This document provides biographical information about Camille Baker and describes her research into using biosensing devices, skin interfaces, and mobile media for performance art. It discusses her background in dance, media production, and new media festivals. The document outlines her work with wearable technology projects involving biofeedback sensors. It also presents some of her research exploring the use of mobile devices, embedded sensors, and software for creating interactive and collaborative performance art involving live video mixing and broadcast.

1. Camille Baker, MASc Interactive Arts
SMARTlab PhD Candidate
ISEA 2009
Belfast
MindTouch:
ephemeral touch via
bio-sensing devices
and skin interfaces for
personal engagement

2. • studied and performed modern dance as an undergraduate
and in high school, until 1992.
Camille dancing circa 1987
background/ bio

3. over 15 years in independent media production + art:
• owned and operated conventional contemporary art gallery in
Vancouver in 1998;
stills from gallery circa 1999
background/ bio

4. over 15 years in independent media production + art:
• documentary film development, online video and animation,
new media and web design;
stills from video pieces
background/ bio

5. over 15 years in independent media production + art:
• produced, wrote and edited several videos and web video
shorts/animation, online content, scripts and film projects
still from video piece
background/ bio

6. over 15 years in independent media production + art:
• founder, web editor-in-chief of own online magazine (2000-
2002), www.slackerbonding.com on GenX relationship and
pop culture issues;
screenshot from
slackerbonding.com
offline website
background/ bio

7. over 15 years in independent media production + art:
• studied technical applied skills in New Media, Web Design
and CD Rom Development Certificate Program at BC Institute
of Technology, Burnaby, BC, Canada, 2000-2001;
student animation piece
background/ bio

8. over 15 years in independent media production + art:
• singer/ songwriter, performer, and manager in electronic and
alt-rock/pop bands from 1993-2007: www.ultrapuss.com
(current) and www.spiritualheroine.com (former long-term
project);
band photos from Spiritual Heroine and ultrapuss
background/ bio

9. background/ bio
slideshow from gallery
exhibition NFF 2004
• Lead Curator and Event Producer for The New Forms
Festival producing + curating a gallery, conference and
performances

10. • Lead Curator and Event Producer for The New Forms
Festival, a new media arts festival in Vancouver from 2002-
2004 - 3 years;
background/ bio
slideshow from dance
performance NFF 2004

11. • Art Researcher/ Videographer / Installation coordinator for
the whisper project a wearable devices and biofeedback
research project for Prof. Thecla Schiphorst and Dr. Susan
Kozel from 2003-2006;
background/ bio
video I shot at
Siggraph 2005

12. liveness in mobile video participatory performance
 liveness (mediated)/ virtual (real)
 presence (absence)
 experience (perception)
 locative mobile media / video
 embodied performance
 visceral / sensation
 intimacy / immediacy /mobility
 sensor technology and the body
 performers / audience

13. presence
presence
conscious perception
extended mind
telepathy
sensing from a distance
biochemistry
physical sensing
feltness
non-verbal communiction
virtual/ digital/
networked / mobile
voice / emotional
gestural / eye contact
spiritual / mystical
yoga / meditation
embodiment /
being "in" the body
situatedness
emotions
bodily experienced
emotions
sensors
focusing /
being "here" now
a presence/
sentient, ephemeral other
unconsciousness
dream body/mind
out-of body
experiences

14. mobile devices as non-verbal expression
first video collection workshop in Vancouver June
2007

15. mobile embodied performance media

17. sensors + software

18. - placing the biosensors

19. smart garments

20. - making the 1st prototype

21. - making the 1st prototype

22. finished prototype 1: garment and embedded sensors

23. wearable devices + embedded sensors exploration
From Leah Buchley’s site : http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~buechley/projects/performance/performance.html

24. wearable devices + embedded sensors exploration

25. wearable devices + embedded sensors exploration

26. prototype 2: garment design
– design process

27. prototype 2: garment design
– design process

28. prototype 2: garment design

30. mobile video software – development

31. V
large screen video mixes from mobile collaboration
large screen video mixes from mobile collaboration
body
data
display
from
phone
body
data
display
from
phone
group 1 -
performing w/
biofeedback sensors
Performance Set Up / Staging
group 2 -
mobile phone VJ's
group 3 -
internal video exploring

32. mixes for broadcast

33. performance 1

34. questions ?????????