wonderful wanderings
Welcome to Amy Sterling Productions
Over the years, crowdsourcing has called for creative neurscience outreach, conveniently one of my favorite things in the world. Getting people curious and excited about the brain, the single most mysterious object in the universe? Count me in.
Here are the major art and technology experiences I have helped produce.
Have an idea for a collab? Send me a message!
EyeWire, FlyWire, Pyr, FlyWire: The BANC, MICrONS, Eyewire II — descriptions coming soon!
2018-Present
Zoo Brains
A series of posters that explore the link between brain and behavior. EyeWire in collaboration with Massachusetts College of Art and Tufts University
Location: Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
2015
BrainVR
Virtual reality experience 2.0.
Visitors entered a room with a cute flying robot friend and paint with light to trigger a working visual neuron circuit.
Visitors wore HTC Vive devkits. An early use of hand controllers!
In partnership with the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT Media Lab and Indicated Studios. Promo video below by Eyewire’s design legend Alex Norton.
Location: Tribeca Film Festival Games and Media Summit, New York City
2014
Neurons in Space
Virtual reality experience inviting visitors to fly through a field of neurons and then zoom out to space and explore a lifesized replica of the International Space Station (approved by Chris Hadfield!).
Visitors wore Oculus Rift devkits - this was pre-Facebook acquisition and before VR kids had hand controllers.
The exhibit also included a six-projector, 18 foot screen where visitors could maneuver giant 3D models of neurons using hand gestures and XBOX KINECT.
In partnership with Microsoft Research
Location: TED Conference, Vancouver BC
I write a Forbes Blog on Neuroscience and Data Visualization :)
LifeBonus: do something to make a stranger smile today and you will get one lifebonus!
Anyone been around since the days I used to email random lifebonus challenges around? ~2012-2020 era. Sending my best!