1. topological media lab sha xin wei, ph.d. associate professor, computer science and fine arts concordia university http://topologicalmedia.concordia.ca

2. 2 Research Themes Study gesture and materials from phenomenological, social and computational perspectives. Invent responsive media and expressive instruments that support novel technologies of performance and the architecture of hybrid media spaces.

3. 3 Technical Domains Calligraphic video Gestural sound instruments Softwear, body and fabric-based Media choreography Wireless sensing, ubiquitous computing Gesture tracking, mapping Responsive media spaces

4. 4 tgarden spaces

5. 5 calligraphic video fire, smoke / Yoichiro Serita et al.

6. 6 gestural sound: ubicomp 2003

7. 7 Softwear: play and epiphany Jill Fantauzza, Matthew Warne, TinyOS team