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SUAC Installation

- Case Studies as "Physical Computing" -

ALL projects/works are supported by

Yoichi Nagashima (SUAC)

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Shin-Kai (Forest and Sea)

• Presentation
  SUAC Open Day 2000.05.28 (SUAC was founded in April 2000)
• Creators
  Fumie Hayashi, Masumi Kawasaki, Misaki Kato, Masumi Ooyama, Megumi Kitajima (1st grader)
• Abstract
  8 plasma monitors and 14 pillars compose "Passage". Some sounds are generated and some images change when people passes this passage.
• System
  Infrared sensors, Max/MSP, CCD cameras, and Video Switcher
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4) 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Windmill

• Presentation
  InterCollegiate Concert (Tokyo) 2000.12.16
• Creators
  Fumie Hayashi, Misaki Kato, Masumi Ooyama (1st grader)
• Abstract
  1 big windmill and 3 small windmills rotate reacting with lighting sensors. This is a live performance on the stage with the installation works.
• System
  Light sensors(Solar battery sheet), Max/MSP, Stepping Motors
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Ki-Gen (Seasons and Phantom)

• Presentation
  SUAC Open Day 2001.05.27
• Creators
  Runa Ooide, Ayako Ibata, Yukie Maruyama, Teruko Hiraoka, Yuika Takano, Noriko Takagi, Manami Shibaya (1st grader)
• Abstract
  4 plasma monitors, 2 projected "curved surface screens" and 14 pillars compose "Passage". Some sounds are generated and some images change when people passes this passage and when people touch metal objects.
• System
  Infrared sensors, Max/MSP, touch sensors, CCD cameras, and Video Switcher
• Photos of production process
  

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Tsubu Jiro

• Presentation
  MAF2001 (Media Art Festival) 2001.08.01-07
• Creators
  Fumie Hayashi, Aiko Ishino, Misaki Kato, Masumi Ooyama, Megumi Kitajima (2nd grader)
• Abstract
  When people grasps or touches the "Hand" made with silicon rubber, the face in the monitor is changed, and the sound is generated.
• System
  Glove sensor, Max/MSP

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Hachi (Bee)

• Presentation
  MAF2001 (Media Art Festival) 2001.08.01-07
• Creators
  Keiko Takagi, Yuka Takemori, Kiyono Tamori, Asuka Suzuki (2nd grader)
• Abstract
  When people stands in front of the plinth, it is detected with the sensors in eight directions. Then a lot of bee on the rotating table stare at people all together.
• System
  Infrared sensors, Stepping Motor, AKI-H8
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Shocking (Eating)

• Presentation
  MAF2001 (Media Art Festival) 2001.08.01-07
• Creators
  Miki Shibuya, Mari Yamashita, Ayako Suzuki, Kuniko Matsushita, Nozomi Toudou (2nd grader)
• Abstract
  When people pulls the strings that hangs down, images and sounds that relates to "Eating" are generated.
• System
  Switch sensors, Max/MSP

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Happy Circles

• Presentation
  MAF2001 (Media Art Festival) 2001.08.01-07
• Creators
  Masumi Kawasaki, Kayo Ueno, Eri Hattori, Hiroyo Higuchi, Hiromi Suzuki (2nd grader)
• Abstract
  This work is composed of five boxes. There is a round eyehole in each box, and when people looks it into, "Happiness" is found respectively. Only one box appropriates the ear and hears the sound of "Happiness".
• System
  Sound/Movie players

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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REproduction

• Presentation
  InterCollegiate Concert (SFC) 2001.12.22-23
• Creator
  Chisako Motozono (1st grader)
• Abstract
  The center of the forming object (fiberglass + epoxy resin) punctures, and there are a lot of small stones in the surroundings. People can throw a small stone into this hall. Then guitar sound rings and an internal lamp shines, light leaks and goes out to the outside through forming.
• System
  Switch Sensor, Lighting Controller, Max/MSP
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Moya

• Presentation
  MAF2001, MAF2002, MAF2004/NIME04, MAS2005
• Creator
  Yoichi Nagashima, and some students
• Abstract
  64 illuminants are floating in a random place in the sky of the space like the bottom in a huge well. Each illuminant glitters and changes as lives according to the improvisational performance of SHO - instrument of traditional court music.
• System
  SHO breath sensor, Max/MSP
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4) "Making" movie 1 2 3 4 5

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Kirameki (Glittering)

• Presentation
  MAF2002 (Media Art Festival) 2002.08.17-26
• Creators
  Miki Shibuya, Masumi Kawasaki (3rd grader)
• Abstract
  When people looks into the peephole of the big box, 16 flash lamps emit light one after another, then "Shadowgraph" moves as animation.
• System
  Ultrasonic sensors, Stepping Motor, 16 Flash lamp controller, Max
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Kana-Koubou

• Presentation
  MAF2002 (Media Art Festival) 2002.08.17-26
• Creators
  Kanako Kato, Ayaka Ikeya, Noriko Takagi, Manami Shibaya (2nd grader)
• Abstract
  My appearance falls on the screen. In this screen, many notes fall on. People moves the frying-pan right and left, and obtains this note. "Good sound" rings when succeeding in obtaining the note, and "Bad sound" does to fail. Finally, the sound obtained till then rings in opposite the order when the frying-pan is upset.
• System
  Slider sensor, Gyro Sensor, CCD Camera, Video Mixer, Max/MSP
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Chess de Pon!

• Presentation
  MAF2002 (Media Art Festival) 2002.08.17-26
• Creators
  Teruko Hiraoka, Hitomi Kojima, Kumiko Sakata (2nd/3rd grader)
• Abstract
  On the table, it is divided into 64 areas. When people puts the glass object, a different sound is generated for each place.
• System
  Switch sensors, Max/MSP
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Sand Clock (Hourglass)

• Presentation
  MAF2002 (Media Art Festival) 2002.08.17-26
• Creators
  Keiko Takagi, Yuka Takemori, Kiyono Tamori, Asuka Suzuki (3rd grader)
• Abstract
  It is a huge hourglass to which 4000 Stirorne balls fall one by one. When a small hourglass is upset by people, movie projected to the falling ball is changed. And movie projected to the balls on the floor is changed at the same time.
• System
  Switch sensors, Max/MSP
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Dan-Tora

• Presentation
  MAF2002 (Media Art Festival) 2002.08.17-26
• Creators
  Fumie Hayashi, Misaki Kato, Masumi Ooyama, Megumi Kitajima (3rd grader)
• Abstract
  It is a huge big snake postponed from the 4th floor to the 1st floor of the stairs. 240 LEDs are built into by this big snake. Each LED lights changing hour by hour independently.
• System
  Switch sensors, Max/MSP
• Photos of production process
  

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Sprautos

• Presentation
  InterCollegiate Concert (Kurashiki) 2002.12.20-22
• Creator
  Keiko Takagi (3rd grader)
• Abstract
  The left side of the photograph is the same size as creator herself doll. When people (right side of the photograph) pushes the foot switch putting on a helmet, he can hear of the sound from the other party.
• System
  Switch Sensor, Max/MSP
• Photos of production process
  

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Migaku

• Presentation
  InterCollegiate Concert (Kurashiki) 2002.12.20-22
• Creator
  Aska Takagi (3rd grader)
• Abstract
  When people turns the anemometer on the wind-watching chicken,the projected image changes, and 123 blue LEDs rotate like the whirl.
• System
  Rotation Sensor, Max/MSP
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Utakata

• Presentation
  InterCollegiate Concert (Kurashiki) 2002.12.20-22
• Creator
  Nozomi Toudou (3rd grader)
• Abstract
  There is a beautiful object of the polished globe. When people touches this globe, it can be heard of the sound corresponding to touching.
• System
  Touch Sensor (Digital Telemin), Max/MSP
• Photos of production process
  

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Hakoro

• Presentation
  MAF2003 / InterCollegiate Concert 2003.12.16-21
• Creators
  Yuko Sugiyama, Yoshimi Kato, Emiko Kawashima (4th grader)
• Abstract
  In the center of a huge, dark space, there is a rugged room encompassed with the cloth of three meters in length, three meters in width, and three meters in height. A different movie is projected to each the four outside walls. An innumerable box is piled up on the floor when people enters this room, and the word is written in each box. The word of the box shines when people lifts any box, it sounds in surroundings, and four movies projected to the wall change.
• System
  Switch Sensors, Lighting Boxes, Max/MSP

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Poetical imagination Composition

• Presentation
  SUAC 1st Graduation Works Exhibition - March 2004
• Creator
  Ryoko Uchida (4th grader)
• Abstract
  People freely plays musical keyboard. Then, the fragment of poem is generated, arranged automatically with reading out voice, and it is displayed in the monitor.
• System
  Max/MSP

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Tango Box

• Presentation
  SUAC 1st Graduation Works Exhibition - March 2004
• Creator
  Kumiko Sakata (4th grader)
• Abstract
  The drum rotates slowly, and animation is drawn in 350 sheets that one side is installed in here. When people throws finger to this sheets, it can enjoy animation in each place.
• System
  Motor (NO computer)

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Drum's DNA

• Presentation
  MAF2004 (Media Art Festival) 2004.06.01-06
• Creator
  Syojun Miyoshi (4th grader)
• Abstract
  There are 256 Jack in a spiral tower of the plastron, and this is an axis at time (timing) and an axis of the percussion instrument type. It is a drum machine of the experience type that the percussion instrument rings by the beat when people puts in the plug in an arbitrary place.
• System
  Switch sensors, Max/MSP

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Oto-Nami (Sound Wave)

• Presentation
  SUAC 2nd Graduation Works Exhibition - March 2005
• Creator
  Emi Yamamoto (4th grader)
• Abstract
  There is a transparent water tank on the huge speaker illuminated from the inside. It appears as various ripples changing into the surface of the water if the deep bass begins to ring from the speaker. To resonate effectively, the tuning of the sound is designed carefully.
• System
  Max/MSP (creation for CD)
• Photos of production process
  

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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music box -freestyle-

• Presentation
  InterCollegiate Concert (IAMAS) 2005.12.23-25
• Creator
  Mayumi Yamada (1st grader)
• Abstract
  It is a work like the pinball. The ball comes out on the stand when people pushes the button. And, a new sound rings when it hits a bell etc. on the way.
• System
  Switch Sensor, Max/MSP
• Photos of production process
  

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Sparrow's school

• Presentation
  SUAC 3rd Graduation Works Exhibition - March 2006
• Creator
  Norie Takatsuka (4th grader)
• Abstract
  People looks into the eyehole of the hut. The mouse is applied to the wall and it operates it. Sparrows of various characters are manipulated, and it enjoys a communication each other and the change in scenery.
• System
  Director
• Photos of production process
  

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Gacha-Pon Movie Machine

• Presentation
  SUAC 3rd Graduation Works Exhibition - March 2006
• Creator
  Tomomi Shimizu (4th grader)
• Abstract
  People puts 100YEN coin in the coin slot and works the dial. Then, various Movie is displayed from the inside instead of the capsule that comes out with the toy.
• System
  Switch sensor, Director
• Photos of production process
  

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Ki ni naru Ki (Anxious Tree)

• Presentation
  Dappi Exhibition - April 2006
• Creator
  Kumiko Sakata (4th grader)
• Abstract
  The tree in the screen grows up fast according to the movement when moving as people stands in front of the screen.
• System
  Flash, Max/MSP/jitter

Movie (QuickTime MPEG4)

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Kazami Byoubu

• Presentation
  MAF2006 (Media Art Festival) 2006.12.22-25
  InterCollegiate Concert 2006 (Kyoto)
  NHK "Digital Studium" (selected/on air) - June 2007
• Creator
  Sho Yamaguchi (3rd grader)
• Abstract
  There is a wall where 100 pinwheels of Japanese style lined up in an orderly manner. When people holds up the hand in the table, the shape is recognized with the camera. The wind occurs only in the place of the pinwheel corresponding to the pixel of the shadow, and each pinwheel rotates.
• System
  Max/MSP/jitter
• Photos of production process