ANGELOS FLOROS_PHYSICAL COMPUTING

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Angelos Floros has a BA/MA degree in Architecture from the Department of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Using Erasmus program he extended the under-graduate studies in Barcelona at Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya (1996.) At that time he participated as a student at UIA’s Barcelona ‘96 World Conference and as a competitor at UIA’s Student International Competition. His project was sortlisted and exhibited at the Student Competition Exhibition. During that period he had the unique opportunity to work at Enric Miralles Studio (EMBT.) He graduated in 1997 presenting his Thesis: Enclosure in Barcelona in Thessaloniki, under the supervision of Miralles Enric, Papadopoulos Lois and Didaskalou Akis. Many of his projects, such as the Archaeological Museum in Maronia, the Museum of the City of Thessaloniki and his thesis were exhibited in many europeen cities such us Barcelona, Amsterdam, Lisbon, and many others.

He continued his studies in Master Degree in Interactive Telecommunication field in New York city following the Interactive Telecommunication Program (2001-2002), Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. He graduated with a distiction (3.9/4 GPE), having also financial support from Gerondelis Foundation and the three semester financial aid from the New York University (since the 2nd semester up to the end of his studies).

Currently, Angelos Floros is a PhD candidate (final year) of Technical University of Athens. His thesis is investigating the Interface as a key medium that combines the interactive and computational possibilities of programming languages in design process and spatial analysis. Interactive media in combination with socio-environmental studies are giving the ability to observe and research interaction issues in educational, cultural and commercial environments. This approach transforms the human-computer interaction into eventful playgrounds, framing contemporary patterns of interaction in social cultures.

EducationBA/MA in Architecture, Aristotle University of ThessalonikiMaster of Professional Studies in Interactive Telecommunications, ITP, Tisch School of the Arts, NYUPhD (on going) Department of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Since 2004, Angelos Floros holds the position of Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Architecture of University of Thessaly. The last 5 years he has a leading position in Interactive Media Field. He is Director of 4 basal and two advanced Digital and Interactive Design Courses. These courses are trying to immerse the students into the field of the hybrid design mediums -analogues and digital- and offer a reliable communication environment for their ideas and projects. Also, he supervised several research projects in Digital and Interactive Technology.

Recently, he designed, edited and published a book, with fellow Adjunct Lecturer Aaron Cohen. The book is written in Greek language trying to fill the gap of the Greek Bibliography in this field. It is entitled Keyboard Events: Architecture and Information, An introduction to Physical Computing trying to imprint the successful academic experiment of the elementary course Keyboard Events (founder of the course). The course introduces to the students an educational method in order to approach the design issues in all steps, from manuscripts to realization. In this course the students of Architecture gain the ability to compose spatial and environmental data with digital technology, able to bridge the physical with the digital world.

His academic expertise gave to him the opportunity to create a worldwide academic educational network, exploring the possibilities of critical interaction design, augmenting it with the opportunities of design imagination. This academic procedure includes seminars, lectures and workshops and it is addressed to a public of an open creative community. The aim is to emerge the interactive design process as a motive in order to enable efforts, to quickly prototype the interactive concepts.

All of these years as a freelance researcher, he participates through the leader position in Visual and Interactive Design -mostly for Exhibitions such as Venice Biennale, Prague Quadriennial, etc.- in collaboration with leading universities, institutions, foundations, museums, publishers, and Greek governmental authorities, such as the Athens Academy, the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, the University of Athens, the Foundation of Hellenic World, the National Archaeological Museum, the Hellenic Ministries of Culture and Education, and many others, framing and developing a plethora of research projects beyond the traditional boundaries of Interactive Media in Urban Cultures. For him, each project, educational, academic, research or professional, is a medium to extend the boundaries of the cognitive modules, embodying social and cultural characteristics in design process. His academic and professional philosophy is to focus in a Research process able to provide: a) a comprehensive glossary for the students, b) a content(ed) ark for clients, and c) a next generation eventful playground (platform) for the society.

Personal StatementArchitecture, Interactive Media, Informational Systems

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OBJECTSINSTALLATIONSSCREEN BASED

PHYSICAL COMPUTINGWORKS

Brothel

Aegean Pulse

Ephemeral Structures in the City of Athens

Quadrenniale 2003

Narcissus and Erebus

invis-O-vision

Symmetric Group

Cloned Identity

MetroPolymechanon: Educational Robotic Museum for Kids, Athens Greece

Biennial 1, Thessaloniki, Greece

Biennial 2006, Venice, Italy

Byzantine Museum 2003, Athens, Greece / RIBA, 2004, London, UK

Prague Quadrennialle 2003, Prague, Chezque Repablic

NYU, 2002, New York, USA




Fractal Live PortraitsTCG/HELLEXPO/ACTH, 2006, Thessaloniki, Greece / NYU, 2000, New York, USA

Fractal VideoNYU, 2000, New York, USA

Eyes: The Mirror of SurvivorCosta Navarino Natura Hall, Messinia, Greece

Birds’ SongCosta Navarino Natura Hall, Messinia Greece

Public Tweetsp-public 2013, Chania, Greece

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Costa NavarinoProduction: TalentJob Description: Design Leader

This is an on progress game regarding the birds’ communication system. A kid or an adult has the possibility to understand the following bird signals: Song, Communication, Defense, Feeding and Alert.

Using a die the users are able to hear the sound signals and answer to the questions what kind of messages represent the outcoming voice. Each face activates one sound signal compare to the position of the die on the vertical axes. On the sixth face, there are two buttons that help the users to reply if the question is true or false.

Costa Navarino Natura HallMesinia, Greece

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Costa NavarinoProduction: TalentJob Description: Design Leader

This is an on progress toy that simulates the birds’ view. We decide to use a low tech object, a viewmaster, in order the users gain this experience. The selected animals are: eagle, fish and frog. For each animal we developed a viewmaster disk with seven typical 3D views for each animal.

Costa Navarino Natura HallMesinia, Greece

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2008

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University of AthensProduction: Robotixlab, MakebelieveJob Description: Interactive Designer

The interactive means are gestures and other body interactions and we explore if such interactions can also facilitate meaningful interactions that employ body and mind. We aim to study the physical exploration of concepts and systems by moving within and acting upon an environment. The testbed for such explorations is Polymechanon, an interactive educational gaming centre where visitors can have full-body collaborative experiences during their visit. Visitors interact with virtual and real objects (e.g. joysticks and push buttons) through which they need to accomplish specific goals to win a game. Vimeo video: https://vimeo.com/122189702

Badminton TheatreAthens, Greece

PLYMECHANON YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8AJwADKd90

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In collaboration with Aaron Cohen

p-public festival7-9 June 2013, Chania, Greece

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2013

Installation “Physical Tweets” composes real-time data flows of information such as those produced collectively by the users of “p-public 2013” on Twitter. The installation consists of video projection and interactive lighting and is placed at Splazzia Sqr.

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State Museum of Contemporary ArtBiennial 1, Thessaloniki, Greece

«OTHER PLACES», MINISTRY OF CULTURE/SMCA, 2007, ISBN: 978-960-89534-3-7 «OTHER PLACES» - BIENNALE 1, STATE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (SMCA), THESSALONIKI, 2007

2007

This audio-visual interactive installation was developed for the Heterotopias / Other Places exhibition at the Old-ice Chambers of Thessaloniki Harbour in 2007. Other Places exhibition was a parallel event of Thessaloniki Biennial 1.The “Brothel” was the selected heterotopia for this installation. The participant using a torch was trying to recover the lost memory of an erotic experience. Hidden faces of the same female person emerged during the light search. Hidden audio samples were activated creating an audio environment. The sounds were based on the light position of the torch giving the chance to the user to create a private and personal memory experience of the audio environment. Vimeo video: https://vimeo.com/122189700

INSTALLATION

«OTHER PLACES», http://www.thessalonikibiennale.gr/biennale1/actdetail.php?prg_id=16&ptype=2&lang=2

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e BIENNALE AEGEAN ARCHIPELAGOS (GREEK PARTICIPATION), VENICE, ITALY, 2006

Commisisioners: Filoxenidou K. Konstantopoulos E., Kotzia K., Papadopoulos L.

FLOROS A. (2006) AEGEAN PULSE BEAT IN PAPADOPOULOS L., KONSTANTOPOYLOS E., FILOXENIDOY K. KOTZIA K. THE DISPERSED URBANITY OF THE AEGEAN ARCHIPELAGO, HMC, ISBN: 160-4454-25-7

Hellenic Ministry of Culture (HMC)Venice Biennial 2006, Venice, Italy

INSTALLATION

2006

An algorithmic application represents the density of the monthly transportation of the Aegean Islands for the period of one year. It includes the sea and the air connection from International and mainland Greek Cities with the Aegean Islands.

The rhythm of a heart beat sound is based on transportation density level. This audio-video installation was produced for the 10th Venice Biennale International Exhibition 2006. It was part of the Greek participation and it was located at the Greek Pavilion.

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s FLOROS A.(2004) IN THE ATHENS DOES SERIES, CULTURAL OLYMPIAD, HMC, ISBN: 960-7080-51-4 EPHEMARAL STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF ATHENS,BYZANTINE MUSEUM OF ATHENS, ATHENS, 2003

Curator: Theodorou M.Photographer: Deligiannidis K.UIA / Hellenic Ministry of Culture (HMC)Byzantine Museum, Athens, Greece

INSTALLATION

This installation made for the UIA 2004 International Architectural Competition. It was established in Athens, under Athens 2004 Olympic Games as a parallel event. The competition “Ephemeral Structures in the City of Athens” was organized by UIA and was hosted by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture at the Byzantine Museum of Athens. An algorithmic video was produced presenting in more than 7 hours the 800 submitted projects of the competitions.

This installation “traveled” since 2004 in several European Cities, such as London (Hosted by RIBA), etc.

2003

ATHENS SCAPE: THE 2004 OLYMPIC AND THE METABOLISM OF A CITY, RIBA, LONDON, UK, 2003

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2003

Curator: Apostolos Vettas In collaboration with: Cohen Aaron

Hellenic Center of International Theater InstitutePrague Quadernnial 2003, Prague, Czech Republic

QUADRENNIALE, PRAGUE, CHECH REPUBLIC, 2003

Interactive installation presents almost 100 places that were transformed to theatrical spaces in the city of Athens. The installation was made for the Greek participation at 10th Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design located in Prague in 2003.The Greek participation was curated by Prof. Apostolos Vettas and awarded by the distinction of honour.

FLOROS A., COHEN A. (2003)in VETTAS A. SIX STAGE DESIGNERS IN PRAGUE , HELLENIC CENTER OF INTERNATIONAL THEATRICAL INSTITUTE, ISBN: 960-87730-0-8

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FLOROS A., COHEN A. (2003)in VETTAS A. SIX STAGE DESIGNERS IN PRAGUE , HELLENIC CENTER OF INTERNATIONAL THEATRICAL INSTITUTE, ISBN: 960-87730-0-8 www.thea.auth.gr/theaint.asp

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Tisch School of the Arts, NYUNew York, USA

The user goes on the terrain with the i-glasses. The camera trucks the silhouette of the body. There is only one camera, only one input. This is the real space for the user.

On the other side the user enter the virtual space. A virtual 3D model of the body appears on the i-glasses display. There are 3 cameras targeting the user. Two cameras cover the whole body and an orbit camera focus on the face. Intense and dramatic interactive sound is coming through the headphones. Every move of the body influences the sound. This is the virtual space for the user.

ITP SHOW, NEW YORK, USA, 2002

INSTALLATION

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In a traditional LCD Panellight is blocked by the second filterwhen voltage is applied to a pixel.

Invis-O-Vision allows lightthat is polarized at 0 and 90 degreesto pass through until it is blocked by the Invis-O-Vision glasses.

FirstPolarizing filter

SecondPolarizing filter

Liquid Chrystal

White pixel Black pixel White pixel Black pixel

Invis-o-vision glasses act assecond polarizing filter, blocking

light from black pixels amda;;owing white pixels to show through


In collaboration with:A. Milmoe, R. Kumra, C. Holoubek


WITNEY MUSEUM, NEW YORK, USA, 2002

Invis-O-Vision consists of a system of full-color projected presentations that would appear on flat surfaces above works of art. Without the specially designed glasses, the visitor would see only a faint patch of light alerting him that additional content is available. (or Without the specially designed glasses, the visitor would see nothing.) The user would wear inexpensive paper or plastic framed glasses with polarized lenses. These would be similar to 3D glasses. The video presentations would include a short biography of the artist, an explanation of the artist’s process and specific quotes and content relating to the work of art it is placed next to.

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In collaboration with:C. Tongthai

2001

SCREEN BASED

The identity of the object that exists in the real world is distorted by the binary filter of the digital world. Since the image of the object is captured into the digital media, the image becomes a combination of numbers, which are transformed to pixels on the computer screen. Digital system has power to create and change the image. Finally, the image is no longer the original object, but becomes a new object that has new identity, which is called “Cloned Identity”.

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DIGITAL TOPO_GRAPHIES, TCG/HELLEXPO/ACTH, THESSALONIKI, 2006

FLOROS A., (2005) THE IMAGE IS A SIGHT IN PAPADIMITRIOU S. DIGITAL TOPOGRAPHIES, FUTURA PUBLICATIONS ATHENS, ISBN: 960-7960-90-1

2002

SCREEN BASED

This project introduces ways of representations of a still and live image portraits through the use of digital technology. The experimental process began using two dimensional space and grid of 24X32 pixels. The research was extended using 3-D virtual environment as a canvas of the user’s portrait. A complex of algorithms is a generating machine that captures, analyses, fractalizes and finally constructs the user’s idol.

The idea came from the tesserae portraits of the Byzantine period and the hagiographies. The aim was to create an alternative module through the use of digital and algorithmic technology, a contemporary mosaic using the advantages of the computational power.


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This is a virtual scene of video footage of a kiss. The virtual body is redrawn throught the use of particle systems. A virtual environment is generated, becoming a new “chora” for the virtual body. By using algorithms, the aesthetic of the body it is manipulated over time. Moreover, the environment has a crucial role in the scene. This project is an exploration on virtual reality spaces, using algorithmic manipulation of a digital environment.

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EDUCATIONAL

MULTIMEDIAWORKS

CULTURAL

Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Athens Greece

Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Thessaloniki, Greece

Hellenic Ministry of Education/Kastaniotis Publications, Athens, Greece

Conceptum, Athens, Greece

Maritime Museum of Greece, Pireaus, Greece


University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece

University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece

Travelling to Greece for Folkloric Research

National Archaeological Museum

Mycenaean Museum

Epidaurus Museum

Computer Explorer - Electronic Postman

Photorama

Ships Conceptions

Olympiakos F.C. Museum

Environmental Studies on Elementary School

Gendered Spaces

Visual Studies Database

School of Engineering, University of Thessaly

American School of Clasical Studies at Athens, Athens GreeceAthenian Agora


Athens Academy, Athens, Greece

Olympiakos F.C, Pireaus, Greece

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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This volume is a study of a multimedia application that aims to present and promote Greek antiquities. Also, it describes the activities and the restoration methods of the National Archaeological Museum. The DVD volume includes a plethora of audiovisual material in various formats, such as texts, images, videos, 3D reconstructions, VR spaces, panoramic and 360o views. Applied technologies, such as timelines, maps, encyclopedia, list of entries, notebook, search engine and educational games, functions as useful tools to aid the user to gain an eventful navigation.

This proposal won the 3rd prize and offered to the producer, Erevnites Publication, the ability to develop and produce three DVD volumes: National Archaeological Museum, Epidaurus Museum and Mycenae and Mycenaean Civilisation.

The concept was based on modular creation in order to use the same interface and programming infrastructure for developing multimedia DVD volumes about the Epidaurus Museum and the Mycenaean Museum. The colour palette acts as a structural element differentiating the design of the three museums.

The design methods for these volumes embedded the following rules, creating a design pattern or an order: a) Ambient interface, b) Line based graphics, c) No image based graphics, d) One viewer for all the digital formats, e) One interface for text based embedded apps (font style)

It was crucial to create one player for all digital formats that were included, regardless of what type of material the user wanted to view. Images, videos, QTVRs, etc., had the same player.

National Archaeological MuseumMycenaean MuseumEpidaurus Museum

Hellenic Cultural Heritage, Ministry of CultureAthens, Greece

Job Description: Art DirectionProduction: Erevnites/HCH

HELLENIC MINSTRY OF CULTURE, NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF GREECE (2009) ATHENS, ISBN 978-960-8276-40-6

HELLENIC MINSTRY OF CULTURE, MYCENAE AND MYCENAEAN CIVILISATION (2009) ATHENS, ISBN 978-960-8276-49-9 3rd PRIZE

HELLENIC MINSTRY OF CULTURE, EPIDAURUS MUSEUM (2009) ATHENS, ISBN 978-960-8276-49-9

Athenian Agora

This is an online museum of the Athenian Agora. The initial concept was to create, 2 ways of seeing, providing 2 gates a) the Urban gate, which is based on the archaeological site of the Athenian Agora, and b) the Museum’s gate.

Through the Urban Gate the user has the opportunity, to see the Athenian Agora Site and their treasures, using Streetview technology along the Panathenian Way. The images of the Streetviews, are based on the historic Archaeological Reconstructions. This method gives the possibility to the user to understand the space of the Athenian Agora and to view the archaeological objects based on location they that had been found.

The Museum Gate is based on Attalos’ Museum Program -the main museum of the Agora- presenting the archaeological objects under chronological division.

Job Description: Designer LeaderProduction: Talent

American School of Classical Studies at AthensAthens, Greece

2012 2009

Photorama

This project is a virtual museum of the Photographic and Cinematographic private collection of Adam Damianaki’s. His collection includes a plethora of important mediums of the photographic and cinematographic history, divided in five thematic sessions: Still Cameras, Video Cameras, Projectors, Tools and Accessories.

Still cameras and stereo cameras from the 19th century up to date, video cameras from the early 20th century up to date, rear cameras such as gun cameras, magic laterns, stereo projectors, slide and video projectors, films and papers from different periods, montage machines, various accessories and toys are some of the categories of 1000 objects collection.

Conceptum SAAthens, Greece

Job Description: Art Direction / Interactive DeveloperPhotographer: Deligiannidis K. Image Processing: Payiatis P., Koronis G., Deligiannidis A.

HELLENIC MINSTRY OF CULTURE, NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF GREECE (2009) ATHENS, ISBN 978-960-8276-40-6

HELLENIC MINSTRY OF CULTURE, MYCENAE AND MYCENAEAN CIVILISATION (2009) ATHENS, ISBN 978-960-8276-49-9 CONCEPTUM, (ED.) FLOROS A. (2009) PHOTORAMA, CONSEPTUM SA, ATHENS

Travelling to Greece for Folkroric Research

This volume made for the Academy of Athens and the Hellenic Folklore Research Centre, the primer Educational and Research Institution in Greece. The aim of the Hellenic Folklore Research Centre is to collect folklore material of every kind and to publish it. To collect all published texts on folk culture, to extract any relevant information and to compile bibliographies. This production was made by Conceptum.

The content of this volume presents the folkloric tradition of Greece hinterland, based on 7995 mostly unpublished manuscripts. Seventeen areas are been represented by local people. Each of the person (17) has a story to- tell and remains open on a dialogue with the user.

ATHENS ACADEMY, RESEARCH CENTER OF GREEK FOLKRORE (2009) ΤΑΞΙΔΕΥΟΝΤΑΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΓΙΑ ΛΑΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΗ ΕΡΕΥΝΑ (TRAVELLING TO GREECE FOR FOLKORIC RESEARCH) CONCEPTUM SA, ISBN 160-4454-25-7

Job Description: Interactive DesignerProduction: Conceptum SA

Academy of AthensAthens, Greece

This volume presents the collection of the primer nautical museum of Greece, the Hellenic Maritime Museum. It promotes the glorious tradition of Greek shipping since the Ancient Classic Period of the trireme up to our era.

Various digital materials are included in this volume like documents, historic photos and QTVRs for crucial models. The models are precise miniatures of real ships under various scales.

The collection is based on hand made scale models of ships, using the models are the research tools for focusing of 3000 years history of Greece shipping. The volume also includes a video interview, giving details of building a scale model ship.

Ships Conceptions

HELLENIC MARITIME MUSEUM (2008) SHIPS CONCEPTIONS, POSTSCRIPTUM PUBLICATIONS, PIREAUS

Hellenic Maritime MuseumPireaus, Greece

Job Description: Interactive DeveloperProduction: Postscriptum

2009 2008 2008

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Olympiakos F.C. Museum

This DVD volume is the official volume of Olympiakos F.C.Museum. It contains material of the 113 years history of the club. It presents historic issues of the team in all sports, such as football, basketball, volleyball, swimming, etc. The volume give emphasis on football, the most popular and glorious game of Olympiakos Club.

This interactive application is part of the Museum of Olympiakos, which is located at Karaiskaki Stadium in Pireaus.

Environmental Studies on Elementary School

This volume is an education volume for the kids of the elementary school level. It deals with the environmental, cultural and communication studies of the natural and artificial environment.

For this project, a painting application, which is suitablefor kids in elementary level, was developed.

OLYMPIAKOS (2008) ΤΟ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΜΕΣΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ (THE MUSEUM THROUGHT ITS HISTORY) PLD PRODUCTION/OLYMPIAKOS F.C. MUSEUM

Ministry of Education and ReligionsPireaus, Greece

Ministry of Education and ReligionsAthens, Greece

Job Description: Interactive DeveloperProduction: PLD Production

Job Description: Art Direction / Interactive DeveloperProduction: Conceptum

Computer Explorer Electronic Postman

The applications Computer Explorer and Electronic Postman include activities and educational games regarding the first mathematical and Greek language issues for kids of nursery level. This multimedia volume helps the primary school kids to learn the first steps of mathematics but also to read and write in Greek language.

In both volumes, interactive applications such as painting, puzzles and games were developed. These applications are the digital tools for the content management. The aim of these interactive materials is to create a playful environment that is adapted to childhood, providing in this way a social successful interaction.

This educational application, won the 1st prize of Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religion competition.

Hellenic Ministry of Education and ReligionsAthens, Greece

Job Description: Interactive DeveloperProduction: Kastaniotis Publication

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (2008) ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟ-ΝΙΚΟΣ ΕΞΕΡΕΥΝΗΤΗΣ / ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΚΟΣ ΤΑΧΥΔΡΟΜΟΣ (COMPUTER EXPLORER / ELECTRONIC POSTMAN), KASTANIOTIS PUBLICATIONS, ATHENS

1ST PRIZE

2008 20062008

School of Engineering, University of Thessaly

This volume presents and promotes the academic syllabus and the research activities of the School of Engineering of University of Thessaly in Greece. The volume was produced by the participation of the followings departments:

Dept of Mechanical Engineering Dept of Planning and Regional Development Dept of Civil Engineering Dept of Architecture Engineering Dept of Computer & Communications Engineering

The volume was presented in General Secretary of Research and Technology exhibition at Zappeion Megaron exhibition hall in 2006.

Gendered Spaces

The purpose of this audio-visual production is to present the range of methods and issues that these courses introduced, thus constituting an initial body of educational material for the study of gender and space.

For the program a web page was also developed, covering the activities and related academic syllabus of the Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly.

Visual Studies Database

This is the official database of the School of Drama, Faculty of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The database includes a variety of multimedia material (texts, narrations, images, videos, etc) for covering the architectural stage design primitives, scenography and costume design of all centuries. The database is part of the School of Fine Art intranet, addressed to the students and the faculty members of the School. Developing a database and a proper interface for the School of Fine Art users, was a challenge. This project was the initial research project in interface database design. Many of the modules were included later in Museums Project (Archaeological, Mycenaean and Epidaurus).

THE ZAPPEION EXHIBITION HALL, GENERAL SECRETARY OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, ATHENS, 2006

UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY (2005) GENDERED PLACES , UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY, VOLOS

www.arch.uth.gr/genderandspace

General Secretary of Research & Technology Athens, Greece

University of ThessalyVolos, Greece

School of Drama, Faculty of Fine Arts AUTHThessaloniki, Greece

Scientifically Responsible: Aravas N.Job Description: Graphic and Interaction Design / Interactive Developer

Scientifically Responsible: Trova V.Job Description: Graphic and Interaction Design / Interactive Developer

Scientifically Responsible: Vettas A.Job Description: Graphic and Interaction Design / Interactive Developer

2006 2005 2005

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ANIMATIONINTERACTIVE

3D VISUALISATIONSWORKS

DOMI Publications - Newspaper “ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ” , Athens Greece



Maritime Museum of Greece, Pireaus, Greece

Aegean Flythrough

3D Representations of 296 Monuments of Unesco

Acropolis of Tiryns

Mycenaean Acropolis

Still Cameras, Camcorders and Projectors

Epidaurus Tholos

SOFIA Foundation, Athens GreeceScale Models of the SOFIA Foundation


Athens Academy, Athens, Greece

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On the occasion, of the publication “World Culture Encyclopedia - Monuments of Unesco” 3-D digital representations of 296 monuments of Unesco’s World Heritage were developed. The representations were mostly animations, but some of them were made by using interactive 3-D models in a virtual environment.

The representations of such a large number of monuments was collected in 28 volumes, published by DOMI Publications, and delivered to the public as embedded volumes on Sunday’s newspaper “To Vima” for 28 weeks.

The 3-D monuments were included in the virtual space «Cruiser» which was carried out by the IT company TALENT (www.cruiser.gr).

Publication DOMI-Lambrakis Press– «ΒΗΜΑ της Κυριακής»Athens, Greece

Job Position: Supervision / ModellingAssociates: Kountouras P., Platanisiotis G., Somerakis G., Fotopoulou A., Matsoukas N., Konstantin R., Maheridou D., Manolesios A., Mazarakis M., Katsimiha S., Remvaltados, G. Antonopoulos X., Bezes A., Kyrligiannis T., Siompos C., Phillippe, Cyrille

WORLD CULTURAL ENCYCLOPEDIA - MONUMENTS OF UNESCO, PUBLICATION DOMI, 2006 (26 VOLUMES)

2006

T he Place de la Concorde The LouvreMuseum D’ OrsayThe Cathedral of Notre-DameThe Eiffel TowerThe Pont Alexander IIILe Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste PerretBelfries of FranceChartres Cathedral

Historic Centre of BruggeBelfries of FlandresBelfries of WalloniaThe Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault)Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta

FRANCE

BELGIUM

NETHERLANDS

Mill Network at Kinderdijk-ElshoutRietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)

SPAIN

Archaeological Ensemble of MéridaCatalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de BoíThe Mesqita of CordobaThe Alkacar of ToledoMonastery and Site of the Escurial, MadridSanta Maria of AsturiasThe Cityhall of SalamancaUniversity and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares

The Casa Battlo of Antoni Gaudio

PORTUGAL

GERMANY

The Cathedral of Angra do Heroismo in the AzoresBauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and DessauCologne CathedralHolstentor brick gate in Hanseatic City of LübeckKiel CityhallLuther Memorials in Eisleben and WittenbergBrandenburger GatePilgrimage Church of Wies

AUSTRIA

Speyer CathedralTown of BambergCity of Graz - Historic CentreThe opera of Vienna

POLAND

Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn

ITALY

Semmering RailwayWooden Churches of Southern Little PolandColosseumPantheonFlorence CathedralSan Gimignano ChurchVenice TerracePiazza del Duomo, PisaPalladio’s BasilicaPiazza del CampoEarly Christian Monuments of RavennaForum and Jupiter Temple in Pompeia

VATICAN

Villa Adriana (Tivoli)

MALTA

Vatican

SWITZERLAND

Megalithic Temples of Malta Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair

UNITED KINGDOM

Convent of St GallBlaenavon Industrial LandscapeBlenheim PalaceBath CathedralDerwent Valley MillsDurham CathedralHeart of Neolithic OrkneyMaritime GreenwichNew LanarkEdinburgh CastlePalm House of Kew GardensThe Ruins of Fountains AbbeyWestminster PalaceWestminster Abbey

DENMARK

Kronborg Castle

NORWAY

BryggenRøros Mining Town: The Church

SWEDEN

Agricultural Landscape of Southern ÖlandViking-Age ShipEngelsberg IronworksMining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in FalunRoyal Domain of Drottningholm

BELARUS

Varberg Radio Station

FINLAND

Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at NesvizhHoly Cross Church in Old RaumaPetäjävesi Old ChurchVerla Groundwood and Board Mill

LATVIA

Historic Centre of Riga

UKRAINE

Saint-Sophia Cathedral in KievL’viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre

CZECH REPUBLIC

Historic Centre of Český KrumlovHistoric Centre of PragueHistoric Centre of TelčHoly Trinity Column in OlomoucSt Procopius’ Basilica in TřebíčChurch of St Barbara in Kutná HoraLednice-Valtice Cultural LandscapeTugendhat Villa in Brno

HUNGARY

SLOVAKIA

CROATIA

SERBIA

Historic Centre of BudapestEarly Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural LandscapeOld Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings

Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica

The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik

The Patriarchate of Peć Monastery

BULGARIA

Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

FYROM

Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region

ROMANIA

Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains

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CYPRUS

GREECE

ChoirokoitiaSt Nicolas in the Troodos RegionPanagia Araka in the Troodos Region Panagia Asinou in the Troodos Region Podithou Galatas in the Troodos RegionPaphos

Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)Hosios Loukas of ChiosMonasteries of DaphniNea Moni of ChiosApollo Temple in DelosAtenas Temple in DelosTerrace of the Lions in DelosTemple of Apollo Epicurius at BassaeMonastery of the Transfiguration of Jesusin MeteoraThe Holy Monastery of Holy Trinity in MeteoraThe Holy Monastery of Roussano in MeteoraThe Holy Monastery of Saint Stephen in MeteoraThe Holy Monastery of Saint Nicolas Anapafsas The Holy Monastery of Varlaam in MeteoraHoly Monastery of MEGISTI LAVRAHoly Monastery of IVIRONHoly Monastery of DIONYSOSHoly Monastery of PANTOKRATOR Holy Monastery of ZOGRAFOSHoly Monastery of KARAKALOSHoly Monastery of SIMON PETRASHoly Monastery of STAYRONIKITASHoly Monastery of GREGORIOSHoly Monastery of PANTELEIMONHoly Monastery of VATOPEDIONHoly Monastery of HILANDARIONHoly Monastery of KOUTLOUMOUSIONHoly Monastery of XIROPOTAMOSHoly Monastery of DOCHIARIOSHoly Monastery of FILOTHEOSHoly Monastery of SAINT (AGIOS) PAVLOSHoly Monastery of XENOPHONHoly Monastery of ESFIGMENOSHoly Monastery of KOSTAMONITISSt Sophia of Mystra

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

St Theodor of MystraEvaggelistria of MystraSt Dimitrios of MystraPanagia Odigitria of MystraPantanassa of MystraPerivleptos of MystraZeus Temple in OlympiaSt Caterina of ThessalonikiSt Apostol of ThessalonikiTransfiguration of Jesus in ThessalonikiPanagia Chalkeon in ThessalonikiProphet Elias in ThessalonikiCave of the Apocalypse on the Island of PátmosSaint John “the Theologian” on the Island of PátmosMedieval City of RhodesPythagoreion and Heraion of SamosArchaeological Sites of Tiryns

Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev PosadEnsemble of the Novodevichy ConventFortress Buildings of DerbentCultural Ensemble of the Solovetsky IslandsSt Sophia of NovgorodChurch of the Ascension, KolomenskoyeEnsemble of the Ferrapontov MonasteryHermitage of St Petersburg

BERMUDA

Historical Centre of the City of YaroslavlSt George and Related Fortifications (UK)

CANADA

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic SiteOld Town LunenburgHistoric District of Old Québec

USA

BELIZE

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MEXICO

Cahokia Mounds State Historic SiteNational Historic Site in Puerto RicoStatue of Liberty

Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Antigua GuatemalaArchaeological Park and Ruins of QuiriguaTikal National Park

Historic Monuments Zone of QuerétaroHistoric Centre of Mexico CityHistoric Centre of OaxacaHistoric Centre of PueblaHospicio Cabañas, GuadalajaraLuis Barragán House and StudioHistoric Centre of MoreliaMonasteries on the Slopes of PopocatepetlPre-Hispanic City of TeotihuacanFranciscan Missions in the Sierra GordaSian Ka’anHistoric Monuments Zone of TlacotalpanΟχυρωμένη πόλη της ΚαμπέτσεPre-Hispanic Town of UxmalZacatecas Cathedral

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

BRAZIL

Historic Area of Willemstad (Netherlands)

BrasiliaHistoric Centre of Salvador de BahiaHistoric Centre of the Town of GoiásHistoric Centre of São Luís

EL SALVADOR

HAITI

NICARAGUA

Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

The Palace of Sans Souci

Ruins of León Viejo

PANAMA

Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo

CUBA

Urban Historic Centre of CienfuegosArchaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of CubaTrinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios

SURINAME

VENEZUELA

Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas

CHILE

COLOMBIA

ECUADOR

PERU

ARGENTINA

Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoSewell Mining Town

Fortresses and Group of Monuments, CartagenaHistoric Centre of Santa Cruz de MompoxNational Archeological Park of Tierradentro

City of QuitoAna de los Ríos de Cuenca

Historic Centre of Lima Historic Sanctuary of Machu PicchuLines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana

Jesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaJesuit Missions of the Guaranis

Historic Inner City of Paramaribo


BOLIVIA

City of PotosíFuerte de SamaipataJesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

ALGERIA

DjémilaKasbah of AlgiersAl Qal’a of Beni HammadM’Zab ValleyTipasa

EGYPT

LIBYA

TUNISIA

Abu MenaIstoric CairoSaint Catherine Area

Old Town of GhadamèsArchaeological Site of SabrathaArchaeological Site of Cyrene

Archaeological Site of CarthageKairouanMedina of SousseMedina of TunisPunic Town of Kerkuane and its NecropolisDougga

GAMBIA

GHANA

James Island

Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra

MOROCCO

MAURETANIA

SENEGAL

MALI

TimbuktuTomb of Askia

Historic City of MeknesKsar of Ait-Ben-HaddouPortuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)Medina of FezMedina of MarrakeshMedina of Tétouan

Ancient Ksour of Ouadane

Island of GoréeIsland of Saint-Louis

NIGERIA

Sukur Cultural Landscape

MADAGASCAR

MOZAMBIQUE

MAURITIUS

Royal Hill of Ambohimanga

Aapravasi Ghat

Island of Mozambique

TANZANIA

Ruins of the Island Songo Mnara

ZIMBABWE

Great Zimbabwe National Monument

TURKEY

The Great MosqueSt Sophia of InstabulXanthos-Letoon TheatreTrojan Horse

ETHIOPIA

AksumHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownRock-Hewn Churches, LalibelaTiya

Meidan Emam, EsfahanPersepolisTchogha Zanbil

IRAQ

Ashur’s Ziggurat

ΙRΑΝ

SYRIA

The Great Mosque of Damascus Site of Palmyra

ISRAEL

Temple of the Rocks in JerusalemBiblical Tels

JORDAN

PetraQuseir Amra

LEBANON

Byblos

YEMEN

Old City of Sana’a

ΟΜΑΝ

Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn

KAZAKHSTAN

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

UZBEKISTAN

Itchan KalaHistoric Centre of BukharaHistoric Centre of Shakhrisyabz

TURKMENISTAN

Kunya-Urgench

PAKISTAN

Archaeological Ruins at MoenjodaroTaxilaHistorical Monuments at Makli, Thatta

INDIA

Agra FortGroup of Monuments at MahabalipuramSun Temple, KonârakSun Temple, KonârakGroup of Monuments at HampiKhajuraho Group of MonumentsGreat Living Chola TemplesQutb Minar Churches and Convents of GoaChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

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Hellenic Ministry of CultureTiryns. Greece

Hellenic Ministry of CultureMycenaea, Greece

Hellenic Ministry of CultureEpidaurus, Greece

Scientific Supervisor: prof. Dimakopoulou K. Job Position: Modelling Supervision 3D Representation: Mazarakis M.Production: Erevnites / Foundation of Hellenic Culture

Scientific Supervisor: prof. Labrinoudakis K. Job Position: Modelling Supervision 3D Representation: Mazarakis M.Production: Erevnites / Foundation of Hellenic Culture

Scientific Supervisor: prof. Dimakopoulou K. Job Position: Modelling Supervision 3D Representation: Manolesios A.Production: Erevnites / Foundation of Hellenic Culture

Acropolis of Tiryns Mycenaean Acropolis Epidaurus Tholos

For the production of the three Archaeological DVD volumes, 3-D reconstructions of the major monuments were developed. The first one is a model of the Acropolis of Tiryns and it was developed for the Mycenae and Mycenaean Civilisation volume. Under the scientific supervision of the prof. Dimakopoulou K., a video was produced, reconstructing a hypothetical scenario of the Acropolis of Tiryns.

The model of the Acropolis of Mycenae was developed for the Mycenae and Mycenaean Civilisation volume. Under the scientific supervision of the prof. Dimakopoulou K., a video was produced, reconstructing a hypothetical scenario of the Mycenaean Acropolis.

The Epidaurus Tholos 3-D model was developed for the Epidaurus Museum volume. Under the scientific supervision of the prof. Labrinoudakis K., a video was produced reconstructing the Epidaurus Tholos, one of the most important monuments in Epidaurus Asclepieion.

2009 20092009

Hellenic Ministry of CultureVenice, Italy

25th VENICE BIENNALE AEGEAN ARCHIPELAGOS (GREEK PARTICIPATION), VENICE, ITALY, 2006

FLOROS A. (2006) AEGEAN FLYTHROUGH IN PAPADOPOULOS L., KONSTANTOPOYLOS E., FILOXENIDOY K. KOTZIA K. THE DISPERSED URBANITY OF AEGEAN ARCHIPELAGO, HMC, ISBN: 160-4454-25-7

Commisisioners: Filoxenidou K. Konstantopoulos E., Kotzia K., Papadopoulos L.Job Position: Supervisor3D Modeling/Animation: Bezes A.

Aegean Flythrough

This project is a 3-D animation of virtual tour above and below the Aegean Sea. The geography of the Aegean Archipelago is presented, including the Aegean Greek Islands and the seabed geography. The model was based on NASA geographical data offering a detail of 20m for the islands and 100m for the seabelt. This video also presents some of the most important underwater artifacts and antiquities of Greek History.

The video was presented at the Greek Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2006.

2006

Conceptum SAAthens, Greece

Job Position: SupervisionModeling: Koronis G.

Still Cameras, Camcorders and Projectors

On the occasion, of Photorama project, 20 3-D models of photographic and cinematographic machines, from the 19th century up to our days, were developed.

The models gave to the user the ability to analyse the objects using a rich virtual environment. The user had the ability to examine the models both from the outer and the inner parts, using an orbit camera and viewing animations upon request. These models are precise and detailed copies of the original objects.

The original models belong to the collector Adam Damianakis.

CONCEPTUM, (ED.) FLOROS A. (2009) PHOTORAMA, CONSEPTUM SA, ATHENS

2008 Scale Models of the SOFIA Foundation

Ten 3-D objects were produced for SOFIA Foundation. SOFIA Foundation is a collector of scale models of Marklin Company and other. Their collection includes a variety of objects such as wagons, trains, train stations, zeppelins, cars and other historic vehicles of 20th century.

The 3-D objects were included in a game platform that was developed by IT company Talent.

SOFIA FoundationAthens, Greece

Job Description: Curation of 3D modelling Modelling: George KoronisProduction: Talent SA

SOFIA FOUNDATION (2008) SOFIA FOUNDATION’S COLLECTION, TALENT, ATHENS

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BOOKACADEMIC COURSE

EDUCATIONALWORKS

(editors) Cohen A. Floros A. (2011) University of Thessaly/Futura Publication, Athens, GreeceKeyboard Events: Architecture and Information

Keyboard Events CourseDepartment of Architecture, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece

WorkshopSchool of Product and Industrial Design, University of the Aegean, , Greece

Diploma ProjectSchool of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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ACADEMIC COURSE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTUREARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY

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Kalfopoulos Apostolos

Students

Billia Dimitra

Nikolakopoulou Irene

DIPLOMA PROJECT

A prototype model of a body instrument. The project is based on Ariadnes’ Myth. Extending the myth, the space became a gate for a musical exodus.

The chord as an extention of Ariadnes’ thread is the medium that captures the body traces and transform them to notes.

The clarity of a music instrument and the complexity of the usability of the space, through body actions, becomes a synergetic model that produces an idiotype pattern of interaction

VIDEO: http://vimeo.com/70150266#at=0

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Stavros Vergopoulos

Marios Papanikolaou

Peni Michailidou

The installation was presented as part of the Diploma Project “Sensorial Apparatus” which was presented in September of 2013 at the Architecture Faculty of AUTH.

Through the study of the neuronal system and the way the nerve fibers function, an exploration of three sensorial systems is selected: haptic, visual and auditory system. The neuronal, muscular and skeletal system is approached in analogy to the mechanical behavior of a specific materiality.

The installation senses the ever changing from the viewers field of stimulation. The embodied sensors perceive light and sound intensities as well as movement variations of thehuman bodies. The data that is imported, is mapped and translated based on a programmed behavior, so as to activate the corresponding actuators. An almost breathing object that transforms according to the “in situ” presence of bodies.

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Stavros Apotsos

Nassos Rossikopoulos-Pappas

Stella Rossikopoulou-Pappa

WORKSHOP

“Arachne” is an interactive weaving system which consists of a DIY loom connected with a computer.

According to the ancient Greek mythology, goddess Athena, protector of wisdom and the arts, gave people the knowledge of weaving. “Arachne”, a young girl who prided herself that she can weave better than the goddess, was punished for her arrogance and disrespect by Athena, who transformed her into a spider and cursed her to continually weave her web. The weaver “Arachne”, which in Greek means “spider”, gave her name to our loom.

“Arachne” is controlled by a computer, through “arduino”, which is connected with 16 motors that pull the warp.The software which is developed in “processing” analyze any image and gives commands for weaving. During the exhibition, the user is able to take a picture of him, which is analyzed in 16x23 black and white pixels. Then the weaving begins.

We believe, that the idea of a DIY loom that works with open source software, can easily be used by anyone under an experimental as well as an educational process.

2014

facebook video: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=646017855516757&set=vb.499902743461603&type=2&theater

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Dimitra Billia Two of you.One ties the belt.The other ties his/her hands and legs.Move towards and away from each other.Your bodies’ movement creates sound.Play around. Listen.Play music together.

A spatio-sonic installation for two visitors. Αn interactive music instrument that is played with the whole body.

2014


WORKSHOPfacebook video: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=646017855516757&set=vb.499902743461603&type=2&theater

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Antonis Lourantos A calendar for all years ... without end ...

The calendar is consisted by 35 led. Every day that passes is lit in sequence one after another led indicating the corresponding date.The date is visible also in complete darkness as it recognises the lack of light and energized. The tip of the day is exposed on the lcd display using the touch sensor.

VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqJk433iZy8

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Melina Karanika

Tania Tsampazi

‘Miracleworker’ is an interactive installation with burlesque kitsch elements that simulates an exaggerated ‘miracle’. The ‘enhanced’ use of the interactive means itself, together with the exuberant installation refer to the human urge for hopping for a miracle, which whenever occurs it is not even disputed. Each participant triggers a sequence of small miracles; simulating the mechanized fortune-teller dolls found in carnivals where by inserting a coin you could learn your future.

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Nestoras Filiousis

Erianna Vaina

Aliki Vaina

Sofoklis Kontakis

Stamos Economou

Giota Koulali

Soul Trap is an interactive art project based on the visual communication of the viewer and the installation. Upon entering a confined dark space, the visitor encounters a rather eerie setting with his reflection trapped in a glass cube, mirroring his actions. While leaving, he realizes that he has left a part of him behind; his reflection remaining there, as if the soul has been trapped inside the cube.

“Within a rational world each intangible thing seems distant and utopian. So the souls of men; they live trapped in fictitious cells, constructed by an architect called Mind ”

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Rania Totsika Human beings create a new relationship with their daily life, a new way of action and translation of their own reality. The contemporary man is connected with his “multiple personalities” that he has created in order to develop his socialisation. So, he grasps any opportunity offered by the Social Media, to communicate everything that happens in his life, important or not. Information about his studies, his eating habits, his relationship status, his favorite places.

The “tweet o’ phone” is an apparatus communicating the messages that are posted through twitter Paul, vocalises the web news, introduces himself as a contemporary broadcaster that comes to communicate the latest news.

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Billia Dimitra


DIPLOMA PROJECT

A prototype model of a body instrument. The project is based on Ariadnes’ Myth. Extending the myth, the space became a gate for a musical exodus. The chord as an extention of Ariadnes’ thread is the medium that captures the body traces and transform them to notes.


VIDEOhttp://vimeo.com/70150266#at=0

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Giorgos Giatas

Giorgos Dimitriou

The facility uses a simple cylindrical structure consisting of several strips, as a reference to human nerves. In the digital world, the representation consider this form as a free grid with multiple control points, thus allowing processing / transformation in real time taking advantage of the new technology leap motion. In the real world this is translated into the ability to control the shape of the user’s hands from two outermost points, using the Arduino board and four servo mechanisms regulating variables such as distance, turning, speed.

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Antoniadis Alexandros,

Chondros Loukas

Kanellopoulos Ioannis

Larozas Fragiskos

Ananiadis Platon

Baritakis Apostolos

Schismenou Katerina

Tsimplakou Sofia

WORKSHOP

Kosmas 500 is a composition of four (4) projects with multidisciplinary characteristics connecting the social, technological and scientific interests to a synergetic model. The students focused beyond the traditional formulas of Human Computer Interaction, reframing and redefining the artificial intelligence of traditional robots, as there are described in Asimov Laws . This project acted as an academic experiment, helping the students to extend the boundaries of their cognitive modules, embodying social and cultural characteristics in design process.

2013

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ACADEMIC COURSEARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKIUNIVERSITY OF THESSALYUNIVERSITY OF DEMOCRITUS

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Diamantis Menelaos

STARTUP DESIGN

It is an attempt to provide to the user the control of his view and his surrounding environment. While interacting with the installation, he controls the Earth’s movement as if it was a small ball in his hands.

2013

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Karaferas John George

Boulios Athanasios

Stavropoulos Theodor

STARTUP DESIGN

Spatial MIDI Controller“PIVOT” is an interactive spatial installation, which interprets the individual’s influence on public space, by activating sound samples.

2013

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKIUNIVERSITY OF THESSALYUNIVERSITY OF DEMOCRITUS

SPATIAL MIDI CONTROLER

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Billia Dimitra


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ACADEMIC COURSE

ΠD

athanasios tsaravas

ioannis tsaravas

STARTUP DESIGN

marble,fiber optic,Arduino platform

2013

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKIUNIVERSITY OF THESSALYUNIVERSITY OF DEMOCRITUS

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Cohen Aaron

Floros Angelos

2012 Keyboard Events course proposes the distinction of an interactive architectural installation in a triptych: Rules, Object/ Space, System. This distinction can function as a general principle,a methodology that serves the process of analysis and design.

Rules aid the reading, review and the categorization of the data into information. Potentialy information is able to form the raw material for the definition of the system. The system requires the definition relationships for managing this information, i.e. the rule. The above process is an exploration of the crystallized structure which will operate behind the system, modelling its behaiour and identity. Rules require a writing code that will contain the conditions and the filtering of information. The code is a translation of a system diagram. The chosen tool for implementing the rule was the programming language Processing.

The object or the space is a structure that integrates all the necessary material and technical infrastructure for the operation of the rules. The new constructive detail of the object or space enhances the design of new technological devices, such as sensors, microprocessors, cameras, motors, and other ones, an apparatus through which a bridge between the object / space and the rule will be implemented. The result remains an object / space with physical entity and new properties.

The system is an object and a space that behaves in accordance to the rules. The operating system is the merging of space and information into an integral whole. The Arduino, an open programmable microprocessor that has the ability to control a variety of sensors, was chosen as a tool for implementing interactive systems. The sensors will be the expanded input of the computer, materializing the user connection with the natural world.

ACADEMIC COURSEKEYBOARD EVENTS

The object or the space is a structure that integrates all the necessary material and technical infrastructure for the operation of the rules. The new constructive detail of the object or space enhances the design of new technological devices, such as sensors, microprocessors, cameras, motors, and other ones, an apparatus through which a bridge between the object / space and the rule will be implemented. The result remains an object / space with physical entity and new properties.

The system is an object and a space that behaves in accordance to the rules. The operating system is the merging of space and information into an integral whole. The Arduino, an open programmable microprocessor that has the ability to control a variety of sensors, was chosen as a tool for implementing interactive systems. The sensors will be the expanded input of the computer, materializing the user connection with the natural world.

The course explores the composition of interactive systems. The goal is to understand the new grades that can provide mechanisms of interactive system in a physical architectural space, relocating the issue of the central idea of the function and the form. Such systems can be expressive tools for the students of architecture helping them to redefine the architecture of physical space. The result is a hybrid that incorporates information in a central position in real space. With the coupling of architectural thinking and space with new technologies, as information carriers, architects investigate the architecture that acquires more parameters and variations. Finally, architecture becomes more complex and multidimensional, more difficult but, definitely more interesting as well.

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Cosma Christina

Flessa Maria

Ioannou Archonti

Kaparaliotiis Panayiotis

Karakitsos Panayiotis

Mazaraki Yro

Nikolakakis Panayiotis

Rovolis Photis

Toli Ioanna

Zografos Apostolos

Zouzoula Evi

KEYBOARD EVENTS

Goal of this project is the exploration of the vertical architectural element as a representational machine of sound and motion. The architectural element has been restructured and has being enriched with new properties, by using the software, so as to build a data structure of the social environment. Sensors monitor the environmental soundand the human behaviour in front of the wall. Light boxes reshape the activities and hold a backup of the captured area as an environmental memory stick.

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Carlos Miralles

Ioannou Christos

Lekanis Dimitris

Platis Andreas


Goal of this project is the exploration of the vertical architectural element (wall) as a representational machine of sound and motion. The architectural element has been restructured and has being enriched with new properties, by using the software, so as to build a data structure of the social environment. Sensors monitor the environmental sound and the human behaviour in front of the wall. Light boxes reshape the activities and hold a backup of the captured area as an environmental memory stick.

2008

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Ioannou Christos Liaros MariosStamtaki Eftichia

This project was the renovation of the digital Theremin, an audio instrument that senses motion and reforms audio frequencies. The user crosses a dark corridor and enters inside a small dark room with a weak led light. The body’s motion produces psychedelic sound experiences inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s movies. The sound finally tries to discipline the user’s behaviour replacing the role between the transmitter and the receiver.

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Han EleniPitta Valia

The Virtual Steps is a system of floor buttons with which we can navigate in Google Earth and other Vrml environments. The virtual space is displayed on the floor or on the wall using projector. This full body experience offers a realistic procedure of navigating in virtual environments.

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Paperworks is a method to manipulate geometric elements in the 3-D virtual environment. Using a Wii joystick someone can control and create a digital artwork using geometrical shapes and volumes.

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ARCHITECTURE AND INFORMATIONAN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL COMPUTING

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Cohen Aaron

Floros Angelos

KEYBOARD EVENTS

The success of the course was crucial for the publication of the book. Keyboard events: Architecture and Information, An introduction to Physical Computing that I co-writted with Cohen A. This book aims to serve as a tool for a first approach to Physical Computing, and to cover the absence of relative in Greek bibliography. The book was published by the Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly and the Futura Publications.

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Cohen Aaron

Laskaris Nicolas

Papalexopoulos Dimitris

Papakonstantinou Yiorgos

Kyriakoulakos Panagiotis

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IntroductionKeyboard Events SyllabusPhysical Computing

From the Mechanical Age up to the Age of Information

Interactive Architectural ApplicationsInformation in Physical Space

On possible originof Physical Computing

«Bridges» between Physical and Digital

The representation as a design method

Scenography strategy in informational cinematography

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EXHIBITIONS

GREECEINTERNATIONAL

Aegean Pulse (2006) 25th Biennale of Architecture, Greek Pavilion, Venice, Italy

Aegean Flythrough (2006) 25th Biennale of Architecture, Greek Pavilion, Venice, Italy

Quadrennial 2003, (2003) 10th Quadrenniale, Prague, Czech Republic

Narcissus and Erebus (2002) ITP Show, Tisch School of the Arts/NYU, New York, USA

Invis-O-vision (2002) Witney Museum, New York, USA

Cloned Identity (2002) ITP Show, Tisch School of the Arts/NYU, New York, USA

Public Tweets (2013) p-public festival,Chania, Greece

Brothel (2008) Other Places-Biennale 1, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece

School of Engineering, UTH (2006) Hermes Program-Week of Research and Technology, Secretary of Research and Technology, Zapion Megaro, Athens, Greece

Self Portrait, (2005) Digital Topographies Technical Chamber of Greece / HELEXPO SA, Thessaloniki, Greece

Ephemeral Structures (2003) Ephemeral Structures in the City of Athens, Byzantine Museum, Athens, GreeceATHENS SCAPE: The 2004 Olympic and the metabolism of a city, RIBA, London, UK

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PUCLICATIONS

MULTIMEDIA VOLUMES

National Archaeological Museum, (2009) HMC Publications, Athens, ISBN 978-960-8276-40-6

Mycenae and Mycenaean Civilization, (2009) HMC Publications, Athens, ISBN 978-960-8276-49-9

Epidaurus Museum, (2009) HMC Publications, Athens, ISBN 978-960-8276-49-9

Traveling to Greece for Folkloric Research (2009) Conceptum, Academy of Athens, ISBN 160-4454-25-7

Olympiacos FC, (2008) PLD Production, ISBN 978-960-98005, Pireaus

Ships Conceptions (2008) Maritime Museum of Greece, PLD Production Piraeus

Computer Explorer, Electronic Postman (2008) Hellenic Ministry of Education, Kastaniotis Publications, Athens

Photorama, (2008) CONCEPTUM, Athens

Scale models of SOFIA Foundation (2008) Talent, Athens

School of Engineering UTH, (2006) UTH, Volos

3-D reconstructions of Unesco’s monuments (2006) Domi Publication, 28 volumes, Athens

Ephemeral Structures in the City of Athens (2003) Futura Publications Athens, ISBN: 960-7080-51-4

Evros Delta (2003) Municipality of Feres, Feres (not included)

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