A robotic playground inviting people to speak to computers through movement

 

This installation centers on movement as a form of human-computer interaction. In a field of machines, guests are invited to move through, seeing how the pieces react to their bodies. This research focuses on how to design for the human body - incorporating diverse movement traditions, anatomy, and robotics. This installation aims to be an embodiement ritual that rethinks how we can find play and joy with machines.

 

portrait of neill at a desk in blue and pink light

Neill Shikada

CU Affiliation: ATLAS Masters Student

Neill is a masters student in the ATLAS Institute, who focuses his research on embodied interaction with computers. His years in academic and professional architecture inform his passion for spatial human-computer interaction, while his enthusiasm for movement has brought him to learn aspects of contact improv, capoeira, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He's often found sketching people and expanding his knowledge of form.