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Media Glockenspiel

Here is a video of the Artipult mechanism of the Media Glockenspiel at the Sonic Plaza at ECU.
The mechanism selects one of four student designed sculptures and presents them at various times of day.
The copper rooster comes out at dawn, the brass horns at noon, the cannon at sunset and the joker at midnight.
Associated audio accompanies the sculptures. Some of the sculptures have internal lighting.
The monitors turn on at dusk. The anemometer and other environmental sensors monitor the weather and prevent the mechanism from operating during inclement weather.  I designed the Artipult mechanism and it's control systems.
Here is a more recent video that shows the monitors in action. The original CRT monitors (circa 1997) have been replaced with LCD.

Andrew Neumann Gallery Show

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Electronic Circuit Design, Fabrication and Programming for "I've No Use For Flowers" Gallery show at the MEME Gallery in Cambridge, MA. April, 2011

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Electric Motorcycle

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Engineering consultation and electronic prototyping for the massElectrics electric motorcycle project. 2009 -2011
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LED Lighting for Television Studio

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Internal RGBA LED Lighting systems design and fabrication. ESPN NBA on NBC set. Bristol, CT.

Pieces of Eight

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Performance Sculpture collaboration with Deb Todd Wheeler for Megapolis Festival, Boston 2009.

Turn Up The Heat

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Electrical, Lighting and Special Effects Engineering and Fabrication for the Scoreboard at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, 1999-2000. A public art installation, "Turn Up The Heat", by sound artist Christopher Janney.

Body Segments Exhibit

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LED's and control system for a Body Segment Exhibit for the Museum of Science in Boston 2005.

Interactive Exhibits for Sports Museum

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Interactive exhibit systems design, programming and fabrication. "The Hall at Patriot's Place" Museum, Designed by Cambridge 7 Associates.

Mechanical Magic Carpet Prop

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Engineering Design and Motion Control System for a magic carpet effect for a production of Aladdin on a cruise ship, 1997.

Stability Exhibit

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Engineering Design and Electronic Fabrication for a Stability Exhibit at Mystic Seaport.

Interactive Exhibits for the Boston Children's Museum

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Interactive development, systems design, electronic design and programming and fabrication. Blue Man Group's "Making Waves" exhibit, Boston Children's Museum

Architectural Model Illumination

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LED Illumination of an architectural model designed and constructed by Cambridge 7 Associates.

How High Can You Jump?

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I'm often asked that question.


Systems Design, Fabrication and Programming. Health Exploration Station, Canton, MI

Touch Responsive Exterior Lighting and Sound Fixtures

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Electrical Engineering Design and Fabrication for "Touch My Building" public art installation by sound artist Christopher Janney in Charlotte, NC.


Flickering LED Prop.

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Hand held re-chargeable LED "Tinkerbell" for a cruise ship production.

Media Glockenspiel

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Mechanical Design, Electronic Design, Motion Control Programming and Project Management for the Media Glockenspiel in the Sonic Plaza, a public art installation by sound artist Christopher Janney at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. 1997

Fort Point Gallery Group Show

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I had some items in a group show at the FPAC Gallery in 2003.

Sculpture

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Electronic Circuit Design, Fabrication and Programming for Andrew Neumann & Rob Reeps

Rosie O'Donnell Drop-box

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Prop for Rosie O'Donnell Show. NYC. Electronic/Mechanical Design and Fabrication.

LED Bar Graph Display

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Electronic Design and Fabrication, Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, Burlington, VT.

Nesto Gallery Show

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A show of my constructions at the Nesto Gallery at Milton Accademy. 2005

Kaa Eyes Prop

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Swirling LED eyes for Kaa Puppet in a production of Jungle Book in Florida in 1998

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