Tom Igoe |
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Education
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Teaching & Research |
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| ITP/NYU Assistant Arts Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor |
Area head for physical computing classes at ITP; Duties include oversight of adjunct instructors and staff members in physical computing area, development and maintenance of new and existing courses in the area, and integration with other curricular areas. Also responsible for direction of maintenance and development of physical computing workshop. In 2001, collaborated with other faculty members and architects to redesign a larger physical computing workshop.
Producer for each semester's show of student works, open to the general public. Duties include scheduling, coordination with instructors and staff, and general oversight of all phases of show production. Research focused on physical computing techniques and applications, and embedded networking applications. Developed instructional web site on physical computing that has been used both at ITP, and by instructors at other institutions and by professional interface developers. Courses taught: Introduction to Physical Computing, Sculpting with Data (Spring 02, Spring 03) Networked Objects (Fall 02 - Spring 2005), Sensor Workshop (Fall 2005 - present), Physical Computing Studio (Spring 2006) |
| ITP/NYU Interval Research Fellow Sept. 1999 - Sept. 2000 |
Researcher on independent projects; investigated alternate physical interfaces for computing environments, and video tracking and compositing tools for live performance and installation.
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ITP/NYU
Adjunct Faculty Instructor Fall 1997 - Spring 2001 |
Courses taught:
Physical Computing II Physical Computing Introduction to Computational Media |
| Digital | Media Arts Dept., UCLA Los Angeles, CA Visiting Instructor January 2006 |
A three-day intensive workshop in physical computing, taought as part of C.E.B. Reas' course. Course material derived form the ITP course above, focusing on the hardware tools. A one-day introduction to programming concepts was also part of the course.
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| Oslo School of Architecture Oslo, Norway Visiting Instructor February 2006 March 2005 October 2003 |
A one-week intensive workshop in physical computing. Course material derived form the ITP course above, focusing on the hardware tools. A one-day introduction to programming concepts was also part of the course.
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A one-week intensive workshop in physical computing, similar to the course offered in Norway, above.
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City College of New York
Adjunct Faculty Instructor Media Integration (co-taught with M.R. Petit) Summer 1998 |
An introductory course in multimedia concepts and creation of linear and simple interactive presentations. Incorporation of graphics, video, animation and sound as well as basic concepts in interactivity and basic programming were covered.
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Dramatiska Institutet,
Interactive Media Program, Stockholm, Sweden Visiting Instructor March 1998 |
A one-week intensive workshop in physical computing. Course material derived form the ITP course above, focusing on the hardware tools.
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ITP/NYU
Graduate Research Assistant Aug. 1996 - Aug. 1997 |
Research assistant for Neighborhood Web project, investigating geographic indexing of and mobile access to web-based information.
Duties included prototype development, hardware experimentation and testing, web-based interface and database development, and maintenance of project website and servers. |
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Consulting & Programming |
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| Interactive Design Institute, Ivrea Artemide Lighting Workshop Interaction Design & Prototyping June 2005 |
Worked with a team of 8 designers, engineers, and students to develop interaction design prototypes for new lamps and control systems for Artemide lighting. Developed concept sketches, usage scenarios, and functional prototypes. |
| The Cairns Project Technical consultant July 2004 - Present |
Currently consulting on development and design of the Cairns project, "an open-source, web-based knowledge management software that enables practitioners of participation to upload and index information about their own projects and to search easily for information about those of others." The site interface offers a set of visualization tolls that make it easier for practitioners to make connections between the work of their own groups or those of others. This project is part of ongoing research in visualization and deliberative practices, part of the Democracy Design Workshop at New York Law School, led by Beth Noveck. |
| Squidball Technical collaborator June - August 2004 |
Technical collaborator for the development of Squidball, a large-scale, real-time interactive video game that uses motion capture technology to create a unique and energetic gaming experience. The project was led by Chris Bregler of NYU's Media research Lab. The game necessitated building the world's largest calibrated motion capture volume at that time. It was presented in August, 2004, with an audience of 4,000 people, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, as pre-show entertainment for the SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater. |
| Eos Orchestra Hardware interaction design April 2003 |
Collaborated on the design and development of a series of networked musical instruments to be played by attendees at the orchestra's annual benefit banquet. Attendees were conducted by the orchestra's artistic director, Jonathan Scheffer, in a live performance of Terry Riley's "In C". Pods were developed in collaboration with Eric Singer of LEMUR, and David Bianciardi of Audio Video & Controls. |
| Children's Museum of Manhattan Hardware development September 2002 |
Hardware development and programming for sensors of Daniel Rozin’s video painting easel exhibit. |
| Gay Men's Health Crisis AIDS: A Living Archive Interaction Design New York, NY Jan. 2001 - May 2001 |
Interaction design and production management for two interactive elements of AIDS: A Living Archive, an exhibit which chronicles the history of AIDS and AIDS activism in New York City. Exhibit on display at the Museum of the City of New York, May - Sept. 2001.
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| EAR Studio/Diller + Scofidio Architects Technical Director, Blur Media project New York, NY Sept 2000 - March 2001 |
Responsible for new technology research and evaluation and technology direction for interactive experience inside the Blur pavilion, which Diller + Scofidio are designing in conjunction with EAR Studio for the Swiss National Expo in 2002.
Pavilion was a 300 x 100 ft. structure on a lake, enshrouded in an artificial cloud. Exhibit consisted of architectural LED signs and 600 visitor raincoats that change color in response to each other and to the LED signs. Due to budget cuts, multimedia exhibit was never developed past the final plans. |
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EAR Studio
New York, NY June 1999 - October 1999 |
Programming and consulting for EAR Studio on interaction design and display design on various museum projects, including New York City Police Museum, Princeton University Children's Library, and Diller + Scofidio's proposed media project for the Moscone Convention center in San Francisco.
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Consulted on and implemented database-driven display system for Luvbuzz cocktail lounge and date-matching service, specified and installed hardware for day-to-day database operations, coordinated with database developers, and implemented architectural wall displays for images in database. Also designed and implemented an interactive video projection/installation to complement design of space for opening night
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Halsell New Media / Corporation for Public Broadcasting
New York, NY June 1999 - October 1999 |
Collaborated on interaction design and programmed prototype for DVD/DVD-ROM The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords. This hybrid DVD/DVD-ROM was intended as a prototype for a possible digital television interface for CPB.
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American Museum of the Moving Image
New York, NY Sept. 1999 - May 2001 |
Consulting on hardware and software upgrades of various AMMI interactive exhibits. Work includes collaborating with museum and programmer on software performance and administrator interface improvements and recommending and implementing hardware and networking improvements to exhibits, and coordination of all elements into final implementation.
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Glyph Media/C.B.Cooke
New York, NY July 2003 July 2002 March 1999 |
Lingo programming for corporate CD-ROM, Summer 2002 and 2003. Wrote interface control and audio control software.
Hardware design & programming for "12, 28, 37", a video installation by artist C.B. Cooke at the Alternative Museum, New York City. Installation consisted of three video screens activated by a Smith & Wesson revolver. |
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Projects |
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| Email Clock Dec. 2002 |
Internet-connected clock that checks user’s email and displays volume of mail as an amount of passing seconds per each kilobyte of mail received. Developed as a teaching example for embedded networking classes, not yet exhibited.
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Virtual Dimensions
Jul. 2000 |
Live video performance with Vernon Reid (guitar), DJ Logic (turntables) and Mike Wimberly (percussion). Performed at Riverside Church Theatre, New York City.
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Jell-o Video
Jun. 2000 |
Interactive video art and balloon installation. For opening party of Outsider Video Productions, New York City.
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Bovine Fetch
May - Jun. 2000 |
Full-scale cow sculpture, designed in collaboration with several other artists, as part of Cow Parade New York 2000.
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Empire State Building Flash-A-Thon
Feb. 2000 |
Site-specific event involving wireless web connection to remote camera and 60 photographers on the Empire State Building.
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The Eye Thing
Nov-Dec. 1999 |
Interactive video installation.
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Silhouettes
Jul.-Aug. 1997 |
Interactive video installation.
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The Leak
Apr. 1997, May 2000 |
Interactive sculpture of sound, laboratory pyrex, and water.
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Interactive video & sound Installation.
Presented at ITP/NYU, and at the gallery at Interval Research Corporation, Palo Alto. |
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Max Fish
Mar. 1996 - Aug. 1996 |
Collaborated on design of site architecture and production for web site for Max Fish, a local bar. Executed implementation of video frame grab and realAudio of live events from bar, and live realAudio connection to the bar's jukebox.
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Cyberfoo: First Night in Cyberspace
Dec. 1994, Dec. 1995 |
Coordinator for Boston location of Cyberfoo: First Night in Cyberspace 1994, a multi-city link of new year's eve celebrations using various net-based tools. Executed in collaboration with the WELL, Echo Communications, First Night Boston, New York, San Francisco, and others. Assisted on New York event for second year, 1995.
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Web Development |
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| Signum April - June 1999 |
Site layout and illustrations for re-launch of independent e-zine.
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| American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium Picture Projects June - November 1998 |
Perl programming for "Guess Your Weight" activity on Hayden Planetarium website.
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| Malice Palace Jun. 1996 - Oct. 1996 |
Programming for Malice Palace, a graphic multi-user networked environment using Time-Warner's Palace software.
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| STIM, Prodigy, Inc. Jan. 1996 - Jul. 1996 |
HTML layout and encoding, art production work, and lingo programming.
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Systems Management |
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Multimedia Lab Manager,
ITP/NYU Sept. 1997 - June 1999 |
Duties included management and maintenance of the lab's facilities in conjunction with the Technical Coordinator; management of a staff of 13 graduate technical assistants; planning and allocation of lab and classroom hardware resources; research and planning recommendations for long-term technical direction of the lab.
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Selected Lighting & Projection Design |
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| Youth In Asia: A Techno-fantasia on National Themes Tisch School of the Arts Undergrad Drama May 2003 |
Projection design for TSOA undergrad drama department production. Projection design developed concurrently with script and staging, as this was a new play.
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| Evita NYC Technical College May 2000 |
Projection design for New York City Technical College production. One of the first two US productions using Dataton’s Watchout software.
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| American Repertory Theatre Cambridge, MA Aug. 1989 - Aug. 1995 |
Lighting Operator. Responsible for running, maintenance, and changeover of all lighting and electrics for shows in rotating performance schedule. Assisted with implementation and programming of lighting designs in technical rehearsals.
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| East Carolina Summer Theatre Greenville, NC Jun. - Jul. 1989 |
Master Electrician. Responsible for planning, installation, and removal of lighting designs in consultation with lighting designer for summer season.
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| Spoleto Festival USA Charleston, SC May - Jun. 1989 |
Electrician, Galliard Theatre. Assisted with installation and changeover of lighting equipment in rotating performance schedule for festival's main theatre. Responsible for running lighting during performances.
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| Sydney Opera House Sydney, Australia Dec. 1984 |
Electrics Apprentice. Assisted with installation of lighting design for Australian Ballet Company's summer 1984-85 season in the Opera Theatre.
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Selected Exhibitions |
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| IV Salon y Coloquio de Arte Digital Havana, Cuba June 2002 |
Exhibited Not your Mother's Dollhouse, a series of digitally-controlled mechanical dioramas, developed in collaboration with M.R. Petit.
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| ITP Show, NYU New York, NY Dec. 1999, Dec. 2000, Dec. 2001, May 2002, Dec. 2002, May 2003 |
Organized and curated the exhibition of projects by students within the department, from my own and other classes. Worked in collaboration with involved faculty and technical staff to arrange space and equipment, assist students with projects, and coordinate setup and clean-up of the exhibition.
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| Percolating Inside & Offline New York, NY December 1997 |
Group art exhibition at the offices of Echo Communications. Exhibited photos from Suspended series and Mannequins series.
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Publication & Press Notices |
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| ID Magazine June 2005 |
"Crit: Tim Hawkinson"
Reviewed exhibit by installation artist Tim Hawkinson at the Whitney Museum of American Art. |
| Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World with Computers
©2004, O'Sullivan & Igoe Muska & Lipman Publishing |
Co-authored a textbook on physical computing with Dan O'Sullivan
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| ACM Fifth Annual Conference on Ubiquitous Computing Adjunct Proceedings ©2003, Bianciardi, Igoe,Singer Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag Co. |
"Eos Pods: Wireless Devices for Interactive Musical Performance"
White paper on the development of the project coauthors: Eric Singer and David Bianciardi |
| Popular Science December 2002 |
"Geek DIY"
Subject: Embedded Web servers Writer: Paul Wallich |
| Blur: The Making of Nothing ©2002, Elizabeth Diller & Ricardo Scofidio. New York: Harry N Abrams |
Book chronicling the development of Diller + Scofidio’s Blur pavilion for the Swiss Expo ’02.
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| Cow Parade New York ©2000 CowParade Inc. and Tom Craughwell. New York: Workman Publishing Co. |
Book covering the exhibit of Cow Parade New York. Bovine Fetch is one of the cow sculptures featured.
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| Fortune Magazine Oct. 2000 |
"Audible Data"
Subject: Networked Piano project Writer: Clive Thompson |
| New York Times March 2000 |
"Experiment in Wireless Technology Proves to be More Art than Science".
Subject: Empire State Building Flash-a-thon project Writer: Lisa Guernsey |
| Boston Globe Dec. 1994 |
"A Terminal New Year's Eve Date"
Subject: First Night in Cyberspace Project Writer: David Wildman |
| Newsweek Dec. 1994 |
"New Year's Eve Surfing"
Subject: First Night in Cyberspace Project Writer: staff |
| USA Today Dec. 1994 |
"Internet's Version of Auld Lang Syne"
Subject: First Night in Cyberspace Project Writer: Mike Snider |
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Selected Speaking Engagements |
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| Industrial Designers' Society of America
Re-Action: Rethinking Design for the Real World Washington, DC August 2005 |
Panel speaker for Tomorrow's Housewares section. Panel co-chaired by Rebecca Trump and Lillian Shieh. |
| Collaborative Artefacts | Interactive Furniture Workshop on Interactive Furniture Chateau-d'Oex, Switzerland June 2005 |
Participated in three-day workshop of designers and researchers developing interactive furniture concepts, run by the CRAFT research group from the Ecole Polytechnique Fèdèrale de Lausanne. Presented the work of several ITP students and faculty members as part of the workshop's proceedings. |
| O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference San Diego, CA March 2005 |
Presented Net Objects Workshop, in collaboration with Raffi Krikorian.
This was a hands-on hardware workshop for programmers with an interest in embedded hardware. The workshop introduced participants to some off-the-shelf modules for networking sensors and other embedded devices, Bluetooth communication, RFID readers, and public display signage, and discussed how to make connections between these kinds of devices and standard web service applications. Also presented a short talk, From the Classroom: Networked Objects at ITP, a discussion of the lessons learned in teaching this class at ITP. |
| Harvard University Dept. of Visual and Environmental Studies November 2005 November 2004 |
Guest speaker for Digital Expression class, taught by Jeffrey Huang and Muriel Waldvogel. |
| MIT CS Artificial Intellligence Lab November 2004 |
Guest speaker for HCI Seminar Series Fall 2004. Presented recent projects in Physical Computing, Social Software, and assistive Technologies from ITP. |
| O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference San Diego, CA February 2004 |
Socially Mobile: Experiments in Social Software Applications using Mobile Phones
This panel is an overview of recent projects combining social software applications and mobile phone technology from students and recent alumni of the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU Networked Objects |
| O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference Santa Clara, CA April 2003 |
Overview of physical computing techniques, presented as part of the Nanotechnology & Hardware track.
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| IV Salon y Coloquio de Arte Digital Havana, Cuba June 2002 |
One-week presentation on digital art featuring artists and academics from Cuba, North and South America, Australia, and Europe. Presented a talk on physical computing.
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| Siggraph-NYC Invisible Computing Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY February 2000
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Half-day panel discussion. Presented personal projects as part of Dan O'Sullivan's group at ITP. Other participants included Steve Feiner (Columbia University), Bill Gaver (Royal College of Art), Hiroshi Ishii (MIT), Bill Buxton (Chief Scientist, Alias). The goal of the conferences was to build a physical computing community and industry in New York.
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| Interval Research Palo Alto, CA Jan. 1997 |
Presentation of personal work to Interval Research staff as part of installation of Breath at Interval.
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