Archive for the 'digital' Category

The Ethics of Genetic Testing

Saturday, August 11th, 2001

This was a CD-ROM developed for The University of Iowa’s College of Nursing (in conjunction with National Human Genome Research Institute). It was marketed to nursing educators at the collegiate and hospital staff development levels and included modules on ethics, genetic testing, and case studies on breast cancer and Alzheimer disease. It provided for individually […]

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: The Role of Health Professionals In Dealing with Substance Abuse

Wednesday, July 11th, 2001

This project was produced simultaneously with The Ethics of Genetic Testing. The CD-ROM included hours of video interviews, stories, and case studies into an interactive learning environment to inform health professionals about the impacts of substance abuse in rural areas. Included on the disc were several multimedia learning objectives for the user to gain an […]

Haptic Author: The {haphazardly/carefully} {written/read} line of {poem/code}

Monday, June 11th, 2001

Haptic Author was a research project dealing with the writing and modifying of multi-dimensional English sentences and sentence fragments purely through touch. The goal was to discover new ways of presenting and accessing electronic information other than “link clicking” through static content. Often times these experiments blurred the line between subject and object and could […]

Sarsenworld

Friday, May 11th, 2001

View the Quicktime version warning: 18.3 mb file Sarsenworld is a theoretical video game that explores the concept of “death” in a blurred distinction between fact and fiction. It’s a game-world where players can sacrifice their life and be reborn inside the game. The strange, paranormal interface allows players to control their characters “on the […]

Composite

Monday, June 12th, 2000

Composite was a painting installation at the University of Iowa’s Checkered Space. Danielle and Kelli created two large vinyl banners with bingo daubers. Nathan produced a series of palm-sized iconic paintings. Matthew created this computer display to demonstrate a way to classify and access their work via a handcrafted electronic catalog. By clicking on one of […]

Car Cozy

Sunday, July 11th, 1999

In collaboration with textile artist Ursula McCarty, we produced this CD-ROM which documents her work with at-risk teenage girls at the Foundations 2 program in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Ursula spent several weeks at the shelter with the girls sewing a personally expressive quilt that covered an entire car. The car was then part of the […]