Currículum Vitae.
Christian Parsons.




Buenos Aires, 1980.

Interaction designer, programmer and researcher. He works as a developer of ludic interfaces and digital
artifacts, tangible and natural interaction devices, video games, computer graphics and live visuals. His
activity is framed within the arts, design and technology fields, R&D and interaction design teaching in the
university.

 

 

Technical skills:

Preferred languages: C++, Actionscript 3, Java.

Frameworks and libraries:
C++: Openframeworks, OpenGL.
AS3: Papervision 3D, Box2D physics, Flare Data Visualization Library, Flixel.
Java: Processing, jMonkey 3D game engine, physics integration with ODEJava and jBullet.
Computer vision: Kinect development, OpenNI, OpenCV, ARToolkit Plus.

Github repo https://github.com/chparsons

Knowledge of OOP Object Oriented Programming and Design Patterns.
SCM source control management with Git and Subversion.
Experience with Scrum Agile Development Methodology.
Programming IDEs: Xcode, Eclipse, Adobe Flash Builder.

Basic experience with GPU programming using OpenCL and GLSL shaders.

Physical computing with Arduino board.


Working experience:

• 2010-2011. 'Cámara Lúcida'. Software development project. Cámara Lúcida is an open-source software toolkit to make digital devices based on real-time projection mapping with Kinect. It's made with C++ and based on Openframeworks, OpenCV, RGBDemo, Libfreenect and OpenNI. It received funding for development by the patronage of the Buenos Aires City Government with Itaú Bank; Metropolitan fund of the Buenos Aires City Government.

• 2007-2011. QB9 Game programming and development. Design and implementation of videogames for both desktop as well as web platforms in Actionscript 3. Within this company he has worked for clients like Disney, AOL and VH1.

• 2011. R&D Project 'Generative Art in Multimedia'. Support researcher for the project, directed by Carmelo Saitta. National Institute of Arts, Multimedia Department (IUNA).

• 2006-2011. Live visuals for opera scenery. Commissioned by Juventus Lyrica Opera Association: Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi (2011); La Cenerentola, Gioachino Rossini (2010); The Magic Flute, W.A. Mozart (2006).

• 2008-2011. Interaction design teaching in the Media Arts Lecture/Workshop of Ing. Emiliano Causa, National Institute of Arts (IUNA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• 2009. Interactivos workshop at Arteleku (San Sebastian, Spain) and MediaLab Prado (Madrid, Spain). Grant for research and development of real-time projection mapping techniques.

• 2009. MediaLab of the Spanish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires. Grant for research and development of real-time projection mapping techniques.

• 2007-09. R&D Project 'Tangible. Augmented Reality Interfaces Applied to Art and Teaching'. Support researcher for the project, directed by Ing. Emiliano Causa and PhD. Pablo Cetta. National Institute of Arts, Multimedia Department (IUNA).

• 2006. Development of graphics applications in Actionscript 3 for León Ferrari's 'Heliografías' artwork.

• 2004-2007. Development of web applications in Actionscript 3 for ILIMIT Design Studio.

• 2005-2007. Live visuals for theater scenery. Commissioned by the Theatre Complex of the Buenos Aires City Government: La Celestina, Fernando de Rojas (2007); Super Crisol, by Los Macocos (2006); Agua, by Gladys Lisarazu (2005).

• 2003-2006. Multimedia installations for the Metrovías Cultural Program.

• 2003-2006. Design teaching in the Audiovisual Design Lecture/Workshop of Carlos Trilnick, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism, University of Buenos Aires.

• 2002. Interactive application 'Borges en el jardín de senderos que se bifurcan'. Design and software development in Flash/Actionscript. Commissioned by the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Exhibitions: 28th Book Fair of Buenos Aires; Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires (MAMBA), Limbo Art and New Technology Contest.

• 2002. Multimedia Installation commissioned by Lier & Tonconogy architecture studio, for its presentation at the IX Architecture Biennial of Buenos Aires, National Museum of Fine Arts.


Artwork:

• 2011. 'Afluentes'. Interactive installation, made with Cámara Lúcida. Afluentes is a toy that consists of a circular sandbox where people can build their own landscapes. There's a water flow that goes through the tracks created by players, turning the installation into a construction toy to make watercourses.

• 2010. 'Mientras Caminan'. Interactive installation, multitouch surface. Exhibitions: VAD'11 Girona, Spain; Itaú Cultural Foundation, Buenos Aires; Castagnino Museum, Rosario, Argentina; MediaLab of the Spanish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires; Recoleta Cultural Center, Buenos Aires.

• 2009. 'Birds of paper'. Live visuals, 3D visualization of music. A simulation of autonomous agents in the form of a flock of birds is controlled by a performer in an session of improvisation with 12 cellos. Independent production with 'Arre' ensamble, conducted by Claudio Peña.

• 2008. 'Follows the sight for an instant as it moves away and drifts'. Interactive installation. Exhibition: Onedotzero Buenos Aires Festival at Recoleta Cultural Center.

• 2007. 'Cloud Chamber'. Interactive Light Sculpture. 1st Prize Digital Paradigm Art and Technology contest by Macstation Argentina.

• 2006. 'Continuous Variation'. Interactive Sound Sculpture. Fellowship of the National Endowment for the Arts (FNA).

• 2004-2008. 'Nomad Project'. Interactive Stage Design. Fellowships and grants: Media and dance grant of the Southern Theater Foundation, Arts International and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (2005). Prodanza grant of the Buenos Aires City Government (2007). Exhibitions: Biennale dell Immagine. Chiasso, Switzerland (2006). TecnoEscena Festival 2005, Buenos Aires. L'Antic Teatre, Barcelona, Spain (2004).

• 2006. 'Traces, days'. Interactive installation, projection mapping on glass structures. Commissioned by Arteclasica Art Fair. Curator: Dr. Marta Zátonyi.

• 2004-2005. 'Suspension and Precipitation; Cartographies'. Urban sound installation. Made as Artist in residence in CheLA (Centro Latinoamericano Hipermediatico Experimental), with the support of the Program on Digital Cultures, University of California (UCLA).
Exhibitions: Trojan, 7th Biennial of Video and New Media Santiago de Chile, Museum of Contemporary Art of Santiago, MAC (2005); 404 Festival of Electronic Art, Rosario, Argentina (2004).

• 2003. 'Table of documents'. Video-installation. Antorchas Foundation Grant. The work became part of the Art and New Technology Collection of the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires (MAMBA) and Telefónica Foundation. Exhibitions: 15th.Videobrasil, International Electronic Art Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2005); 1st INCUBA Electronic Art Festival, Rio Gallegos, Argentina (2005).

• 2003. 'Nodal'. Net-art. Exhibitions: 14th.Videobrasil, Festival of Electronic Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil.



Education and training (selection):

• 2007 Arduino workshop with David Cuartielles. MediaLab, Spanish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires.
• 2007 'Performing Arts Integration' workshop by Guillermo Heras. Borges Cultural Center.
• 2006 'Life and Code' workshop by Santiago Ortiz. MediaLab, Spanish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires.
• 2006 Post-graduate course 'Processing: programming for interactive art' by Ing. Emiliano Causa. National Institute of Arts (IUNA).
• 2006 Introduction to Robotics course by Marcelo Duschkin at the Club of Programmers of Buenos Aires.
• 2006 PHP course at the Club of Programmers Club of Buenos Aires.
• 2005 Post-graduate course "New technologies applied to interactive installation design and media performance" by Ing. Emiliano Causa. CheLA (Centro Hipermediático Expermiental Latinoamericano).
• 2005 Interactive Art Workshop at Telefónica Foundation with Rodrigo Alonso and Mariano Sardon.
• 2005 Actionscript workshop with Leonardo Solaas at Start Foundation.
• 2005-2007 Aesthetics studies with Dra. Marta Zatonyi at Ethos Studio.
• 2003-2004 Contemporary music studies with Miguel Bellusci.