Problem: ML Kit face capture works! However, displaying a static photo of a face on the external screen would be boring. Identity and agency are central to the message of…
Image: Screenshot of Veil stereoscopic view with realtime facial recognition! Problem: The opportunity to make commentary art out of the vast surveillance apparatus that engulfs us is enormous. The Veil project starts with a cornerstone of the modern surveillance stack…
Problem: Wearer of the veil will have their face obscured by an outward facing screenSolution: Provide an MR-enabled immersive view on a high-refresh/hi-resolution screen Approach: Hi-res/hi-refresh screens are very expensive and may require specialized compute to run at peak performance.…
Summary: The Veil concept is basically an outward facing screen that covers the operators face. In order to see, the operator will have a stereoscopic screen (similar to VR headset) with a feed of the outside world. The initial hope…
The concept of a series of gadgets that provide countermeasures to surveillance capitalism got me thinking about superheros. If someone were to adopt all of the devices that I’ve been imagining, they would look like a costumed crusader. It kind…
The theme of Counter Measures can be expressed in an endless number of concepts. Rubrics and matrices are helpful in generating and organizing conceptualization. With The Ills cataloged, how do I come up with the actual objects for addressing them?…
Interesting article about confronting the AI devolution with a handful of principles: Like other tech-utopianists, the author (Gary Grossman) fails to address the shareholder-obsessed, monopolistic, enshitified, platformic, regulationless, late-phase feudalistic capitalism that dominates American government. When we reach that (neo-medieval?)…
The best solution for a problem is found in the definition of the problem. I spent some time over the last few days mapping out the societal ills that have been exacerbated (created?) by big technology. Surveillance Capitalism Issues Data…
For the last few years, I have been enrolled in the Digital Design & Fabrication (DDF) Graduate program at SUNY New Paltz. This site serves as an archive of my work in the program (and some other stuff I’ve worked…
SUNY New Paltz has a nationally-recognized metalworking program in the fine arts department. I completed this course at a graduate level as an elective for my graduate degree. The coursework was completed under Prof. Joseph Pilari — a great teacher…
A modular sculpture-building system that brought together my interest and expertise in product design, systems, 3D modeling, 3D printing and fine art. Full deck 3D model SCTXYRS are hollow extruded forms that can be fitted together to make complex sculptural…
In January 2024, my father (John Erving Faulls, 1946-2024) passed away unexpectedly. I turned to creativity and art for the grieving process. To remember my father, I CAD’d out 9 objects that were emblematic of him / or my memories…
As part of my Digital Design & Fabrication graduate degree, I was able to take elective coursework in SUNY New Paltz’s excellent Fine Arts program. After a long conversation with my advisor, I decided to start my journey in fine…
