Creative Technologist
January 2025 - Permanent Installation
Client: AT&T x Living Walls | Agency: Chemistry Creative
Contracted by Chemistry Creative to develop an interactive experience for Mercedes-Benz, this permanent LED installation connected mobile web input to generative visual output in real time. Visitors entered their zip code on a mobile site, which triggered a unique animation both on their device and across a custom LED wall. The system visualized Atlanta’s neighborhood layout using spiral node patterns, reflecting the geographic relationship between zip codes.
Technical Contributions
Web Interaction Architecture: Developed a full-stack system from scratch using a React front end and a Node.js/Express backend with real-time WebSocket communication.
Cross-Platform Sync: Engineered seamless interaction between the mobile site and LED wall (via TouchDesigner), ensuring low-latency, stable performance.
Data Integration: Built custom algorithms using external zip code/map APIs to generate spatially responsive animations based on user location.
Admin Tools: Designed and implemented a secure interface for monitoring system state, socket traffic, and dynamic content switching.
System Integration: Oversaw the data pipeline between the web system and TouchDesigner, handling protocol design and real-time visual triggering.
Tech Stack: React · Node.js · WebSockets · TouchDesigner · Mapbox API’s
Collaboration
Worked closely with another creative technologist who led the visual design in TouchDesigner. Also collaborated with CHEM’s fabrication team, ensuring smooth integration between hardware, software, and spatial display systems.