Jawad Farooq Naik
Multidisciplinary Creative Technologist

Case study

Uncense

An installation that censors what you say into a mic until you touch a sensor and hold someone's hand, shown at Boston Cyberarts Gallery.

  • Art Direction
  • Interaction Design
  • Sound Design

Published Tools Processing, Arduino, Max/MSPView on Behance ↗

DMI x FreshMedia 24 Technotanicals sign on a red wall
Uncense artist statement signed Jawad F. Naik

Prototyping V1

Microphone beside a laptop running the prototype in a studio

Gallery Installation

Uncense installation: monitor, microphone and speakers on a white plinthFront view of the installation with instruction sheet and posterInstallation plinth with microphone, monitor and speakers
Uncense poster with red and green circles of reaching hands
Instruction sheet with icons for mic, steel plate and holding hands

Processing & Arduino Code

Interaction was based on person approaching the installation and speaking in the mic. The speech was censored using processing where it played a pre recorded sound and a dynamic circle pulsating on the screen based on speech detected. To uncensor the speech user had to place his/her hand on a designated capacitance sensor and hold someones hand This part was programmed on a circuit playground using arduino enviroment.

Processing code for audio playback and visualization
Arduino code reading the capacitive touch sensor

Boston Cyberarts Gallery

Gallery room at Boston Cyberarts with installations along the walls

Case Study

Case study cover: Speaking Freely, Acting WiselyCase study abstract page with an illustrated portraitCase study page: Objective StatementCase study page listing researchable questionsCase study page: What is freedom of speech?Case study page: What is censorship?Case study page on censorship in historyCase study page on censorship and the internetCase study page on laws protecting freedom of speechJohn Stuart Mill quote on truth and repetitionCase study page: The Experience in Words, with a microphoneCase study page on the code and on-screen visualizationCase study page showing red and green screen states and the installationCase study page with the poster and instruction sheetCase study conclusion page

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