Danny Cho – LookingOutwards 08

Mike Tucker is an interaction designer who works in the realm of virtual spaces and generative design and mixed reality. He has worked for BBC’s visual effect department and is currently working at Magic Leap, creating future of spatial computing.

His work in collaboration with Sigur Ros, a musician makes me wonder the capability of generative design. The images that are provided for the audience as explanation inspires me to take a step into it. Especially, a quote said by the musician blew my mind, “What if you can have a whole world as your album jacket.” I am curious what the next step would be, and how much in sync different sensory inputs will become as the time passes.

He displays his work in two different backgrounds: in the context of actual usage/installation, and by itself as in the black/white background. This strategy allows the audience be able to take a step back as well as forth, by providing macro and micro perspective about his work.

I am amazed thinking about how much knowledge about this field and other adjacent ones Mike would have. Regarding space, perspective and music. I want to be a designer where I have a broad understand of the world around me and be able to manipulate my knowledge to create a new reality.