RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS: MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
- “Nyquist DSP and Real Interaction” Carnegie
Mellon University (1994, 1995)
- “Casting a Shadow” Banff Centre for the
Arts, Canada (1996,1998)
Nathaniel Bobbitt (principal investigator) in “Casting
A Shadow,” explored a real-time motion sensing.. This
multimedia research was designed to model eye-hand and navigational
technology. Research support staff included 3 multimedia
developers, a production assistant, 2 dance and body mechanics
experts (Univ. of Utah and CalPoly, Pomona), and electronic
music research faculty (Eric Lyon) from Dartmouth College.
Nathaniel Bobbitt’s implementation of a moiré interaction
and sensory feedback was featured in Banff Centre’s
annual report. Highly regarded by his peers, Bobbitt's works
are published in high level arts and science journals, like
MIT's Leonardo Journal, for example. Not just creative fun,
real research of value (still beautiful to view!). Nathaniel
Bobbitt might be the man to watch in coming years as results
of his creative investigations seem likely to impact our
understanding of what and how things work here in the new
media.
Prototypes:
Interactive Computer Graphics:
- Production Techniques: Zoom-In Motion Sensing
- Eye-Hand Sensitive Interfaces for Computer Interface
Development
- Pull Animation Interface for Interactive Media
- Projective Display System
Interface Development:
- Aiming: Eye-Hand
- Spatial Indexing
- Cross-Referencing
Audio:
- Published & Recorded Research on Hybrid
Instrumental
Aerodynamics and Acoustics
In addition, Nathaniel Bobbitt has been a classical flutist.
He has isolated nonlinearities in aerodynamic acoustical
techniques that have been used for award-winning audiovisual
productions (Harmonic Ranch, NYC) supported by the French
National TV, PBS.
Results of this research has been included in the following
conference lectures and demos.
