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Interview with Zack Booth Simpson and Adam Chapman Interview with Zack Booth Simpson and Adam Chapman
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Video duration: 550 seconds

An interview with Zack Booth Simpson followed by Adam Chapman discussing their interactive artwork. Shot for a show at FAAP University, Brazil, 2006. (English with Portuguese subtitles.)

Related: art, interactive, interview, theory
\"Shadow\" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson and Adam Fr "Shadow" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson and Adam Fr
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Video duration: 42 seconds

Interactive artwork using infrared-tracking created by Zack Booth Simpson & Adam Frank for Artist in Residency at Eyebeam, NYC in 2003. A disembodied figure wanders alone in a space. The figure is very shy and runs away when people enter the space. If pursued, he will lose trust but if given space and time he will slowly gain trust and eventually approach the partcipant and finally hug them.

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\"Molecular Bubbles\" - Interactive Art by Zack Booth Simpson "Molecular Bubbles" - Interactive Art by Zack Booth Simpson
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Video duration: 34 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks using shadow tracking created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2002. Mercury-like blobs collect and can be manipulated by the partcipants to form long colorful polymers.

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\"Sand\" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Contro "Sand" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Contro
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Video duration: 37 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks using shadow tracking created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2001. Colorful sand falls collects on the shadow. Squeezing the sand pulls the color out and the pure color can be mixed like paint. Shown at SIGGRAPH 2002 and permanently installed in numerous museums worldwide.

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\"Calder\" Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson "Calder" Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson
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Video duration: 23 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks using rear-projected IR tracking (patent pending)created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2004. Partcipants draw forms which are reinterpreted as Calder-esque mobiles. Holding the mobile allows them to gently move in 3D and finally fall to the ground when unsupported. Shown at SIGGRAPH 2004.

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\"Marble Marshall\" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson "Marble Marshall" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson
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Video duration: 25 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks using shadow tracking created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2002. Beautiful marbles are knocked around by partcipants who are rewarded for separating the blue balls from the red ones.

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Pond Pond
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Video duration: 30 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2006. An ecosystem of fish and plants is shown. Fish eat the plants but are distracted by the presence of participants causing a flower bloom due to the interaction of the participants.

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\"Interference\" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson "Interference" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson
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Video duration: 19 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks using rear-projected IR tracking (patent pending)created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2004. Partcipants use their hands to position virtual radio source permitting them to see the interference patterns created by multiple coherent light sources. Shown at SIGGRAPH 2004.

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\"Mariposa\" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson "Mariposa" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson
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Video duration: 17 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks using shadow tracking created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2001. Butterflies fly about and land on the partcipants' shadows when they are still. Shown at SIGGRAPH 2002 and permanently installed in numerous museums worldwide.

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\"Flashlight Garden\" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson "Flashlight Garden" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson
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Video duration: 15 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks using flashlight-tracking created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2001. A genetic algorithm creates flower-like forms. Giving light to the flowers that you like permits them to grow and reproduce. Over time, a gard of beautiful and exotic forms grows.

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\"RNA Folding\" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson "RNA Folding" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson
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Video duration: 13 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks demonstrating principles of molecular dynamics created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2006. Participants forcibly unfold a simulated RNA molecule and watch it spontaneously refold by base pairing.

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Crystal Crystal
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Video duration: 20 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2006 demonstrating principles of nano-scale phenomena. Water molecules form a crystal upon the nucleation from the participant's hand.

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\"Laser Go\" - Interactive Artwork by Zack Booth Simpson "Laser Go" - Interactive Artwork by Zack Booth Simpson
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Video duration: 14 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks using laser-tracking created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2005. A laser is used to play the ancient game of GO on a projector.

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\"Reflecting Pool\" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson "Reflecting Pool" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson
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Video duration: 15 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks using shadow tracking created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2001. A pool of virtual water trickles in a corner and reacts to participants' shadows.

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\"Fish Swarm\" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson "Fish Swarm" - Interactive art by Zack Booth Simpson
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Video duration: 13 seconds

One in a series of interactive artworks using shadow tracking created by Zack Booth Simpson & Mine-Control in 2001. Fish swarm about, feeding on shadow. As they are given more food, they grow, spawn, and lay eggs. These eggs hatch and the cycle of life continues. Shown at SIGGRAPH 2002.

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