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Zack Booth Simpson
Austin, TX
The Shadow Garden - Mariposa
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Zack Simpson's interest in interactivity was inherited from his mother who was a children's playground designer. He started playing video games as soon as there were such things and started programming at the age of 10. He dropped out of high-school at 17 to become a full-time software engineer. In 1991 he join Origin/Electronic Arts and left there in 1995 as the Director of Technology and later returned as a Research Fellow. In 1995 he co-founded Titanic Entertainment which hit an iceberg after its first game. In 1997 he abandoned the game industry and now creates interactive installation artwork, travels the world, and teaches math. Zack founded Mine-Control with several of his friends.
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Flower Garden Webpage
Shadow Garden Webpage
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| AMODA Events |
Bruce Sterling's AMODA Christmas Yard Party: Dec 22nd, 2002
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Flower Garden Projection Installation
A diversity of flowers bump and bustle as if the wall were the surface of a pond. Over time they fade and die, unless you encourage them with light... a flashlight hangs from the ceiling for this purpose. Give a flower enough light and it will burst into children flowers. Most of these children will be similar, but not identical, to the parent; others will be wild mutants. Over time, the garden grows and adapts to your taste and mood. |
Digital Showcase 13: Mar 12th, 2002
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Shadow Garden Projection Installation
The Shadow Garden is a series of interactive pieces where participants discover a world that reacts to their shadow. The participant walks between a projector and a screen thereby casting a shadow. A computer paints images with the projector that appear to interact with the shadow in real-time. While the work uses real-time computer vision techniques and gorgeous special effects, it de-emphasizes the technological in order to evoke wonder and awe. |
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Web site: http://mine-control.com
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