Nicolas Villar tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2008:/~villar//1 2008-01-17T20:48:51Z Embedded Interactive Systems, Computing Department, Lancaster University UK Movable Type 3.2 New Coordinates tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2008:/~villar//1.42 2008-01-17T20:46:09Z 2008-01-17T20:48:51Z Please note I have moved! As of January 2008 I am working as a Post Doc researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge. Click here for my MSRC Homepage... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ Please note I have moved!

As of January 2008 I am working as a Post Doc researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge.

Click here for my MSRC Homepage

]]> ColorDex: A Novel Interface for Live Music Mixing tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2007:/~villar//1.39 2007-03-26T16:09:56Z 2007-03-26T16:22:45Z To be presented at this year's conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME '07). Submitted paper (2.6Mb PDF) LINK. Demo video (36Mb MOV) LINK.... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ To be presented at this year's conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME '07).

Submitted paper (2.6Mb PDF) LINK.
Demo video (36Mb MOV) LINK.


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]]> Tangible and Embedded Interaction tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2007:/~villar//1.41 2007-02-20T17:18:03Z 2007-03-26T17:29:37Z Two VoodooIO-related papers were presented at the first international conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI '07), held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana: A Malleable Control Structure for Softwired User Interfaces ( PDF) VoodooFlash: Authoring Across Physical and Digital Form (... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ Two VoodooIO-related papers were presented at the first international conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI '07), held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana:

A Malleable Control Structure for Softwired User Interfaces ( PDF)
VoodooFlash: Authoring Across Physical and Digital Form ( PDF )

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More pictures of the event on Flickr.

]]> HDDJ tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2006:/~villar//1.38 2006-11-21T17:08:43Z 2007-03-26T15:57:18Z Development video showing how an old hard drive can be used as controller for a digital DJ'ing application (more details on this soon). Step-by-step instructions on how to build your own will be posted on the Instructables site. Quicktime Video... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ Development video showing how an old hard drive can be used as controller for a digital DJ'ing application (more details on this soon). Step-by-step instructions on how to build your own will be posted on the Instructables site.

Quicktime Video [26Mb]

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]]> VoodooIO @ SIGGRAPH '06 tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2006:/~villar//1.40 2006-08-01T16:32:59Z 2007-03-26T16:36:16Z Dave Molyneaux's image gallery of the VoodooIO exhibit at SIGGRAPH '06 Emerging Technologies Exhibition. LINK.... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ Dave Molyneaux's image gallery of the VoodooIO exhibit at SIGGRAPH '06 Emerging Technologies Exhibition. LINK.

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]]> VoodooIO Website tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2006:/~villar//1.37 2006-07-27T05:47:03Z 2007-03-26T15:55:37Z The new VoodooIO website is conviniently located at http://www.voodooio.com ! Visit for latest videos and publications about the project.... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ The new VoodooIO website is conviniently located at http://www.voodooio.com !
Visit for latest videos and publications about the project.

]]> VoodooIO MechWarrior Cockpit tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2006:/~villar//1.35 2006-03-02T18:39:41Z 2006-03-06T18:54:16Z A demonstration video showing how VoodooIO is used to create an adaptable cockpit for playing MechWarrior 4. > Download Video (WMV)... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ A demonstration video showing how VoodooIO is used to create an adaptable cockpit for playing MechWarrior 4.

> Download Video (WMV)


]]> Voodoo Cows Video tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2006:/~villar//1.34 2006-01-31T14:56:46Z 2006-03-22T13:11:32Z Voodoo Cows is an instrument for physically fabricating sonic environments ad hoc. The concept was originally inspired by the collective sound produced by the cowbells from a herd of Swiss cows. The bell on each cow has a distinct tone... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ Voodoo Cows is an instrument for physically fabricating sonic environments ad hoc. The concept was originally inspired by the collective sound produced by the cowbells from a herd of Swiss cows. The bell on each cow has a distinct tone and unique ringing pattern as each animal moves around and shakes its head at its own pace, creating interesting syncopated rhythms. Each ‘performance’ is dynamic, and unique to an audience that might encounter any particular ad hoc arrangement of cows in a field.

Voodoo Cows simulates this behaviour by providing a physical interface to compose soundcapes out of individually manipulable rhythmic cowbells. The bells are represented by Dial 'Pins that can be brought in and out of the area of a playing field (a location-aware, VoodooIO substrate). The actual sound of the bells is synthesized on a laptop, amplified and rendered through stereo speakers.

> Download Quicktime Movie (29.7Mb)

(Encoded using the H.264 codec, requires the latest version of the Quicktime software for playback.)

]]> VoodooIO Video tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2006:/~villar//1.33 2006-01-18T22:07:49Z 2006-03-06T18:54:16Z Submission to SIGGRAPH '06, Emerging Technologies track. > Download Quicktime Movie (41Mb)... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ Submission to SIGGRAPH '06, Emerging Technologies track.

> Download Quicktime Movie (41Mb)


]]> Ubicomp 2005 tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2005:/~villar//1.32 2005-09-14T18:06:51Z 2006-03-06T18:54:16Z Ubicomp 2005, the Seventh International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, was held in September 11-14 in Tokyo, Japan. Over 600 attendees took part in the workshop sessions, paper presentations and interactive demos. One of my favourite demos was the Cochira navigation... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ Ubicomp 2005, the Seventh International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, was held in September 11-14 in Tokyo, Japan. Over 600 attendees took part in the workshop sessions, paper presentations and interactive demos.

One of my favourite demos was the Cochira navigation system that helps people find the way around train stations by literally pointing them in the right direction!

]]> Drift Table & History Tablecloth at the V&A tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2005:/~villar//1.25 2005-08-29T18:41:46Z 2006-03-06T18:54:16Z The Drift Table and History Tablecloth formed part of the Touch Me exhibition at the V&A museum, London. Over 20,000 people visited the exhibition which ran between the 16th June and 29th August.... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ The Drift Table and History Tablecloth formed part of the Touch Me exhibition at the V&A museum, London.

Over 20,000 people visited the exhibition which ran between the 16th June and 29th August.

]]> Ubiquitous Media and Social Infrastructure tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2005:/~villar//1.17 2005-08-26T23:56:45Z 2006-03-06T18:56:33Z I was kindly invited to speak at the Ubiquitous Media and Social Infrastructure International Workshop, organized by the 21st Century Center of Excellence Program, Keio University. The workshop was held at Stanford University on August 26th, 2005. Presided by Hideyuki... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ I was kindly invited to speak at the Ubiquitous Media and Social Infrastructure International Workshop, organized by the 21st Century Center of Excellence Program, Keio University.

The workshop was held at Stanford University on August 26th, 2005. Presided by Hideyuki Tokuda and chaired by Ikuyo Kaneko, Jun Murai and Hiroaki Chiyokura.

I presented an overview of my work on ad hoc physical interfaces in the Media Communication Design session chaired by Masa Inakage.

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]]> Drift Table in Tate Britain tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2005:/~villar//1.26 2005-07-15T18:55:55Z 2006-03-06T18:54:16Z The Drift Table was included in A Picture of Britain, an exhibition at Tate Britain, London, running from the 15th June to 4th September 2005.... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ The Drift Table was included in A Picture of Britain, an exhibition at Tate Britain, London, running from the 15th June to 4th September 2005.

]]> IEE International Workshop on Intelligent Environments tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2005:/~villar//1.21 2005-06-29T19:39:30Z 2006-03-06T18:54:16Z Organized by the University of Essex (Colcheter, UK) and the IEE Robotics & Mechatronics Professional Network. June 2005. Presented The Pendle: A personal Mediator for Mixed Intiative Environments in the session entitled Interacting with Intelligent Environments. I also participated in... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ Organized by the University of Essex (Colcheter, UK) and the IEE Robotics & Mechatronics Professional Network. June 2005.

Presented The Pendle: A personal Mediator for Mixed Intiative Environments in the session entitled Interacting with Intelligent Environments. I also participated in the PhD colloquium which took place at the end of the second day of the workshop.

]]> The Pendle: A Personal Mediator for Mixed Initiative Environments tag:ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk,2005:/~villar//1.16 2005-06-28T19:53:58Z 2006-03-06T18:54:16Z N. Villar, G. Kortuem, K Van Laerhoven and A. Schmidt IEE International Workshop on Intelligent Environments, June 2005, Colchester UK Download PDF... Nicolas http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/~villar/ N. Villar, G. Kortuem, K Van Laerhoven and A. Schmidt
IEE International Workshop on Intelligent Environments, June 2005, Colchester UK

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]]> N. Villar, G. Kortuem, K Van Laerhoven and A. Schmidt "The Pendle: A Personal Mediator for Mixed Initiative Environments" In Proc. of the IEE International Workshop on Intelligent Environments, Colchester UK. June 2005. ISBN: 0-86341-519-9

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