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ariel malka is a designer + programmer who doesn't see a | between art and technology
profile
Freelance; Based in Tel-Aviv; Works on a wide range of new-media projects; Mobile development expertkeywords
- • Design: 3d, gaming, motion, interaction, text, UI.
- • Programming: Java, C/C++, Objective-C, html/css/js.
- • Platforms: Windows, OSX, J2ME, Android, iOS.
- • Frameworks: JOGL (OpenGL + Java), Processing, Cinder.
aesthetics and computation
So how does it look when a designer who is also a programmer designs and programs things? A few shortcuts:research and development
In parallel of his freelance work, Ariel spends a respectable amount of time on R&D. Some representative labs:- • chronotext.org (2003-2011), a growing collection of software experiments exploring the relation between text, space and time.
- • chronotext.com (2010-2011), a line of unusual apps for the iPhone.
- • mobile-sand (2004-2005), a concept demo for a new kind of mobile gaming experience.
contact
Email:Phone: +972-52-5407610
news
- • September 2011
Textoy demo – physical interaction with text and a slight touch of generative sound - • December 2010
Text Dune – an experimental Twitter reader – is available for free on the AppStore! - • August 2010
Twitter Maze (made for written images) generates spiral shaped mazes from Twitter trends
Updates on twitter, vimeo, flickr
latest coups
- • Creating an AR engine from scratch, used for building GPS driving apps (iOS and Android.)
old but noteworthy
notable paradigm shifts
- • 2001-2002: Teaching at Camera Obscura School of Art, New Media section.
- • 2003-2004: Being an active member of the Processing community.
contribution
- • Simple Motion - Simple OOP, tutorial on object-oriented programming in Processing.
- • Controller 001 - alpha, versatile input provider.