Technologies de la Simulation Interactive de Modèles Physiques Multisensoriels

This thesis presents my research activity on multisensory interactive simulation (gesture, sound and image), in technological and conceptual aspects. This interdisciplinary research concerns three fields : 1/ physical modeling for simulation, 2/ hardware and software architectures for real time computation, 3/ interactive gestural interfaces (with force feedback). Work done in these three fields is presented chronologically.Ce mémoire présente mon activité de recherche sur la simulation interactive multisensorielle (geste, son et image), dans ses aspects technologiques et conceptuels. C’est une recherche interdisciplinaire qui concerne trois domaines : 1/ modélisation physique pour la simulation, 2/ architectures matérielles et logicielles pour le calcul temps réel, 3/ interfaces gestuelles interactives (à « retour d’effort »). Les travaux effectués dans ces trois domaines sont exposés de manière chronologique

Harvested and Grown: the rise of a new bio-materiality

Keynote abstract: We are in the midst of a transition from the industrial revolution to a biological revolution and this will have a great impact on what and how we design in the future. Not only we can acknowledge the advantage of biological systems in terms of zero waste, minimum use of energy and materials, but with synthetic biology, we can now ‘biofabricate’ like Nature does. Leather grown in a lab, yeast reprogrammed to produce silk, bacteria that grow a shoe, are but a few examples of current biotechnological breakthroughs. This keynote will map out the current landscape of biodesign and examine the rise of this new bio-materiality and its implication on design research. From botanical experiments to synthetic biology propositions, this paper will present a series of design case studies that question the notion of ‘knowledge making’ in the context of working with living systems. What becomes of the design process when working with living materials? If we can turn a yeast into a living factory, what language will designers need to learn? Could the intersection of design and biology lead to novel sustainable fabrication processes? What are the ethical implications of biofabrication