Virtual Marionette

mani-PULL-action is a digital hand puppetry interactive environment that provides a rich and expressive way for performance animation.

It is based on the maxim that our hands are a powerful tool for manipulation and we are used to manipulate all kinds of things in a everyday basis.

ManiPULLaction makes use of hand-based interface devices such as the LeapMotion to offer a high degree of freedom of manipulation providing an expressive mean for the creation of animation in real-time that can enhance the storytelling experience.

You can find some previous video experiments such as the DigiMario

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or the Ludivica digital bird puppet

[vimeo 110452298 w=580&h=326]

Or Mr.Gonzaga

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[vimeo 101467576 w=580&h=326]

Common spaces poster was available during the 2 days of the 1st Joint Conference and Exhibition of the International Partnerships. I have the opportunity to demonstrate the framework of Common Spaces during the conference with a simple setup.

This conference highlights the Portugal-U.S. partnerships. A joint conference and exhibition on fostering science and innovation, a showcase activities and outcomes of the international partnerships with Portugal.