Projects

• 10.04.09
  Crow’s Flight

  Crow’s Flight is a GPS compass app for the Android platform. Enter an address and the GPS compass will continuously update your position and point towards the destination. Distance to the point is displayed in meters or kilometers along with a visual distance gauge. More info over at cwwandt.com/crows-flight

• 05.06.09
  Thermal Clock

  We rely heavily on our vision to identify change. We see sand accumulating at the bottom of the hourglass. We see the minute hand rotate clockwise. How would our sense of time change if we cast time to another sense?
  Thermal Clock is a timepiece that positions heat along a bar over a 24 [...]

• 05.05.09
  Cinematic Timepiece

  Time is our measure of a constant beat. We use seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries, etc. But what if we measured time against rituals, chores, tasks, stories, and narratives? How can we use our memory, prediction, familiar and unfamiliar narratives to tell time?
  As a child, I remember using [...]

• 05.05.09
  Counting to a Billion

  As a child, I remember challenging myself to count to 1000, 1 million, or 1 billion. I don’t think I ever made it.
  Why do we aimlessly count? How long would it take to count to a billion?
  Counting to a Billion is a device created to fulfill the desire to count. The [...]

• 05.05.09
  3.16 Billion Cycles

  Can we watch decay? Can we see glass as a fluid slowly slumping and deforming over time?
  Everything is in constant flux, yet we consider many things around us static and fixed. 3.16 Billion Cycles is an attempt to unravel a seemingly unchanging 100 years into a set of relationships in digestible increments. [...]

• 03.21.09
  1 Hour Sprocket Clock

  How accurate does a clock need to be? Most household clocks display time with 3 mechanical movements; the hour, on a 12 hour cycle; minutes past the hour; and seconds past the minute. How crucial is it for us to know how many seconds are past the minute? Do we need to [...]

• 12.23.08
  Thermochromic Slow Resolution Display

  A slow resolution display made out of standard lightbulbs and thermochromic paint.
  This display lives at the intersection of digital control and analog output. A matrix of lightbulbs painted with thermochromic paint allows for an image to appear and dissipate analogously to the temperature of each bulb.
  The overall effect defies our ordinary understanding of materials and [...]

• 12.11.08
  21st Century Confession Booth

  The 21st Century Confession Booth is a service for anyone to anonymously unload the burden of a sin or secret. Confessions can be dropped off by entering them on the web at confessionbot.com , by calling 718-406-0483, or by finding one of our public confession microphones. Messages are anonymously transcribed and posted to [...]

• 11.25.08
  P.Life V2

  plife at IAC from che-wei wang on Vimeo.

  P.Life is a large scale interactive screen designed for the IAC’s 120′ wide video wall. In the world of P.Life, Ps run across the 120′ screen frantically moving material from one house to another. Along the way, Ps exchange pleasantries (based on text message inputs) as they [...]

• 11.07.08
  Turf Bombing

  Turf Bombing is a location-based war game which rewards and encourages traveling to and learning about different neighborhoods.

• 10.23.08
  The New Vote

  TheNewVote.com is a location-based SMS polling system and place to post photographic proof of election day votes.

• 08.16.08
  One Brass Knuckle

  Brass knuckles for just one knuckle
  Polished stainless steel and black enamel

• 08.09.08
  Chaam

  Our instructable on Chaam is up! Play!
  Charles Amis is the inventor of Chaam.
  Chaam from che-wei wang on Vimeo.

• 08.04.08
  Nandalow

  なんだろう coming to Tokyo. August 2008.

• 06.01.08
  Dreyfuss Bluetooth Handset

  This is a one-off hack to retrofit a genuine Western Electric Dreyfuss Telephone Handset into a full fledged Bluetooth handset. A single button at the center of the mouthpiece controls all the functions (pairing, answering calls, etc.), while a blue and red LED indicator glows from within. The handset recharges via USB and [...]

• 05.10.08
  Feedback Playback 2

  FeedBack PlayBack is a dynamic film re-editing and viewing system. The users’ physical state determines the visceral quality of scenes displayed; immediate reactions to the scenes feed back to generate a cinematic crescendo or a lull. We use material that is rigorously narrative, formulaic, and plentiful: the action movie series Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis. [...]

• 05.01.08
  Bikecrumbs Prototype 01

  Bikecrumbs is an invisible ink dripper that attaches to my bike to leave a permanent trail every where I ride. The trail is only visible when viewed under UV light.
  Bikecrumbs: Prototype 01 from che-wei wang on Vimeo.

• 04.13.08
  Tetherlight

  Tetherlight is a hand held light that perpetually points at its sibling. Two Tetherlights constantly point at each other, guiding one Tetherlight to the other with a beam of light.
  Tetherlight: Prototype 02 Rotation from che-wei wang on Vimeo.
  The devices are each equipped with a GPS module, a digital compass, and a wireless communication module [...]

• 04.08.08
  Soft Pneumatic Exoskeleton
• 03.30.08
  Drum Space

  Drum space is a percussion instrument that transforms environments into drums. Participants are immersed within the space of drums as beats are created from the surrounding surfaces. The audio experience of the space is negotiated by each participant as they add and remove beats from sequences previously constructed by other participants. Will the [...]

• 03.27.08
  Ornos: Prototype 02

  Here’s the first test with Ornos. The compass readings are behaving pretty well considering it’s right underneath a spinning hard drive. The 1.2Ghz processor and 512 RAM don’t seem to be enough to download and render the image quickly enough, so I’m going to have to figure out how to speed things up.

• 03.16.08
  Oblik

  Oblik ( オブリク )
  Yokohama, Japan
  Completed February 2008

• 01.21.08
  Table Pipes

  Table Pipes consists of ready-made 3/4″ pipe fittings from our friendly local plumbing shop and two sheets of 2′ x 8′ x 1/2″ glass.

• 12.25.07
  AGS : Haiku Shake V02

  AGS aka Haiku Shake is a haiku generator. Tilting to the left begins the trickling of the haiku. Each haiku is generated randomly based on 3 haiku forms and a set of preselected words. To generate a new haiku, just shake it.

• 11.22.07
  moMo : A Haptic Navigational Device

  Momo is a haptic navigational device that requires only the sense of touch to guide a user. No maps, no text, no arrows, no lights. It sits on the palm of one’s hand and leans, vibrates and gravitates towards a preset location. Akin to someone pointing you in the right direction, there is no need [...]

• 11.06.07
  What is ITP?

  “What is ITP?” was originally presented at ITP at NYU in the “Applications of Interactive Technologies” class November 6, 2007. Produced by the red GOAT team: chris cerrito, ja in koo, eduardo lytton, kim thompson rodrigo de benito sanz, xiaoyang feng, ami snyderman, and che-wei wang.

• 10.28.07
  Grass Type

  Grass Type is a virtual grass mat. Mouse movements send waves of wind across the grass, erasing the imprinted text which then slowly reappears over time as the wind dies down. (developed with Tim Stutts)
  Download grasstextapp.zip GrassTypeAdobe.app.zip (for Macs written in C and openGL).

• 10.26.07
  SlaHuRa : Slappable Huggable Radio

  SlaHuRa or Slappable Huggable Radio is a FM and AM radio that uses an accelerometer (tilt sensor) to change volume and frequency. There are no buttons to press or dials to spin. Tilting the radio from side to side adjusts the frequency. Tilting it from front to back changes the volume.

• 10.13.07
  Phylo Pattern Generator

  phylotaxis applet

• 10.13.07
  Attractor Topography

  attractor topography applet

• 09.01.07
  Muji Award 02

  Muji Award 02 entries.

• 08.10.07
  Hands Free Umbrella

  The hands free umbrella was designed in collaboration with Dinesh Vader, the patent holder for the device. The design focused on ease of use, comfort and portability. Materials were chosen to make an attractive soft shell sling while keeping manufacturing costs low.

• 07.04.07
  Master Mustache

  The Master Mustache sticker set is finally here. The first set features the Kitchener , Nietzsche, Einstein, Dalí, Chaplin , and the Fu Manchu. All classics. Power, intelligence, class, and fantasy in a line above your lip.  This set of 6 mustaches are made of the highest quality vinyl and made to last.  Stick [...]

• 06.28.07
  Chess Clock

  I couldn’t find a fullscreen chess clock so I wrote a very simple application to do just that. The ring counts down the total number of seconds remaining instead of the traditional clock with second and minute hands. A small dot at the center of each ring indicates which player is white [...]

• 06.26.07
  MultiPipe

  MultiPipe is a simple plugin for Rhino 4.0 to pipe multiple curves at once with start and end diameter options and cap type options. Unzip and install by dragging the plugin into Rhino. The command line for the tool is “MultiPipe’.
  Download: multipipe04.zip

• 06.12.07
  HUD Slider Class

  The Heads Up Display Slider is a simple and transparent way to insert sliders into your Processing sketches. Just place the pde file inside your processing sketch and call the slider class for each slider you wish to create.
  Download and place this .pde file inside your Processing sketch: HUD Slider Class
  [Example applet]

• 05.28.07
  Waiting Chair

  Folded metal and felt chair coming soon.

• 05.24.07
  Haptic Clock

  The Haptic Clock is a small clock program for Java powered mobile phones. The clock conveys time through a sequence of vibrations so you never have to pull the phone out of your pocket to tell time. The idea behind it was to create a clock that would train my body to understand [...]

• 05.10.07
  Paper Airplane Business Card

  This design is inspired by Ken Blackburn’s world record paper airplane.
  Tip: Fold the business card airplane with the wings tilted downward. It’ll fly like a dart.

• 04.23.07
  Love Fold

  Love Fold seats you and a half on a thick piece of felt and a folded piece of metal. Comfy for one. Sort of comfy for 2.  Really comfy for 1.5 of you.  Available in steel, aluminum, or stainless steel. Pieces are made to order. Email me for prices, custom graphics, colors, [...]

• 04.19.07
  Seroussi Pavillion

  Here are some images from a collaboration with biothing. My focus was on developing the outer tiling module. The facted skylight is modulated with intersecting sin wave functions in relation to nodes of interest distributed across the site.

• 02.04.07
  Self Portrait

  Webcam pixel interpretation tool written in Processing.

• 02.04.07
  Denen Apts

  This 6 story apartment building with first floor commercial in Yokohama, Japan was design in collaboration with Akio Narita of Unit N.

• 02.04.07
  Window Brick
• 01.02.07
  Tilt SCREAM Pong

  This is a verson of pong for those of you with Sudden Motion Sensors on your MacBook. Tilt the laptop to control the paddle and scream to increase the size of the paddle. Enjoy! But play it at your own risk.
  Download Beta: tilt SCREAM Pong 0.06, tilt_scream_pong_0_07app.zip

• 09.03.06
  FedEx Tyvek Wallet

  @ instructables

• 03.11.06
  II Desk
• 12.09.05
  HEX Shelf

  This modular shelving system uses a single joint component and a modular planes to create varying shelf sizes

• 02.04.04
  Freedom In Familiarity

  Here’s the original proposal for my SOM Felloship.

• 08.29.03
  Unfold > Encode > Fold

  This modular unit system is comprised of 35 pieces of 18 gage stainless steel, which provides a thin rigid surface. All parts including the structure and surface are designed and fabricated in unison. All parts are flat-packed and shipped to the site for assembly by hand with very few tools. Designed in [...]

• 05.09.03
  Blow Up Shelf

  Blow Up Shelf = latex surface + pneumatics + motion sensor

• 05.08.03
  Death Immersion
• 12.09.02
  Battery Park City Ferry Terminal
• 11.05.02
  Deceptive Coercion
• 05.16.02
  A chair for
• 12.12.01
  Tiger Lily Collage
• 12.12.01
  Tumbleweed House

  The Tumbleweed House consists of a radial assembly of parts surrounding a gyroscopic interior chamber. This house negotiates the ever changing topology of the desert by tumbling without positional hierarchy. The house consists of one main chamber and three peripheral chambers. The three peripheral chambers open and close according to its position [...]

• 04.24.01
  Constellation

  Constellation from che-wei wang on Vimeo.
  Constellation is a wireframe chair for two (a permanent installation at the Pratt Sculpture Park).

• 11.04.98
  Labyrinth