人算不如天算
I was asked to make a blog for the NYU IMA Low Res graduate program. (I started with no tangible experience in interaction design.) Math is nature’s poetry, and these are just diary entries.
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I was asked to make a blog for the NYU IMA Low Res graduate program. (I started with no tangible experience in interaction design.) Math is nature’s poetry, and these are just diary entries.
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WHAT: IMALR-GT-106
Let me premise this by saying that I do not believe an online test is enough to “diagnose" autism. However, I had hoped that my gift would make us all ask why we even use the word, “diagnose,” in the first place?
The DSM is written from the perspective of those who either are or believe themselves to be “neurotypical.” It is not spoken from the autistic experience.
I’m also unsure as to why we refer to them as “Autistic Spectrum Disorders”- If it’s a spectrum, aren’t we all on it? I do not believe autism is a disorder you can “have,” much in the same way I do not believe you can “have” Asian. It’s just one ethnicity amongst a spectrum of many.
Matt’s Response: The Möbius “Spectrum”
I wish I could dedicate this entire post to Matt’s breathtaking Möbius strip
A spectrum implies opposing ends… But what if there are no ends? What if everything is everywhere, all at once?
The Re-Engagement: The Möbius Eye
(Honestly not sure which part of my brain thought it’d be a good idea to try to learn C4D in a week.)
For the actual project, I aimed to create an abstraction of our understanding of our universe. Perspective is reality, and we’re all enclosed in one box or another, just floating through space && time together, whatever that even means. Here’s to the eye of the storm.
From a technical standpoint, I had to make some sacrifices. For example, my Möbius strip only works from one angle, and the nebula is built from a 2D image, not 3D particles. The textures also didn’t quite get to where I wanted them to be, but at some point, a person has to accept humility. The learning curve is steep, and occasional sleep is nice.
Sources:
Maxon Cineversity
2D -> 3D Nebula Tutorial
Maxon Training Team - Textures
Documentation Video Track - Lotus by Ampzer
Gift Response: Matt Bowe
NikoMedia Möbius Strip Tutorial (Not Linked Per Request)