Studio/Labs – Page 2 – ✵Morgan Rauscher

Art: Fifth Dimension Display

Just a little studio work to look at image construction in our mind in response to moving images, such as are seen in “tri-vision” billboards.… READ MORE ...

Art: Mind (Altering) Machines

Challenge: To produce a device that can propel the human mind into a state of hallucination, without the use of any chemicals.… READ MORE ...

Lab: Interactive Hot Potato

A fundamental learning exercise is a productive discussion building elaborate webs of transference. A good question can promote collaboration and we find ourselves sharing in one another’s minds. … READ MORE ...

Lab: Eye(s) Research Interviews

Challenge: As a part of my master’s research I needed to understand the minimum viable anthropomorphism required to simulate the human face in robotics and still get a fairly reliable emotional reaction.… READ MORE ...

LAB: Ai-Eyes?

Innitial Lab Experiments from 2006

Update 2021:

Initially, when I conducted this research, I had to rely on manual means such as using a digital camera and my software analytical tools.… READ MORE ...

Lab: A New Architectural Topographical Model

Challenge: Develop a new way of representing topographical dynamics.

Solutions: Use paper and a laser cutter to cut fine groves that friction fit.… READ MORE ...

Lab: Robo-Real: Board Game to PC Game

In the beginning there was a plan: to develop one of “GAMES magazine’s Top 100 board games for 1995” ⁸, Robo Rally, into a computer game. … READ MORE ...

Lab: Case Modding

Challenge: T

Solutions: W

Results: G

Skills Needed: H
Location(s): N
Date / Duration: 2017-18
Team: Morgan Rauscher.… READ MORE ...

Lab: The Minds Eye (Video)

Challenge: To dissect still and moving image with a visual investigation of the human eye as relates to our mental projection and meaning making mechanisms of sight.… READ MORE ...

Work: Case Mod [Custom Servers]

Challenge: Develop cooling systems that would allow for significant [dangerous] levels of CPU overclocking for increased processor performance.

Solutions: Use water cooling systems and gas-infused heat pump heat sinks as well as thermodynamically effective encasements to reduce the CPU and case temperature.… READ MORE ...