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Internet of things needs to use sound in ways computers and phones never have (2018)
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McGregor, I. (2018). Internet of things needs to use sound in ways computers and phones never have. [Website]

With many consumer devices, we can find out about their status without having to look at them directly. When a kettle clicks off, you know the water has boiled. When the toaster pops, you know the toast is ready. The gentle hum of a freezer tells you... Read More about Internet of things needs to use sound in ways computers and phones never have.

Sound and the Internet of Things (2017)
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McGregor, I. (2017). Sound and the Internet of Things. [Blog]

Sound has enormous potential to enhance how we experience and interact with the connected everyday devices and appliances that make up the Internet of Things.

Dr Iain McGregor - programme leader for the online MSc in Sound design at Edinburgh Napi... Read More about Sound and the Internet of Things.

Eidolon 360 VR Performance (2017)
Digital Artefact
Hood, B., & Flint, T. (2017). Eidolon 360 VR Performance. [Digital video]

Eidolon 360 was created with Bev Hood as part of her larger Eidolon Project.
The reclining viewer inhabits the point of view of resuscitation manikin Resusci Anne, set within a resuscitation training room. A medic (actress Pauline Goldsmith) appr... Read More about Eidolon 360 VR Performance.

To uncover the secrets of exoplanets, try listening to them (2016)
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Quinton, M., Benyon, D., & McGregor, I. (2016). To uncover the secrets of exoplanets, try listening to them. [Website]

From rainfall patterns to share price performance, the usual way to analyse any data that shows something changing over a period of time is to put it into a graphic. Making data visual usually makes it much easier to understand the trends – but not a... Read More about To uncover the secrets of exoplanets, try listening to them.

Jupiter Artland in Minecraft (2016)
Digital Artefact
Flint, T. (2016). Jupiter Artland in Minecraft

This is a facsimile of Jupiter Artland created in Minecraft. The Minecraft world has been used to investigate remote connection with the sculpture park. The world is available to download and as a collaborative server experience.

Jupiter Artland Minecraft Experience (2016)
Digital Artefact
Flint, T., & McGregor, I. (2016). Jupiter Artland Minecraft Experience. [https://vimeo.com/166204060]

This Android application is free to download from the Google Play Store. This mixed reality game connects the real world with a virtual Minecraft version of Jupiter Artland. The game was launched at the Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Morpheme (2016)
Digital Artefact
Tsiros, A. (2016). Morpheme. [MaxMSP 5 32 bit software]

This is a MaxMSP 5 32 bit software, Morpheme allows the control of a concatenative synthesis module (IMTR CataRT) through the act of sketching on a digital canvas. The aim is to enable synthesis of sound and the expression of compositional intention... Read More about Morpheme.

You can’t say politics on the internet? (2015)
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Ryan, B. (2015). You can’t say politics on the internet?. [http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/114803/1/Final-report-A-Manifesto-for-Digital-Messiness.pdf]

I have been interested in how governments use the internet to engage with citizens for a few years now. Of course, I’m very late to this party – e-democracy was ‘invented’ over 20 years ago. I didn’t start from there – I stumbled into researching how... Read More about You can’t say politics on the internet?.

Digital Proxies – a potential new research area (2015)
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Ryan, B. (2015). Digital Proxies – a potential new research area. [https://bruceryan.info/2015/03/13/digital-proxies-a-potential-new-research-area/]

What is a digital proxy?

A digital proxy would be someone who undertakes a citizen’s online affairs, principally around digital participatory or elective democracy, because the citizen cannot use the internet for some reason.

Paper was a contri... Read More about Digital Proxies – a potential new research area.

Jupiter Artland iOS App (2014)
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Mival, O., Ammeloot, A., McGregor, I., & Benyon, D. (2014). Jupiter Artland iOS App. [iOS app]

This free app can be used onsite or offsite to enhance the visitor experience and has film, audio, text and photographs providing an in-depth look at this private family collection. Onsite an interactive map allows you to locate yourself in relation... Read More about Jupiter Artland iOS App.

Jupiter Artland Multimedia Edition: Art in the Landscape (2013)
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McMicking, D., Wilson, N., Henderson, F., Gale, I., Bradley, F., & McGregor, I. (2013). Jupiter Artland Multimedia Edition: Art in the Landscape

Jupiter Artland is an internationally known sculpture garden outside Edinburgh which is home to one of the most exciting private collections in the UK today. Works by some of the world’s leading contemporary sculptors, Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley, M... Read More about Jupiter Artland Multimedia Edition: Art in the Landscape.

Security and forensic computing: introduction to computer security. (2011)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2011). Security and forensic computing: introduction to computer security

1 INTRODUCTION 14
1.1 The Industrial and the Information Age 14
1.2 CIA and AAA 15
1.3 Protecting against intruders 16
1.4 Users, systems and data 17
1.5 Security and Forensic Computing 19
1.6 ISO 27002 21
1.7 Risks 22
Annual Loss Expectancy... Read More about Security and forensic computing: introduction to computer security..