Is That Mine...?: Push Notification and Sound Installation Exploring Personal Connectivity

By: Alyssa Klein '16

Advising Faculty: Andrea Wollensak, Caroline Park

Alyysa’s “Is That Mine...?” installation spoke to the experience of connecting with others and how technological interruptions physically takes people away from the present. Through this project, Alyssa was able to combine her interests in computer science and art by exploring user interaction and experience in how people connect. Alyssa’s used MAX/msp to leverage randomization in her installation, that explored issues of technology, self-awareness and dependency. Alyssa’s installation was part of the Art Department Seniors Major’s Art Exhibition.

Internship: Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Related Fields: Ammerman Center, Art, Computer Science