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C@t : a language for programming massively distributed embedded systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
This thesis presents c@t, a language for programming distributed embedded systems that are composed of thousands (even millions) of interacting computing devices. Due to the improvements in fabricating technologies, it is ...
Recast : an interactive platform for personal media curation and distribution
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis focuses on the design and implementation of Recast, which is an interactive media system that enables users to dynamically aggregate, curate, reconstruct, and distribute visual stories of real-world events, ...
Pushpin computing : a platform for distributed sensor networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
A hardware and software platform has been designed and implemented for modeling, testing, and deploying distributed peer-to-peer sensor networks comprised of many identical nodes. Each node possesses the tangible affordances ...
Molding and filament winding of spatially graded material properties through computational design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Three-dimensional printing and computational design have enabled designers to spatially vary material properties in objects. Nevertheless, this technology has current limitations that include material durability, cost and ...
Animated props for responsive playspaces
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Playgrounds are special places within the urban landscape specially designed for children. Here, they encounter the outdoors and the physical properties of large spaces through play, which allows children to develop their ...
Encouraging the expression of the unspeakable : influence and agency in a robotic creature
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The boundary between subject and object is becoming ever-the-more blurred by the creation of new types of computational objects. Especially when these objects take the form of robotic creatures do we get to question the ...
The impact of haptic guidance on musical motor learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Skilled musical performance provides one of the best demonstrations of the upper limits of the human motor system's capabilities. It is therefore not surprising that learning to play an instrument is a long and difficult ...
Redefine the standard : design for the transforming World Wide Web
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Elements within the physical space are transformed through natural processes that change their properties over time. These transformations are part of our everyday experiences that are often informative, influential or ...
Inspiration from the incomplete : the role of asynchronous awareness in digital art creation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The majority of visitors to sites on the World Wide Web (WWW) have traditionally been only passive observers; consumers of previously created content. More recently, however, these users have been encouraged to contribute ...
Ubicorder : a mobile interface to sensor networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This thesis presents the Ubicorder. The Ubicorder is a location and orientation aware sensor network browsing and interactive visualization system together with in-situ event denition and identification (termed EDITY). The ...