January 2010

Sensor Input for Maya
Posted in resources, tutorial on 24 January 2010

Part 1 – Setup and Security
To allow the various pieces of software/hardware to connect you must set up a few things beforehand.  You should only have to do this once.
STEP1:  Install Maya Browser Plugin.  Open Maya,  goto  HELP-> Browser Setup Asssistant.
Click Install Automatically
STEP2:  Follow the instructions HERE to set up the security setting for Maya [...]

Post-Oil City Exhibition
Posted in XustainableXiamen, featured, news on 18 January 2010

We will be showing the Xiamen Energy Masterplan model as part of the Post-Oil City Exhibition @ the IFA Gallery in Stuttgart Germany. The Exhibition is in cooperation with ARCH+
From the IFA:
Thinking and acting ecologically, environmentally friendly planning, and energy-efficient forms of construction – these are the new standards for a society that is faced [...]

X-Men Development
Posted in XustainableXiamen, dev, featured, studentWork on 18 January 2010

This fall I worked with students at the University of Kentucky on the development of the “Xiamen Energy Masterplan Model”, part of an ongoing collaboration with CHORA.  Over the course of a few weeks the students completely remade all 600+ LEDS, connection circuits, and prototyped the entire layout.
Team: Anton Bakerjian, Amanda Bocchinfuso, Spencer Dohrman, Chris [...]