caught our interesst
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| 6 Probe Ideas and Prototypes | Probes R Us
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| 7 Second Look | Second Look: Michael Rattner / 32 / Biotech Engineer
For our second look, we interviewed Michael Rattner, a 32-year old biotech engineer living in the SoMa district of San Francisco. According to...
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| 8 Third Look | Garth from Vallejo
Garth, mid/late 40's - Vallejo, CA
KEY OBSERVATIONS/STORIES
Discipline to stop waste as a child resulted in teen rebellion where he didn’t care...
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| 9 First Synthesis - metaclusters from class | no project posted yet
| 10 First Synthesis - VIsualizations | Visualizations
Visualizing the research data with a concentration on: Motivators, Priorities, Action, and Information Sources
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| 12 HMW sets + Top Ideas + Rough prototypes | Making Energy Impact Visual & Engaging
INSIGHTS
People are empowered when they see their impact + people more likely to act when they have feedback on their behavior +...
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| 14 2-Slide Prototypes | Family Tree: a social networking tool for energy conservation
Excerpt from brief: Do people aspire to change behaviors or other aspects of their personal or residential energy use? If so, what do people see...
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| FINAL PRESENTATION.pdf | no project posted yet Contemporary Issues
| Reference Images for Lacan readings | Lacan Reading Images
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| Project A | no project posted yet
| Project B | Glen Park Association
Update:
Through my visualization process I became more interested in examining the "village" concept in respect to the Glen Park neighborhood. How...
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| What inspired you? | Foucault and Mulvey Images
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| What inspired you? | Postmodernism & The Culture Industry
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Leslie Roberts
| Chihuly Review | no project posted yet
| Zinsser | no project posted yet
| Film Review: This American Gothic | no project posted yet
| Cool Globes Review | no project posted yet
| Personal Review | no project posted yet
| Short Story | no project posted yet
| Mini Collage | no project posted yet
| The Thanksgiving Meal | no project posted yet
| The Bird and the Machine by Loren Eiseley | no project posted yet Form Studio with Martin Venezky
| Form Study | Form study
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Chris Noessel
| Processing Workshop | no project posted yet
| Document interactive systems | Interactive!!
"Self-covering" Water Fountain in Grad Building - Mechanical
[Wiiwiiwiiwiiwiiwii](http://de.posi.to/wiiwiiwiiwii/) Thesis Project - Digital
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| Continue Form Studies | no project posted yet
| Form studies: Static sketches | STATIC
[Static 1](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/static1/)
[Static 2](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/static2/)
[Static...
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| Form studies: Randomness | RANDOM
[Random 1](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/random1/)
[Random 2](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/random2/)
[Random...
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| Form studies: Recursion | RECURSION
[Recursion 1](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/recursion1/)
[Recursion 2](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/recursion2/)
[Recursion...
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| Form studies: Input to Output | INPUT 2 OUTPUT
[Input2Output1](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/input2output1/)
[Input2Output2](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/input2output2/)...
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| Form studies: Object classes | OBJECT CLASSES
[Class 1](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/class1)
[Class 2](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/class2)
[Class...
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| Form studies: Transformation matrix | MATRIX
[Matrix1](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/matrix1)
[Matrix2](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/matrix2)...
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| Form studies: Time | TIME
[Time 1](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/time1/)
[Time 2](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/time2/)
[Time 3](http://dada.cca.edu/~jmickelson/time3/)...
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| See no interactivity | Interactive...NOT
Fire Hydrant
Building Supports
Spoon
Wood Sculpture
Bowl
Push Pin (barely)
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| Reconsider your examples | Reconsidering Interactive
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| Get sensitized to designing for users not like you | Interactivity with a freaky alien dude
Assumptions:
(A) The three eyes are in the shape of the triangle with the third eye being at the top of the triangle, located in the middle of...
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| Create a persona | Energy Persona
Meet Bart!
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