EQUATOR PHD PROJECTS
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Rowanne Fleck

Rowanne's DPhil is sponsored through the Equator project. Presently she is considering the possibilities for new interactive technologies to support reflective thinking and learning. In particular she is interested in the potential for tangible and sensor based interactions to raise awareness of important information, engender engagement through novelty, surprise and intrigue, encourage exploration of information and allow for the restructuring and manipulation of that information to make it meaningful to the learner.

Paul Marshall

Paul has been a DPhil student on the Equator project since January '02. His research looks at the use of tangible technologies in supporting learning. Before joining Equator he worked on an evaluation of PUPPET, an educational virtual environment. His background is in developmental psychology.

Anthony Phillips

Anthony began his DPhil in April 2004. Working as part of the Equator project Anthony is interested in an interdisciplinary approach to ‘mediated space’ with particular reference to coexistent interactions. Prior to starting his DPhil Anthony’s background was in Music and Multimedia Systems.

Sam Woolf

Sam Woolf is an Equator PHD student, working on a project looking at the intersections between art and technology. He is interested in the use of generative processes, and ideas and techniques from artificial life and robotics to create new kinds of artwork. The picture shown is his latest a piece,'Boundless in Space', a collaboration with Danish artist Tine Bech. The robotic sculpture is fitted with ultrasonic sensors that enable it to react to the presence of spectators. Sam also organises an Alife-art discussion forum which meets monthly at the Brighton lighthouse Media Centre and on Campus at Sussex University. For more information click here.

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