Scott Penman

MIT: Semester 2

My program at MIT is a short two years, and I find myself now at the halfway point. Which is a bit disconcerting, honestly, as I am absolutely loving my time here and do not want it to end any time soon, and at some point in the very near future I will need toContinue reading “MIT: Semester 2”

MIT: Semester 1

Graduate school is a blur. I’m 1/4 of the way through, which is a huge relief compared to a few weeks ago, and yet is pretty shocking compared to the fact that I got here so recently. I hardly have time to keep up with my weekly assignments (almost all of my work is done purelyContinue reading “MIT: Semester 1”

MIT

I started this blog a couple of years ago knowing that as I moved away from academia and into the workforce, I would be hard-pressed to maintain a consistent line of inquiry into my research. In undergrad, the topics that interested me didn’t really interest many of my professors – at least not to theContinue reading “MIT”

Virtual Medium: A History

medium (n): 1580s, “a middle ground, quality, or degree,” from Latin medium “the middle, midst, center; interval,” noun use of neuter of adjective medius (see medial (adj.)). Meaning “intermediate agency, channel of communication” is from c. 1600. – etymonline.com I continually find myself returning to this word. At the risk of oversimplifying things, I’d like to posit the theory that designContinue reading “Virtual Medium: A History”

Early Leaps

Back in July, after almost a year of delays, I finally received my much-anticipated Leap Motion Controller. My immediate reaction to it was pretty satisfying – having dealt only with (relatively cheap) webcams up until that point, the precision of the Leap was incredible. I played around with the interactive training video, downloaded a few appsContinue reading “Early Leaps”

modus studio

Despite my best intentions, my adherence to any kind of blogging “schedule” has quite handily gone out the window. What can I say – it’s been a busy few weeks, and I’m happy to say that it has been busy in all of the best ways. As mentioned earlier, I finished up my degree atContinue reading “modus studio”