Category Archives: 2009 Fall

Final Project – Max/MSP Controller

By Ryan | Published December 16, 2009

I did a wrap-up post of my final project for Physical Computing and Max/MSP, and you can see it here. This is a video demonstration of the controller in action:

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Final Project – Full Description Posted

By Ryan | Published December 16, 2009

I gave my final presentation for Major Studio yesterday, and I made a page on this site with a full description of the project here. In there you’ll find a project desciption, a walk through of each step in the process, provide some examples, and talk about next steps. I hear my various locations while [...]

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Final Project – Research – John Cage

By Ryan | Published December 11, 2009

After hearing my psychogeographic sound maps, I decided to further investigate John Cage’s work in notation and sound. Dancers on a Plane: Cage Cunningham Johns had detailed discussions of Cage’s work, Concert for Piano and Orchestra, and included many pages of his notation for it. Here are a few examples: Cage made these notations by [...]

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Bike Dérive – 13 rides and counting…

By Ryan | Published December 7, 2009

Here are details on my last 4 rides: Dérive #10 Start Date/Time:      06.12.2009 / 13:09:45 EST Duration:     1hr 20min Distance:     11.3 km / 3.65 mi http://gpsed.com/track/5278031126459152558 Dérive #11 Start Date/Time:      06.12.2009 / 20:15:14 GMT Duration:     1hr 36min Distance:     18.2 km / 5.87 mi http://gpsed.com/track/5278031125774376422 Dérive #12 Start Date/Time:     [...]

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Psychogeographic Maps – Sound Prototype 1

By Ryan | Published December 7, 2009

For my psychogeographic maps of New York City, I have decided to create audio maps. While doing these rides, I became aware of my different speeds, durations, and locations throughout my travels, and I wanted to provide myself a tool so that I (as well as others) could experience the ride in a condensed amount [...]

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Bike Dérive – Prototype #9

By Ryan | Published December 5, 2009

I did my ninth dérive of New York City today. I started this edition in Manhattan, and I made a conscious decision to head West, but despite my best efforts to head in that direction, I ended up in Queens. Details of my trip are: Start Date/Time: 04.12.2009 / 12:08:26 EST Duration: 2hr 35min Distance: [...]

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Bike Dérive – Prototype #8

By Ryan | Published December 3, 2009

I did my eighth dérive of New York City today. I started this edition in Manhattan, and I made a conscious decision to head West. Details of my trip are: Start Date/Time: 03.12.2009 / 14:02:54 EST Duration: 2hr 11min Distance: 22.9 km / 7.39 mi http://gpsed.com/track/5278031126144572038 Here is a series of photographs I took while [...]

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Bike Dérive – Prototype #7

By Ryan | Published December 3, 2009

I did my seventh dérive of New York City today. I started this edition in Brooklyn, and I made a conscious decision to head towards Manhattan. Details of my trip are: Start Date/Time: 03.12.2009 / 10:15:59 EST Duration: 1hr 37min Distance: 15 km / 4.84 mi http://gpsed.com/track/5278031125465117500 Here is a series of photographs I took [...]

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Final Project – Research – Modern Psychogeography

By Ryan | Published December 3, 2009

I’ve been doing research on current methods of psychogeography, and this may be one of the many answers to Colleen Macklin’s question: where is the cool shit? To start off, the Conflux Festival is an “art and technology festival for the creative exploration of urban public space” right here in New York City, and this [...]

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Bike Dérive – Prototype #6

By Ryan | Published December 3, 2009

I did my sixth prototype for my New York City dérive series yesterday. I started this edition in Manhattan, and I made a conscious decision to head North. Details of my trip are: Start Date/Time: 02.12.2009 / 15:13:50 EST Duration: 2hr 33min Distance: 13.1 km / 4.34 mi http://gpsed.com/track/5278031126459570242 Here is a series of photographs [...]

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