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You might be interested in my academic work, artworks, software, music and sound or creative technology projects. Selected blog posts below, or the whole thing here.
Light seeking robot
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Prototype for a light seeking robot
Haiku Heads Up
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Inspired by chatting with Tim Fairhall, this is pair of patches for displaying haikus to networked performers. They're done as max for live patches, but would work equally well in pure max.
The first patch loads a collection of haikus from a text file, or sends them out as they are typed in. The lines are then distributed via net.maxhole to anyone else on the local network.
Preamped Hydrophones
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I've built up a hydrophone using one of the new piezo preamp boards, and tested it against my last hydrophone.
Not the most scientific test, but demonstrates a bit what's going on. 
Hydrophone Construction 1
Piezo Preamp Build and Testing
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I've just had a batch of piezo preamp circuit boards made by makepcb.com, and given them a first round of testing. Here's the results!
Piezo Boards
Stand Up Debut: Bright Club at The Stand
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My standup debut, as part of Bright Club Edinburgh, at The Stand. Talking about agent based modelling, James Bond and The Matrix.
(larger version in full post)
DIY Piezo: Rochelle Salt Crystals
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Leafcutter John has a great post about making Rochelle Salt, which is piezoelectric, and hence can be used as a contact mic: Real Sound Cookery.
My folks Peter and Judith are both crystallographers, so I thought I'd put them to work in the lab (kitchen) to make some nice crystals.