This is an audio-visualizer in which an interstellar StarTraveler moves through space at various speeds based on audio volume.

Right now, it’s routed through your computers microphone, so throw on some music and watch him move!

Click here to check it out!

Wouldn’t it look cool projected?  Go for it if you want, you don’t need my permission.

I go to Parsons School of Design in NYC.  I am a senior undergrad.  Since I was a sophomore, I wanted to get into a toy design class, but my prerequisites always got in the way.  Finally, in my second to last semester, I got in – and it’s a little disappointing.  Instead of a design class, we’re making toys with no precedence, and no deliberate design (and for the majority of the class, with none of the necessary skills).  For each of the assignments, I haven’t exactly been following our strict, and somewhat off the cuff guidelines.  This thing is what I ended up making for my plush toy assignment.  Instead of a toy, I decided to make an article of clothing!  Monster Hoody Jeffery.

Jeffery is a monster-stuffed-animal that you wear as a hoody.  The hood is lined with square teeth, so that when you put it on, it looks like he’s eating your head.  His long arms can be wrapped around your neck as a scarf, which makes him look like he’s trying to strangle you.

Jeffery is made of a dark grey coarse wool, and is lined with a grey/mustard wool (which is smoother to the touch).  His butt is stuffed so it is big and soft.  The subway ride home ended up being more comfortable with him padding the hard plastic chairs.

Fold him up properly and you can see that he is a monster indeed.  A warm, soft, comfy monster.

I’m usually really good about Halloween, but this year I have been a little busy to plan and construct anything crazy.  My roommate asked me if I could sew her something, a Peter Pan costume – one that wasn’t a ‘sexy Peter Pan’, just a regular one.  Last night I did, and even though I forgot to bring her measurements, it fit!  I’ll put up a pic of whatever I will be for Halloween when it happens.  Check after the break for a  few pictures of the costume.

Just a quick thing to put up: a simple webcam visualizer written in open frameworks called Invariable.  It was created for a college event I ended up disk jockeying (which I am told is very high school of me).  We needed something cool on the projector!

So what is it doing?  It grabs video and employs differencing on each color channel, and if the pixel’s change is over whatever threshold I’ve set, it shows up as a pure color from whatever channel.  I’m pretty bad at describing this sort of thing…  Let me try again.  Imagine, you are a pixel.  Not a whole pixel, but just the red part of a pixel (so if you and blue where hanging out the pixel would be purple).  Now let’s say that the camera isn’t picking up red at all, you won’t have to be too bright, let’s say around 40.  But all of a sudden red shows up, about 200′s worth!  Now, because of the visualizer, you won’t turn 200, you’ll be 255!  SUPER BRIGHT!  PURE RED!  Other colors on the same pixel can do this, because the process is worked out per channel, so mixes can show up, allowing for cardinal colors, and black or white.

The thing looks pretty cool, so check the break for a video and a download link!

The video is quite blurry, but this will happen when you compress pixely stuff.  And I assure you that the download is safe!  I made it myself!

Download it here!

Also, if you use this, or are inspired, I don’t mind shout-outs (but I do mind shoot-outs, and this will happen if you steal my shit)!