I’m sure I’ll go back and tweak it to death, but the script for Machine Horror House is finished. I’ll take it to a recording studio with some actors and record the ... Read more

I like this Patina thing, although my hardware skills are probably not up to the right level to build one. It’s basically a miniature depth camera with a cheap processor attached to it. I ... Read more

It occurs to me that I’m way too proud of the screens. I’m sure somebody who was slightly pro would beat my ass here. But it’s a ten foot tall thing that stands up straight on ... Read more

Today, I wrote scripts for three “scenes” in Machine Horror House. One is about a time-travelling robot. Another is about a robot that wants to steal people’s babies–yours ... Read more

The Nate has been helping me paint wooden pieces that go on the bottom of projector screen stands making up the See-Stage. Thanks, the Nate! Read more

I’m on a sabbatical from the day job, which was writing software for cars to talk to computer servers. I wanted time to try out some things that needed proper effort and concentration from ... Read more

This was my first test of using ceiling-mounted Kinects to track people’s position and have animations react to it. It worked, though with some glitches. There were three sullen looking fellows ... Read more

This was a Burning Man version of the Machine Control Experiment. Myself and other members of the theme camp built a 45-foot diameter structure in the desert and hosted lots of test subjects. We ... Read more

Participants put on headphones, and a recorded voice guided them through an hour of instructions and science fiction ambience, separated into six “levels”. The voice promoted the idea of giving ... Read more