{"660508":{"#nid":"660508","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Art Exhibition Has College Connections","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new art exhibition curated by a College of Computing staff member opened recently and features the work of a College faculty member.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe exhibit\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/art.c21u.gatech.edu\/\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/art.c21u.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EExtension of Self: what it means to be human in a digital world\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;opened Aug. 15 in the Georgia Tech Library. It examines how scientists and artists can collaborate to improve access to science and technology for underserved communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurated by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EBirney\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert\u003C\/strong\u003E, College events planner, the exhibition is the culmination of a $40,000 Georgia Tech\/Microsoft Accessibility Research Seed Grant that\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/staff-member-using-art-and-microsoft-grant-improve-stem-accessibility\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/staff-member-using-art-and-microsoft-grant-improve-stem-accessibility\u0022\u003ERobert received through the Center for 21st Century Universities\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe exhibition features six exhibits, including one from a small team led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAshutosh\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDhekne\u003C\/strong\u003E, School of Computer Science assistant professor. The team created an interactive art installation called\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETechMyMoves\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Efor\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eits\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Esubmission.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003ETechMyMoves\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;is an exploration in mapping the human presence into an interactive art. It reflects a person\u0026rsquo;s movements through dynamically changing art that becomes more enthusiastic, energetic, and vibrant with increased activity in the indoor space,\u0026rdquo; according to the exhibition website.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe installation uses ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless technology that detects and responds to movement within indoor spaces. Movements are captured and converted to digital media using Python and Processing 4 programs. The resulting art is then instantaneously displayed on a large LED screen.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDhekne, who\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/dhekne-receives-nsf-career-award-create-greener-more-advanced-indoor-navigation-and-security\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/dhekne-receives-nsf-career-award-create-greener-more-advanced-indoor-navigation-and-security\u0022\u003Eearned a 2022 National Science Foundation CAREER Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for his work in wireless localization and sensing, says he came up with the idea for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETechMyMoves\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;while \u0026ldquo;daydreaming of an expressive indoor space.\u0026rdquo; To bring his daydream to reality, Dhekne worked with recent alumnus\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EYunzhi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;(CS MS 21) and Human-Centered Computing Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ETingyu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECheng\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EExtension of Self\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;runs through Oct. 14 and is the first of two exhibitions planned by Robert as part of initial proposal for the seed grant program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new art exhibition curated by a College of Computing staff member is opening next week and features the work of a College faculty member."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2022-08-24 19:21:57","changed_gmt":"2022-08-25 17:25:01","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"660509":{"id":"660509","type":"image","title":"Ultra-wideband-radio-scatter-plot-2022","body":null,"created":"1661369209","gmt_created":"2022-08-24 19:26:49","changed":"1661369209","gmt_changed":"2022-08-24 19:26:49","alt":"Ultra-wideband-radio-scatter-plot-2022","file":{"fid":"250282","name":"1850.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/1850.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/1850.png","mime":"image\/png","size":253044,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/1850.png?itok=4HgIG8TD"}}},"media_ids":["660509"],"groups":[{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"categories":[{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"126","name":"exhibit"},{"id":"191177","name":"Birney Robert"},{"id":"191141","name":"Extension of Self"},{"id":"1205","name":"Library"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlbert Snedeker, Communications Mgr. 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