Week 1

Nicolas Stark
Sep 2, 2018 · 2 min read
Domains, Precedents, and Contribution: Visualization Exercise

Other possible domains:

  • Mixed Reality
  • Eco-Feedback Technology
  • Physical installations — sculpture/museum exhibition
  • Interactive Website
  • Mobile Application
  • News Media
  • Timeline of news stories in 2D

Precedents:

Dream Panel:


For me the exploration of domains is through the prism of Data Visualization. Which is not to say it is restricting, last fall I experimented with data sonification and built a prototype of a physical referent for the project.

A projector from overhead would overlay building development and traffic information onto the scale model of NYC
Speakers underneath each zipcode within the city would produce a tone and amplitude corresponding to the makeup and number of noise complaints registered in the 311 database.

Recap

  • What balance between passion project, scientific research, attention driven?
  • Who’s my audience?
  • What are you bringing to the technology?
  • What are elements of successful theses you’ve seen?
  • Any that didn’t fit the traditional mold
  • Passion
  • Enjoyable
  • Rich ideas behind it
  • Personal
  • The right medium
  • Iteration
  • Get outside of Parsons
  • Distance from passions — remember the audience
  • Strength + comfort
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