Students created alternative net-aware devices by selecting an existing device and blending it with a biological life form. They used the characteristics of the life form to drive the design of the device and its enhancements or features. Additional projects can be viewed at
the course website.
Ruth West
An interdisciplinary artist-researcher working with digital media and interactive technologies.
Title:Panther
Protection Device Medium: Flash MX Author: Lori Michaels, Design|Media Arts,
UCLA, 2003
Description: A whimsical pairing of the righting-reflext
of cats with cilia from microorganisms is used to enhance
hand-held mobile devices.