Speaker Head is a film and installation which addresses the isolation and disconnection people experience towards each other in the transient public spaces of large cities.
The object is used both as a physical representation of isolation and as a device to conduct short interviews on the topic.
For the past year Gregor Timlin has been working with Bupa and the Helen Hamlyn Centre to improve the quality of dining for older people with dementia in care.
The ability to eat and drink with dignity and independence is often taken for granted, yet is a key indicator of quality of life for care home residents. This project aims to improve this experience by designing tools to help maintain eating skills for longer and by creating architectural features such as light fittings which compensate for disabilities common to ageing.
This film outlines the progress of the project to date.
A film showing Chopper Light designed by Gregor Timlin.
Chopper light is a remote controlled task light.
Designed as an installation for hotel waiting spaces, it offers entertainment and distraction to challenge the tedium usually associated with such areas.
The virtual communities created by online games have provided us with a new medium for social interaction and communication.
Avatar Machine is a system which replicates the aesthetics and visuals of third person gaming, allowing the user to view themselves as a virtual character in real space via a head mounted interface.
The system potentially allows for a diminished sense of social responsibility, and could lead the user to demonstrate behaviors normally reserved for the gaming environment.
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