- Hello, happy holidays, almost happy new year.
- Hello, happy holidays, almost happy new year.

I am standing here at ITP and IMA in Brooklyn, New York,
I am standing here at ITP and IMA in Brooklyn, New York,

two school of the arts in New York University
two school of the arts in New York University

where just a few days ago this whole floor
where just a few days ago this whole floor

was full of over 100 projects, student work
was full of over 100 projects, student work

from the ITP and IMA programs on the fourth floor
from the ITP and IMA programs on the fourth floor

of 370 Jay Street.
of 370 Jay Street.

And we looked at 91 projects.
And we looked at 91 projects.

You can see that full three and a half hour live stream
You can see that full three and a half hour live stream

by following the link in this video subscription
by following the link in this video subscription

but what you're about to watch is a shorter
but what you're about to watch is a shorter

highlight reel of a bunch of projects
highlight reel of a bunch of projects

made by a wonderful group of students.
made by a wonderful group of students.

I hope you enjoy them.
I hope you enjoy them.

I hope you have had a great 2019
I hope you have had a great 2019

and I look forward to seeing you
and I look forward to seeing you

on the coding train in 2020.
on the coding train in 2020.

Goodbye.
Goodbye.

(lively music)
(lively music)

- So, I'm Aidan Fowler.
- So, I'm Aidan Fowler.

- I'm Nicole Cabalquinto.
- I'm Nicole Cabalquinto.

- And this is our lenticular portal room.
- And this is our lenticular portal room.

So, we're doing experiments with a lenticular lens
So, we're doing experiments with a lenticular lens

which is if you've seen bookmarks that have moving images
which is if you've seen bookmarks that have moving images

that's what we're working with here.
that's what we're working with here.

And it stretches and magnifies the light.
And it stretches and magnifies the light.

So, we're doing different experiments here.
So, we're doing different experiments here.

We have a 3-dimensional box, moving lenses
We have a 3-dimensional box, moving lenses

that are rotating and then these flat sunrises
that are rotating and then these flat sunrises

over the ocean.
over the ocean.

- [Nicole] There's nothing in the box.
- [Nicole] There's nothing in the box.

Shall we do the reveal, like what actually is inside?
Shall we do the reveal, like what actually is inside?

- [Aidan] It's an empty box.
- [Aidan] It's an empty box.

- [Nicole] It's an empty box but there's
- [Nicole] It's an empty box but there's

a thousand LEDs in here.
a thousand LEDs in here.

- Hi, I'm Tina.
- Hi, I'm Tina.

- I'm Christina.
- I'm Christina.

- And this project is called One Amongst Many.
- And this project is called One Amongst Many.

It's a physical data visualization representing
It's a physical data visualization representing

women in computing.
women in computing.

- So, as you pick up these orbs they illuminate
- So, as you pick up these orbs they illuminate

to full brightness and you can see every woman
to full brightness and you can see every woman

that we chose as a cohort with a bunch of other women.
that we chose as a cohort with a bunch of other women.

So, we have computer scientists, mathematicians.
So, we have computer scientists, mathematicians.

As you pick an orb up and read about a certain woman,
As you pick an orb up and read about a certain woman,

other women in her cohort will also illuminate.
other women in her cohort will also illuminate.

And as the orbs are interacted with over time
And as the orbs are interacted with over time

they get incrementally brighter.
they get incrementally brighter.

- My name is Lu Lyu and this is an installation
- My name is Lu Lyu and this is an installation

that show everybody has a mountain on their ridge of hand.
that show everybody has a mountain on their ridge of hand.

I have to tell the rock what is the shape of my hand
I have to tell the rock what is the shape of my hand

and it will turn into a mountain which is my own mountain.
and it will turn into a mountain which is my own mountain.

And I want everybody to have a nature connection
And I want everybody to have a nature connection

when they see their ridge of their hand.
when they see their ridge of their hand.

- Hi, I'm Winnie and so these are from my data class.
- Hi, I'm Winnie and so these are from my data class.

I'm from Hong Kong so I did a lot of projects
I'm from Hong Kong so I did a lot of projects

about the protest and specifically
about the protest and specifically

focusing on the narratives.
focusing on the narratives.

I'm really interested in non-traditional approaches
I'm really interested in non-traditional approaches

to protest and the focus on narratives is because
to protest and the focus on narratives is because

I feel like our ability to craft our own narrative
I feel like our ability to craft our own narrative

is something that's really powerful and healing.
is something that's really powerful and healing.

These two projects are about police and protestors
These two projects are about police and protestors

and so I have these YouTube videos that I script
and so I have these YouTube videos that I script

the transcript from and I did these generated texts
the transcript from and I did these generated texts

and also with the most common words
and also with the most common words

I made these fridge magnets that people could interact with.
I made these fridge magnets that people could interact with.

And then this piece here is all the protest information
And then this piece here is all the protest information

I have consumed from September up until now.
I have consumed from September up until now.

So, as you hover you could see the articles
So, as you hover you could see the articles

and the brighter the box is the more articles
and the brighter the box is the more articles

I have read in that hour of the day.
I have read in that hour of the day.

- So, my name is Themis.
- So, my name is Themis.

My project is basically a block puzzle game
My project is basically a block puzzle game

where you can build the correct sentence.
where you can build the correct sentence.

You have to use the green blocks in this case.
You have to use the green blocks in this case.

This is basically like a learning tool for kids.
This is basically like a learning tool for kids.

Carrot full.
Carrot full.

No, say that try again.
No, say that try again.

Takes a fall.
Takes a fall.

And basically that's it.
And basically that's it.

(lively music)
(lively music)

- I'm Andri, and so my project's a VR project
- I'm Andri, and so my project's a VR project

and it uses VR to tell a poetic experience
and it uses VR to tell a poetic experience

about exploring flashbacks and what it means
about exploring flashbacks and what it means

to have control over our own experiences and memory.
to have control over our own experiences and memory.

So, that man that you see is supposed to represent trauma.
So, that man that you see is supposed to represent trauma.

So, the first time you go through this experience
So, the first time you go through this experience

it's like going and walking around and you may experience
it's like going and walking around and you may experience

something horrific happen.
something horrific happen.

And now this part is supposed to represent how memory
And now this part is supposed to represent how memory

will try to understand that.
will try to understand that.

So, the memory if you've ever unfortunately experienced
So, the memory if you've ever unfortunately experienced

something like bad happen, you might replay that memory
something like bad happen, you might replay that memory

in your head over and over again.
in your head over and over again.

And if he ever chooses to stop he can stop time
And if he ever chooses to stop he can stop time

and stop everyone from moving but he can never prevent
and stop everyone from moving but he can never prevent

what's gonna happen.
what's gonna happen.

And so, he is like looping this memory.
And so, he is like looping this memory.

(various musical tones)
(various musical tones)

- So, it's really a struggle.
- So, it's really a struggle.

It's about patience, essentially finding
It's about patience, essentially finding

where you need to be and then adjusting accordingly.
where you need to be and then adjusting accordingly.

I've only had a few hours on this
I've only had a few hours on this

so I'm still trying to figure out actually
so I'm still trying to figure out actually

to be able to play this but I've seen some other people
to be able to play this but I've seen some other people

do some interesting things on this.
do some interesting things on this.

(various musical tones)
(various musical tones)

- I'm Jordan Rickman.
- I'm Jordan Rickman.

This is Web/Wall.
This is Web/Wall.

It's my nine project.
It's my nine project.

So, we build our own musical instrument
So, we build our own musical instrument

and then we perform with it.
and then we perform with it.

As you can hear it produces a lot of different,
As you can hear it produces a lot of different,

just an interesting and chaotic sounds.
just an interesting and chaotic sounds.

- Hi, I'm Cy.
- Hi, I'm Cy.

I'm the coding training community manager.
I'm the coding training community manager.

Also, a first year at ITP.
Also, a first year at ITP.

So, this project is called the Black Projections Project
So, this project is called the Black Projections Project

and basically I built what I call a portal mapping device.
and basically I built what I call a portal mapping device.

So, it's a map that potentially could help you
So, it's a map that potentially could help you

unlock a portal and it talks about or investigates space,
unlock a portal and it talks about or investigates space,

time and how those are all connected to a lot
time and how those are all connected to a lot

of different moments that are happening.
of different moments that are happening.

And you basically explore it with a magnet you move
And you basically explore it with a magnet you move

across the points and then different images
across the points and then different images

are projected on the screen.
are projected on the screen.

- My name is Ada and this is my project.
- My name is Ada and this is my project.

It's Noise.
It's Noise.

It's an audio enhanced optical illusion.
It's an audio enhanced optical illusion.

The visual pattern is a vortex.
The visual pattern is a vortex.

The center shifts depending on where you are looking at it.
The center shifts depending on where you are looking at it.

So, as the viewer moves around in space,
So, as the viewer moves around in space,

it triggers, also triggers the audio changes
it triggers, also triggers the audio changes

in the headphone that corresponds to the direction
in the headphone that corresponds to the direction

of the moving center of the vortex.
of the moving center of the vortex.

(high pitched sound)
(high pitched sound)

- My name is Rita and this project is in collaboration
- My name is Rita and this project is in collaboration

with Max De Silva and it's a choose your own adventure code.
with Max De Silva and it's a choose your own adventure code.

You can sit your headphones and you start it
You can sit your headphones and you start it

by saying, "Hi, Sailors."
by saying, "Hi, Sailors."

And then it gives you a list of questions you can ask
And then it gives you a list of questions you can ask

and you hear a story that will change every time.
and you hear a story that will change every time.

- [Female Speaker] Hi, sailors.
- [Female Speaker] Hi, sailors.

- [Art Project] Hi, stranger.
- [Art Project] Hi, stranger.

You can ask us the following questions in any order
You can ask us the following questions in any order

and you can ask the same question more than once
and you can ask the same question more than once

until we reach our destination.
until we reach our destination.

- [Female Speaker] Who are you?
- [Female Speaker] Who are you?

- [Art Project] I am a sailor who will cross the ocean
- [Art Project] I am a sailor who will cross the ocean

to get where I need to get and do what I need to do.
to get where I need to get and do what I need to do.

- [Female Speaker] Why did you leave?
- [Female Speaker] Why did you leave?

- [Art Project] I left because my father owned
- [Art Project] I left because my father owned

a dark mountain of anger where he wanted me to live.
a dark mountain of anger where he wanted me to live.

I loved freedom more than I loved him.
I loved freedom more than I loved him.

- Hey, so, I'm Lachlan.
- Hey, so, I'm Lachlan.

I'm a first year student here at IMA
I'm a first year student here at IMA

and so I made a website called Gun Funded
and so I made a website called Gun Funded

and it's a visualization of the gun lobby's
and it's a visualization of the gun lobby's

funding of US Congress.
funding of US Congress.

Like where I'm from in Pennsylvania,
Like where I'm from in Pennsylvania,

you can see the total and how the funding
you can see the total and how the funding

is disproportionately goes to Republican men in Congress.
is disproportionately goes to Republican men in Congress.

And so, you can go to anyone's profile.
And so, you can go to anyone's profile.

You can share these.
You can share these.

You can see lists of top Senators and Representatives.
You can see lists of top Senators and Representatives.

So, that's Gun Funded and it's GunFunded.com
So, that's Gun Funded and it's GunFunded.com

- I'm Jake Sherwood.
- I'm Jake Sherwood.

My project is called ClimateScape.
My project is called ClimateScape.

It's a kinetic art installation to raise awareness
It's a kinetic art installation to raise awareness

for climate change and the human effect on the climate.
for climate change and the human effect on the climate.

It's representing four future potential
It's representing four future potential

climate change scenarios going from best case to worst case.
climate change scenarios going from best case to worst case.

So, as you progress through the installation
So, as you progress through the installation

it gets more and more chaotic.
it gets more and more chaotic.

So, this is best case producing a more tranquil
So, this is best case producing a more tranquil

softer sound and then as you get through
softer sound and then as you get through

it gets more chaotic and becomes scary at the end.
it gets more chaotic and becomes scary at the end.

- My name is Alvaro Lacouture.
- My name is Alvaro Lacouture.

- I'm Nicole Ginelli.
- I'm Nicole Ginelli.

- And our project is a object tracking installation
- And our project is a object tracking installation

that tracks objects to control different types
that tracks objects to control different types

of animations in real time.
of animations in real time.

So, we have these spheres that develop
So, we have these spheres that develop

the animation tracking.
the animation tracking.

- [Nicole] So, we're using them to connect to the track
- [Nicole] So, we're using them to connect to the track

of the size of the spheres and the light,
of the size of the spheres and the light,

the brightness of the spheres.
the brightness of the spheres.

So, we're getting really smooth tracking with these
So, we're getting really smooth tracking with these

which are being sent to the 3-D part of the system in unity.
which are being sent to the 3-D part of the system in unity.

(lively music)
(lively music)

- I'm Sachiko Nakajima.
- I'm Sachiko Nakajima.

I did the second year and I have a light installation
I did the second year and I have a light installation

which is based on the mathematics.
which is based on the mathematics.

And so, here as you can see there is a KDB equation
And so, here as you can see there is a KDB equation

which simulates a wave in a shallow water.
which simulates a wave in a shallow water.

But it seems to be difficult but it can be also
But it seems to be difficult but it can be also

simulated by a very simple method is like,
simulated by a very simple method is like,

like I said, automatic.
like I said, automatic.

So, it goes through the process vehicle space
So, it goes through the process vehicle space

so big wave goes faster but the small wave goes slower.
so big wave goes faster but the small wave goes slower.

So, it's very similar to the real world.
So, it's very similar to the real world.

Small wave goes slowly but this wave goes faster
Small wave goes slowly but this wave goes faster

and there also you can see a small wave goes slowly
and there also you can see a small wave goes slowly

and big wave goes faster.
and big wave goes faster.

- My name is Yongkun and here Fanyi.
- My name is Yongkun and here Fanyi.

- Hi, I'm also the creator of this project.
- Hi, I'm also the creator of this project.

- [Yongkun] The idea of this project is to let people
- [Yongkun] The idea of this project is to let people

to interact what they are doing in the routine life
to interact what they are doing in the routine life

and then be aware of what they are doing
and then be aware of what they are doing

because normally sometimes people are doing those things.
because normally sometimes people are doing those things.

So, we made a box which can reflect what people
So, we made a box which can reflect what people

are doing in their daily life.
are doing in their daily life.

So, we set some of the interaction in the room,
So, we set some of the interaction in the room,

in the real sighted room and every action
in the real sighted room and every action

they do in the room will be reflecting in the small box.
they do in the room will be reflecting in the small box.

- So, I'm Fernando and I'm creating this character
- So, I'm Fernando and I'm creating this character

call The Fire Bird and to embody the character
call The Fire Bird and to embody the character

which you put on these gloves.
which you put on these gloves.

And imagine here a performing arts context.
And imagine here a performing arts context.

So, depending on the gestures you make
So, depending on the gestures you make

you get a different sound and also you change the position
you get a different sound and also you change the position

of this 3-D object on the screen and you can change
of this 3-D object on the screen and you can change

the color of the object making different gestures
the color of the object making different gestures

related to the narrative I'm creating.
related to the narrative I'm creating.

So, it can make fire and you get a red object
So, it can make fire and you get a red object

or you can make like a tree and you get a green object.
or you can make like a tree and you get a green object.

And you can make like this and this is bird.
And you can make like this and this is bird.

So, you can fly.
So, you can fly.

You can embody The Fire Bird and you can fly around
You can embody The Fire Bird and you can fly around

carrying this seed that is inside
carrying this seed that is inside

the belly of The Fire Bird.
the belly of The Fire Bird.

- My name is Pippa Kelmenson.
- My name is Pippa Kelmenson.

I worked on this project with Noah Kernis.
I worked on this project with Noah Kernis.

He also has a brother.
He also has a brother.

We made a heart that beats to the beat of your own pulse.
We made a heart that beats to the beat of your own pulse.

There's a monitor on the outside
There's a monitor on the outside

and there's a motor inside of elastic heart.
and there's a motor inside of elastic heart.

Basically you just put your index finger
Basically you just put your index finger

on the pulse sensor and then you can see your pulse
on the pulse sensor and then you can see your pulse

beat in real time in a heart.
beat in real time in a heart.

- I'm Julian Mathews.
- I'm Julian Mathews.

This is the hour glass.
This is the hour glass.

So, there is climate change related data
So, there is climate change related data

correlated to the visual on this sculpture.
correlated to the visual on this sculpture.

So, this is a statistic related to bees.
So, this is a statistic related to bees.

If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth,
If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth,

humans would only have four years left to live.
humans would only have four years left to live.

There's some static ones, another static one,
There's some static ones, another static one,

and then these require some user input.
and then these require some user input.

This is mean to visualize rising sea levels
This is mean to visualize rising sea levels

so you can use a slider to demonstrate that.
so you can use a slider to demonstrate that.

This is the approximate hue of the Flint River water
This is the approximate hue of the Flint River water

during peak crisis, a little bit terrifying
during peak crisis, a little bit terrifying

that was coming out of people's faucets.
that was coming out of people's faucets.

So, these are two discs that I actually 3-D printed,
So, these are two discs that I actually 3-D printed,

that once it slows down, I attached neopixel strips
that once it slows down, I attached neopixel strips

on the outside and with this motor down here
on the outside and with this motor down here

it allows me to spin at 450 rotations per minute.
it allows me to spin at 450 rotations per minute.

- My name is Jen.
- My name is Jen.

This is kind of like this in shadow pattern disco.
This is kind of like this in shadow pattern disco.

It detects you distance.
It detects you distance.

So, if you played it, it's got a certain pattern
So, if you played it, it's got a certain pattern

going to it and then you get closer.
going to it and then you get closer.

You can really control it by every centimeters.
You can really control it by every centimeters.

- There's no projector, it's just light?
- There's no projector, it's just light?

- No, just light, just light.
- No, just light, just light.

I will be in front of us and here we can try to really
I will be in front of us and here we can try to really

control it slowly like this here.
control it slowly like this here.

(lively music)
(lively music)

- Hello, my name is Matt Ross.
- Hello, my name is Matt Ross.

I'm a second year at ITP and I'm here to talk to you
I'm a second year at ITP and I'm here to talk to you

about your relationship with your data.
about your relationship with your data.

What I have here today is a simple outlet
What I have here today is a simple outlet

but it's not just a simple outlet.
but it's not just a simple outlet.

This outlet is connected directly to the servers at Google
This outlet is connected directly to the servers at Google

and what it does is it looks for any documents
and what it does is it looks for any documents

that you haven't even looked at in over two years.
that you haven't even looked at in over two years.

So, what you can do today is log in and it will find
So, what you can do today is log in and it will find

just one single file and if you're ready
just one single file and if you're ready

you can pull the plug and it will delete
you can pull the plug and it will delete

just that single file and maybe just let you take a step
just that single file and maybe just let you take a step

towards having data in your life
towards having data in your life

that really makes you feel good and that's important to you.
that really makes you feel good and that's important to you.

See, it's retrieving all documents
See, it's retrieving all documents

from a year and a half ago.
from a year and a half ago.

When I pull this I'll have six seconds to change my mind,
When I pull this I'll have six seconds to change my mind,

but yep, you see it's going gold.
but yep, you see it's going gold.

And that's the whole process.
And that's the whole process.

- I'm Donna, I'm a second year here in ITP
- I'm Donna, I'm a second year here in ITP

and I work together with Matt.
and I work together with Matt.

We developed a new thing called Purell Data
We developed a new thing called Purell Data

where obviously you can see healthy data starts here.
where obviously you can see healthy data starts here.

I'm going to scan this QR code, just a P5 sketch
I'm going to scan this QR code, just a P5 sketch

asking me insert your phone into the container now.
asking me insert your phone into the container now.

All our goal today is basically to delete your,
All our goal today is basically to delete your,

or clear your browsing history.
or clear your browsing history.

So, I'm going to come here to this Purell,
So, I'm going to come here to this Purell,

lovely Purell, and if you would take of it here
lovely Purell, and if you would take of it here

my browsing history has been cleared.
my browsing history has been cleared.

- Hi, I'm Wen, I'm from Taiwan.
- Hi, I'm Wen, I'm from Taiwan.

- Hi, I'm KJ, I'm from Korea.
- Hi, I'm KJ, I'm from Korea.

- Yeah, so, this project's called Garden of Voices.
- Yeah, so, this project's called Garden of Voices.

So, this is basically a garden system that is based
So, this is basically a garden system that is based

on word recognition, so you can choose a word
on word recognition, so you can choose a word

from the library we built and say into a microphone
from the library we built and say into a microphone

and see how it goes.
and see how it goes.

- [Male Speaker] Revolution.
- [Male Speaker] Revolution.

- [Wen] Yeah, so, this installation is about
- [Wen] Yeah, so, this installation is about

the power of words because sometimes it's too,
the power of words because sometimes it's too,

it's not invisible so people just ignore it.
it's not invisible so people just ignore it.

I want to emphasize that.
I want to emphasize that.

This is so strong as people should.
This is so strong as people should.

- I'm Stacy Yuan.
- I'm Stacy Yuan.

- Hi, I'm Monni.
- Hi, I'm Monni.

- I'm Tianxu.
- I'm Tianxu.

So, this is a live vending machine.
So, this is a live vending machine.

We want to raise people's awareness of protecting animals
We want to raise people's awareness of protecting animals

and how the endangered animals are feeling right now.
and how the endangered animals are feeling right now.

Please insert the coin and start your journey.
Please insert the coin and start your journey.

So, here you can see an animation,
So, here you can see an animation,

the tiger is falling into the trap.
the tiger is falling into the trap.

Here you will get a product made by the tiger.
Here you will get a product made by the tiger.

It's a leather coat.
It's a leather coat.

- I'm Schuyler DeVos.
- I'm Schuyler DeVos.

This is my project.
This is my project.

I called it Liquid Relationships
I called it Liquid Relationships

and it's about connecting with other people.
and it's about connecting with other people.

- [Female Speaker] Okay, and then we have to, whoa.
- [Female Speaker] Okay, and then we have to, whoa.

- Hi, I'm Gil.
- Hi, I'm Gil.

I'm a first year ITP.
I'm a first year ITP.

This is the Interactive Scroll.
This is the Interactive Scroll.

So, it's designed to allow someone to interact
So, it's designed to allow someone to interact

with an ancient scroll physically so you can use
with an ancient scroll physically so you can use

these rods to scroll through.
these rods to scroll through.

And then this allows you to translate.
And then this allows you to translate.

- My name is Nok and this project is called Liiiiiiiiiight.
- My name is Nok and this project is called Liiiiiiiiiight.

It's about communication with physical separation.
It's about communication with physical separation.

(lively music)
(lively music)