The Misbehavior of Animated Objects – Workshop at TEI2014 – EnsadLab & MIT MediaLab

nıs·behavıøural objects | ENSAD › MIT | Febr 2014

Misbehavioural objects

welcome!

ENSADLABs DIIP + SOCIABLE MEDIA with MIT MediaLab TMG


Misbehavioural objectsThe Workshop “The Misbehavior of Animated Objects” and the MisB Kit was developed for the TEI 2014 conference in relationship to the MIT Medialab–Tangible Media Group; initiated by EnsadLab/ Reflective Interaction (program under the direction of Samuel Bianchini), with Emanuele Quinz, Cécile Bucher, Benoît Verjat and Alexandre Saunier; and EnsadLab/ Sociable Media (Program under the direction of Rémy Bourganel), with Émeline Brulé and Max Mollon; in collaboration with Didier Bouchon, Martin Gautron; with the participation of Jean-Baptiste Labrune and Nicolas Nova; and with the support of the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation.• http://www.tei-conf.org/14/studios.php#s9• http://misbehaviour.ensadlab.fr• http://diip.ensadlab.fr/fr/projets/article/the-misb-kit

http://www.tei-conf.org/14/studios.php#s9

http://www.tei-conf.org/14/studios.php#s9

http://misbehaviour.ensadlab.fr

http://misbehaviour.ensadlab.fr


practicalities

Breaks, 10:15-10:45, 12:00-13:00, 15:00-15:30Studios reception 18:00-21:00Misbehaviour dinner @ Löwenbräukeller, 20:30Documentation, video/photo authorisationTables assistance, sw install + workshop support


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Twitter #tei2014 + #misbehaviours

Workshop documentation:

http://misbehaviour.ensadlab.fr/



nıs·behavıøural objects | ENSAD › MIT | DEC 2013

schedule

09:00

10:15

10:45

12:00

13:00

15:00

15:30

16:30

18:00

20:30

1. INTRODUCTION

– BREAK

2. DISCOVER THE TOOLKIT

– BREAK

3. WRITE A BEHAVIOUR

– BREAK

4. MAKE A MISBEHAVIOURAL OBJECT

5. DEBRIEF, WRAP-UP, NEXT STEPS

6. TEI GATHERING

7. MISBEHAVIOUR DINNER

nıs·behavıøural objects


Ensadlab, 7 research labs in Ensad, Paris,

Ensad is part of PSL, an art/design/science cluster

http://www.ensad.fr/recherche/ensadlab

Sociable media, for the development of creativity, autonomy and empathy

http://sociablemedia.ensadlab.fr/en/

DIIP, reflective interactions,

http://diip.ensadlab.fr/en/

Tangible media group,

http://tangible.media.mit.edu/

about ensadlab/mit collaboration










self-introduction

First/last nameWhere do you work/studyMain area of interest



self-introduction

table 1Emeline, stimulate/facilitate/documentBruns, Miguel TU EindhovenFetter, Mirko Human-Computer Interaction Group, University of BambergSchoessler Philipp, MIT MediaLab TMGAlex, technical support

table 2Max/or Samuel, stimulate/facilitate/documentRizzo, Tim IMG Institut für Mediengestaltung,Epp, Felix University of Applied Sciences DarmstadtRasmussen, Majken Aarhus UniversityDaniel Tauber, MIT MediaLab TMGAlex, technical support

table 3Yassine, stimulate/facilitate/documentGrah, Thomas Hochschule DarmstadtHanke, Christoph Muthesius KunsthochschuleOu, Jiffei, MIT MediaLab TMGDidier, technical support, 2 tables

table 4JB, stimulate/facilitate/documentSchmidt, Deborah Technische Universität Dresden, ?Vandevelde, Cesar Ghent University, HCI/arts/sciences ?Walmink, Wouter Exertion Games Lab, RMIT University, game labNiiyama, Ryuma, MIT MediaLab TMGCécile, technical support, 2 tables

table 5Emanuele, stimulate/facilitate/documentHamidi, Foad York UniversityLIU, Xin Rhode Island School of Design Yao, Lining, MIT MediaLab TMGCécile, technical support, 2 tables


We aim for research through action.

“Instead of being extensible and verifiable, theory produced by research through design tends to be provisional, contingent and aspirational.”Bill Gaver, What should we expect from research through design.

Rather than looking for refutability we aim at exploring a mapping of possibilities.

Therefore our theories are contextual and culturally situated.

Our production is an annotated portfolio.

about research by design (& by art)


Please write down on a post-it your definition of a misbehaviour in less than 120 characters.

First assigment

nıs·behavıøural objectsOUR DESIGN SPACE


How far have we been since our start

in october 2013?

We aimed at converging 3 labs’ perspective.

introduction


What if a everyday object was made of radical atoms?

introduction


introduction


What if an everyday object was made of radical atoms?

These objects could be programmed with some form of agency.

What if they were reflecting some form of autonomy?

introduction


What if an everyday object was made of radical atoms?

These objects could be programmed with some form of agency.

What if they were reflecting some form of autonomy?

What if they were performing mis-behaviours, in order to manifest this autonomy and shift away from the master—slave relationship?

introduction


introduction


A.

B.

c.

d.

1. initiating interaction


We aim at exploring the design of interactions from an alternative plausible perspective:

we’re starting from the object’s point of view, initiating interactions.

problematics

CONTEXT


http://file://localhost/users/maxmollon/desktop/schema%20stuart%20candy-01.png







What if an object’s misbehaviour was a route to project an autonomy?

• How could (mis)behavioural objects initiate (mis)interactions with humans?

• How could these misbehaviours nurture a relationship with humans? And how can this perception be sustainable?

problematics

PROBLEMATICS


• What is a (mis)behavioural object?• What are the means to develop one?• What form for a tool for creating such objects?

additional RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

PROBLEMATICS


PROBLEMATICS


1. INITIATE INTERACTIONS

2. NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS



































































































1. INITIATING INTERACTION







































































































Hypothesis: the movement as a mean for objects to express their character and their intentions, beyond fulfilling a function.

We focus on exploring elementary movements of non-figurative objects.



BENJAMIN CHANG, SILVIA RUZANKA, DIMITRY STRAKOVSKY, (IN)SECURITY CAMERA, 2003




MALFUNCTION OR

UNEXPECTEDFUNCTION

WHAT IF AN OBJECT HAD:

PRESUPPOSEDFUNCTION

AN OBJECT HAVE:



PRESUPPOSEDFUNCTION

› CAN NOT DO› DO WRONG-

OR

› DO ELSE---.


WHAT IF AN OBJECT:AN OBJECT HAVE:


› CAN NOT DO› DO WRONG-

OR

› DO ELSE---. = MISBEHAVIOUR

PRESUPPOSEDFUNCTION


WHAT IF AN OBJECT:AN OBJECT HAVE:


VIA: OUR BOTTOM-UP INVESTIGATIONS

(FUNCTIONNAL)

(SOCIAL)


A mis-behaviour can be perceived by contrast to a norm.


MIS/BEHAVIOURS

“CHARACTER”–

MOOD

INTENTION–

MOTIVATION

MOVEMENTS–

CHOREOGRAPHY



MISBEHAVIOURS

SHYAVOIDINGSTARING

INTO FACES

LONG & SLOW, EASE OUT, SHAKING



MISBEHAVIOURS

SHYAVOIDINGSTARING

INTO FACES


FROM OBJECT POINT OF VIEW



MISBEHAVIOURS

SHYAVOIDINGSTARING

INTO FACES


FROM HUMAN POINT OF VIEW





thinking in progress…


MIS/BEHAVIOURS

“CHARACTER”–

MOOD

INTENTION–

MOTIVATION

MOVEMENTS–

CHOREOGRAPHY



MIS/BEHAVIOURS

“CHARACTER”–

MOOD

INTENTION–

MOTIVATION

MOVEMENTS–

CHOREOGRAPHY


COHERENT WHILE UNPREDICTABLEPREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL?



MIS/BEHAVIOURS

“CHARACTER”–

MOOD

INTENTION–

MOTIVATION

MOVEMENTS–

CHOREOGRAPHY


we will explore 3 character traits today:• agressive• shy• lazy

nıs·behavıøural objectsLOOKING BACK INTO ART/DESIGN HISTORY


BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTS IN ART AND DESIGN

“The electric things have their lives, too.”_ Philip K. DICK, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

looking back into art/design history


BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTS IN ART AND DESIGN

“The electric things have their lives, too.”_ Philip K. DICK, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?




BRUNO MUNARI Macchina inutile, 1953JEAN TINGUELY, Hommage to New York, 1960



HANS HAACKE, Blue Sail, 1964–65

CYBERNETIC SERENDIPITY, curated by Jasia Reichardt, London ICA, 1968



NICOLAS SCHOEFFER, CYSP 1, 1956

EDWARD IHNATOWICZ, SENSTER, 1969



ROBERT BREER, Floats, 1970 / Installation view: Osaka Pavillion, 1970



ROBERT BREER, Floats, 1970Floor Drawing, 1970



Views of the exhibition Robert Breer Floats, Capc, Bordeau, 2010-2011



JEPPE HEIN, 360 Presence, 2002



JEPPE HEIN Moving Walls, 2001, Moving Bench, 2000, Self-Destructing Wall, 2003



CHARLES RAY, Tabletop 1988

CARSTEN HÖLLER, Upside Down Mushroom, Milano Fondazione Prada, nel 2001



JEPPE HEIN, Not Level, 2009

MICHAEL ANASTASSIADES, Social and anti-social Ligh, 2001

BENJAMIN CHANG, SILVIA RUZANKA, DMITRY STRAKOVSKY, (in)security camera, 2003

CELESTE BOURSIER-MOUGENOT, offroad (hors piste) 2014View of the exhibition, les Abattoirs/Frac Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse



DUNNE & RABY, TECHNOLOGICAL DREAMS, 2007

nıs·behavıøural objectsTANGIBLE BITS/TMG

nıs·behavıøural objectsTHE TOOLKIT


The toolkit

WHY AND HOW TO DESIGN A TOOLKIT

MAKE AN “OPEN” TOOLKIT :

- OPEN SOURCE

- OPEN STRUCTURE


The toolkit

A MODULAR ROBOTIC TOOLKIT

USING AN OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

TO DESIGN


The toolkit

TEST OF 4 EXISTING MODULAR ROBOTICS SYSTEMS:

1- CUBELETS

2- ARCBOTICS

3- LEGO MINDSTORM

4- BIOLOID (ROBOTIS)


The toolkit

A ROBOTICS TOOLKIT BASED ON BIOLOID WITH DYNAMIXEL MOTORS:

1- VERY MODULAR

2- COMPATIBLE WITH PROCESSING / ARDUINO

3- SCALABLE FROM TOYS TO INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS


The toolkit

“VELCRO” SYSTEM AS “HIGH-DEFINITION LEGO”


The toolkit

HARDWARE AND MATERIALS

1- CORE AND HARD STRUCTURE: VELCRO MODULES

2- FLEXIBLE STRUCTURE: ANNEALD ALLUMINUM AND K’NEX

3- DRESSING ACCESSORIES: SKIN, SHELL AND OTHER MATERIALS


The toolkit

SOFTWARE

TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT :

1- BY CONSOLE

2- BY RECORDING

3- BY EDITING

4- BY PROGRAMMING


The toolkit

SOFTWARE / MATERIAL

EXPLORING

A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN (MIS)BEHAVIOR BY COMPUTING

AND (MIS)BEHAVIOR OF THE MATERIAL


TOOLKIT PRESENTATION

HARDWARE

- DYNAMIXEL MOTORS

- CM9

- XBEE

- SENSORS

- KORG NANOKONTROL

SOFTWARE

- PROCESSING

MODULAR VELCRO KIT AND DRESSING



DYNAMIXEL AX-12A



SENSORS



OPEN CM9



PROCESSING PROGRAM



XBEE



KORG NANOKONTROL



computer

Processing

controller

openCM9xbee

sensors

DXL DXLDXL

KORG NANOKONTROL



MODULAR VELCRO KIT



MODULAR VELCRO KIT



MODULAR VELCRO KIT



ADDING DRESSING



EXAMPLES



MARTIN GAUTRON

EXAMPLES


schedule

09:00

10:15

10:45

12:00

13:00

15:00

15:30

16:30

18:00

20:30

1. INTRODUCTION

– BREAK


– BREAK


– BREAK



6. TEI GATHERING

7. DINNER


schedule

09:00

10:15

10:45

12:00

13:00

15:00

15:30

16:30

18:00

20:30

1. INTRODUCTION

– BREAK


– BREAK


– BREAK



6. TEI GATHERING

7. DINNER

nıs·behavıøural objectsDISCOVER THE TOOLKIT



Assignment:

each table to explore 1 translation for each of the following character traits through mouvements:

agressive, shy, lazy.

We encourage you to:

roleplay/mimic.

Engage in the SW control.

Enhance the provided structure with mopho-structure elements.

Deliverable: 1 translation for each of the following character traits through mouvements.

Each exploration to be documented by our team.

discover the toolkit, character



Scoring, introduction

discover the toolkit, character


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schedule

09:00

10:15

10:45

12:00

13:00

15:00

15:30

16:30

18:00

20:30

1. INTRODUCTION

– BREAK


– BREAK


– BREAK



6. TEI GATHERING

7. DINNER


schedule

09:00

10:15

10:45

12:00

13:00

15:00

15:30

16:30

18:00

20:30

1. INTRODUCTION

– BREAK


– BREAK


– BREAK



6. TEI GATHERING

7. DINNER



Assignment:

choose one translation from this morning and build a library of animations to assemble and compose from later.

Deliverable: a library of animations.


write a behaviour



scoring demo

write a behaviour


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recording an animation, demo

write a behaviour



Assignment:

build your score, taking into account the environment/introducing sensors.

Deliverable: 1 score.


write a behaviour



Behaviours cards

write a behaviour



write a behaviour, behaviour card

+_ Does it look alive?

+_ Does it look in control of its movement?

+_ Does it look reactive to external events?

+_

Does it look motivated?

+_ Does it look emotionally aroused?

+_Does it look stressed by external events?

General

Action / Perceptionparameters

Motivation /Intention

Emotion

+_ Does it look aware of its environment ?

+_

Does it look goal-directed?


schedule

09:00

10:15

10:45

12:00

13:00

15:00

15:30

16:30

18:00

20:30

1. INTRODUCTION

– BREAK


– BREAK


– BREAK



6. TEI GATHERING

7. DINNER


schedule

09:00

10:15

10:45

12:00

13:00

15:00

15:30

16:30

18:00

20:30

1. INTRODUCTION

– BREAK


– BREAK


– BREAK



6. TEI GATHERING

7. DINNER



Assignment:

Finalise a proposal for your character trait assignment to be presented to other teams.

Deliverable: 1 mis-behavioural animated object, with score and behaviour cards.


Make a mis-behavioural object

nıs·behavıøural objectsRESULTS



Assignment:

Present in 5 minutes your final production.

Debrief



Assignment:

Please write down your definition of what you’ve explored today for someone joining the room, in less than 120 characters.

Debrief

nıs·behavıøural objectsFEEDBACKS

nıs·behavıøural objectsNEXT STEPS

2. nurturing a relationship


• Arts productions (+ exhibitions)

• Design objects (+ scenarios)

• Documentation of the workshop (+ consolidate)

TONY DUNNE, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, DUBLIN 2011

NEXT STEPS



• Arts productions (+ exhibitions)

• Design objects (+ scenarios)

• Documentation of the workshop (+ consolidate)


NEXT STEPS






















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































“Speculative design, Conceptual Design, Contestable Futures, Cautionary Tales, Activism,Design for debate, Design fiction, Discursive design, Interrogative Design, Probe design, Radical Design, Satire, Social Fiction…”


DESIGN FICTION IS ALSO RELATED TO:

SOME PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH DESIGN FICTION: JAMES AUGER (RCA), JIMMY LOIZEAU (GOLDSMITH UNIVERSITY), FIONA RABBY, ANTHONY DUNNE (RCA), JULIAN BLEEKER (NEARFUTURELAB), PAUL GARDIEN (PHILIPS), BILL GAVER (GOLDSMITH UNIVERSITY), ELIO CACCAVALE, NOAM TORAN… (FROM TOP LEFT TO BOTTOM WRITE)

MOVING CITIES, ARCHIGRAM, 70’S

TECHNOLOGICAL DREAM SERIES, DUNNE & RABY, 2007

TRANSPARENCY GRENADE, JULIAN OLIVER, 2012

MR JONES WHATCH, CRISPIN JONES, 2004

AUDIOTOOTH IMPLANT, AUGER-LOIZEAU, 2010





MISBEHAVIOURAL OBJECTS

FOR MORE ON THAT PART OF THE SLIDES PLEASE CONTACT THIS MEMBER OF THE TEAM:[email protected] – MAXMOLLON.COM

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BRAVO!THANK YOU!



The Misbehavior of Animated Objects – Workshop at TEI2014 – EnsadLab & MIT MediaLab

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