Media Technology was the topic of my masters at Leiden University in the Netherlands. The Media Technology MSc programme is a place where students are encouraged to formulate their own scientific questions, and to translate personal inspirations and curiosities into their own research projects. To answer these questions, students create actual products, because we are convinced that by doing and creating, new scientific insights into the underlying question are encountered. The programme is a joint initiative of Leiden University’s computer science institute (LIACS) and the Academy for Creative and Performing Arts.
Below are a few of the projects that I worked on during my time at Leiden University.
White space or as some might call it, negative space, is an area that is left empty. White space has a special importance in visual design but exists in many other areas with different uses and values. Programmers utilize white space regularly in programming and some are even exposed to it while collaborating with designers,…
Read moreUncertainty is the state of limited knowledge where it is impossible to exactly describe the existing state or a future outcome. Despite there being no escape from uncertainty, humans keep seeking knowledge about the world to enhance their ability to get to the right conclusions. But, is our feeling of knowing “knowledge” itself? Is what…
Read moreuSis is Leiden University’s notorious interface to manage your course enrollment. It has a very outdated interface that is considered difficult to use and understand by students. We took it upon ourselves to come up with an updated interface and experience to enroll and explore courses by going through an iteration of user experience testing….
Read moreThe Marshmallow Test in its most basic form presents a marshmallow to the test subject, and the longer the test subject refrains from eating the marshmallow the more marshmallows they get. In parallel with an intelligence test, conclusions can be drawn by showing that the more intelligent test subjects were also able to perform better…
Read moreMind wandering is generally viewed as negative as it takes our focus away from the task at hand. Memory recollection due to stimuli is a natural mind wandering state as it takes focus from the external world and shifts it to the inner thoughts effectively shifting attention. The following research aims to investigate if there…
Read moreSpace between people affect us. From the long distance relationship taking a toll on each others feelings to how the space between us on a couch dictates how close we are in our mind. Space is affected by our actions, they way we move, what we say, and how we act. Being closer does something…
Read moreToday, the barcode is the most common way of carrying data and allows us to uniquely identify everything we attach it to. This unique visual language however is not something that we as humans are able to read – we see the stripes and the spaces between them, but it has no meaning to us….
Read moreWhen a creative task is placed in our hands, it’s not always easy to come up with an output. What if we could get some help on the way by an invisible, silent partner, that helps our own creativity in ways we can’t imagine until it has already happened. The project invites the participants to…
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