I was fascinated with the amount of flowing wireless data around me and the relationship it has between the school, the students, and my own computer. Using Processing, I was able to capture packets of information streaming through the network in real-time and project it as a dispersion of particles on strings. If a student were to visit a website, for example, Processing will visualize the activity as a torrent of particles. If there's no activity, however, the particles will remain in suspension.

I used strings as a surface to represent the connections of a network and how the information comes in and out of existence. The rectangular ratio also mimics the schools architecture in the background. Showing the relationship of the building and the people inside using the internet.

// materials / laptop / projector / white and black yarn

// programs / libraries
Processing
Carnivore Library
MSA Particle Library

// class / mediatecture // professor / oliver hess // term 7