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Hacker-Artist. Kyle McDonald. Created by: Sydney Sankey. “People Staring at Computers”. 25-year-old New York hacker-artist Kyle McDonald works with sounds and codes, exploring translation, contextualization, and similarity
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Hacker-Artist Kyle McDonald Created by: Sydney Sankey
“People Staring at Computers” • 25-year-old New York hacker-artist Kyle McDonald works with sounds and codes, exploring translation, contextualization, and similarity • Just recently he caused a huge sensation when he revealed that his latest art project involved installing a form of custom spyware on computers in two Apple stores in New York, automatically sending him images of people peering into the screens that he later posted on a Tumblr blog titled, “People Staring at Computers” • McDonald discovered Apple had been monitoring his unauthorized art project when he received a picture that “appeared” to be an Apple technician installing the spyware himself and shortly after he received a visit from the U.S. Secret Service • McDonald is being investigated for violating U.S. Code Title 18/1030 and could possibly face up to 20 years in prison • Kyle McDonald’s intentions were for people to become more aware of their relationship with technology. “I thought if maybe we could see ourselves doing this we would think more about our computers and how we’re using them.”
http://vimeo.com/40828169 on 1/22/13 People Staring at Computers, 2012 Kyle McDonald
http://vimeo.com/44489751 Blind Self Portrait, 2012 Kyle McDonald Blind Self Portrait, Kyle McDonald Retrieved form: http://myedol.com/post/24535771359 on 1/22/13 • Computer vision algorithms build a contour drawing of a person and moving platforms guide their hand to execute the drawing while their eyes are closed
http://vimeo.com/29348533 Face Substitution, 2012 Kyle McDonald Face Substitution, Kyle McDonald Retrieved from: http://vimeo.com/29348533 on 1/22/13
http://vimeo.com/5605266 Realtime 3D Face Scanning Kyle McDonald • In this project he used the three phase structured light technique • Quick dance at the beginning and then experiments with different capture settings Realtime 3D Face Scanning, Kyle McDonald Retrieved from: http://vimeo.com/5605266 on 1/22/13
http://vimeo.com/1781052 I See Beats Kyle McDonald • This project was developed with a webcam, projector, and open frameworks I See Beats, Kyle McDonald Retrieved from: http://vimeo.com/1781052 on 1/22/13
http://vimeo.com/46916078 FaceShiftOSC Tutorial, 2012 Kyle McDonald FaceShiftOSC, Kyle McDonald Retrieved from: http://vimeo.com/46916078 on 1/22/13
Test Questions 1. What company did Kyle McDonald “take a byte out of”? 2. What is one type of technology Kyle McDonald works with? 3. From the movie clip I See Beats, what software was used to create the project?