Mathew Laibowitz
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Mat Laibowitz is an inventor, artist, and product designer. He holds a PhD degree from MIT Media Lab
's Program in Media Arts and Sciences from the Responsive Environments Group under Prof. Joseph A. Paradiso
. He founded in 1996 an urban experience named Midnight Madness after the 1980 film of the same name, Midnight Madness (film). Midnight Madness was regarded as igniting the large scale urban game scene in NYC, including elements of the Come Out and Play festival. Midnight Madness ran for its final time in 2007, at which time over 1000 people have participated throughout its 11 year history. Midnight Madness and Mat Laibowitz were the subjects of a chapter in David Rakoff
's book, Don't Get Too Comfortable.
As a product designer, Mat Laibowitz has brought over 30 products to market including toys, home automation devices, and lighting.
As an inventor and a researcher, his most known work includes Parasitic Mobility – a distributed sensor networks employing mobile sensing nodes that are carried to desired locations by attaching themselves to moving hosts, and Spinner (MIT Media Lab)
, a research platform designed to investigate the use of a distributed video camera network and wearable sensors to create cohesive narrative videos from our physical and social behavior.
He currently holds the position of Principal Researcher at Nokia
Research Center Hollywood, where he investigates new forms of entertainment using activated physical environments.
As a mixed-media artist he has shown work at many international venues including Exit Art
, Fellisimo House of Design, Ars Electronica
, Jack Lenor Larsen
's Longhouse, and at the MIT Museum. He formerly composed and performed music as part of the band Brasilian Pizza Mafia, who performed at the South By Southwest
music festival in 1998, and as a solo artist under the name hazmat and performed at NYC's The Limelight
in 2000.
As of September 2011, Mat Laibowitz has left Nokia Research and is now an independent innovator of art, entertainment, and physically interactive new media.
MIT Media Lab
The MIT Media Lab is a laboratory of MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Devoted to research projects at the convergence of design, multimedia and technology, the Media Lab has been widely popularized since the 1990s by business and technology publications such as Wired and Red Herring for a...
's Program in Media Arts and Sciences from the Responsive Environments Group under Prof. Joseph A. Paradiso
Joseph A. Paradiso
Joseph Paradiso is an associate professor in MIT's Program in Media Arts and Sciences. He directs the MIT Media Lab's Responsive Environments Group, which explores how sensor networks augment and mediate human experience, interaction and perception. He received a B.S. in electrical engineering and...
. He founded in 1996 an urban experience named Midnight Madness after the 1980 film of the same name, Midnight Madness (film). Midnight Madness was regarded as igniting the large scale urban game scene in NYC, including elements of the Come Out and Play festival. Midnight Madness ran for its final time in 2007, at which time over 1000 people have participated throughout its 11 year history. Midnight Madness and Mat Laibowitz were the subjects of a chapter in David Rakoff
David Rakoff
David Rakoff is a Canadian-born writer based in New York City who is noted for his humorous, sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays. Rakoff is an essayist, journalist, and actor and is a regular contributor to Public Radio International's This American Life...
's book, Don't Get Too Comfortable.
As a product designer, Mat Laibowitz has brought over 30 products to market including toys, home automation devices, and lighting.
As an inventor and a researcher, his most known work includes Parasitic Mobility – a distributed sensor networks employing mobile sensing nodes that are carried to desired locations by attaching themselves to moving hosts, and Spinner (MIT Media Lab)
Spinner (MIT Media Lab)
The SPINNER project from the Responsive Environments Group at MIT Media Lab is the first research platform designed to investigate the world of ubiquitous video devices. The Spinner can automatically edit video to fit a narrative structure...
, a research platform designed to investigate the use of a distributed video camera network and wearable sensors to create cohesive narrative videos from our physical and social behavior.
He currently holds the position of Principal Researcher at Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
Research Center Hollywood, where he investigates new forms of entertainment using activated physical environments.
As a mixed-media artist he has shown work at many international venues including Exit Art
Exit Art
Exit Art is a non-profit cultural center established in 1982. Located in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, United States, the two-story gallery exhibits contemporary visual art, installation, video, theater, and performance....
, Fellisimo House of Design, Ars Electronica
Ars Electronica
Ars Electronica is an organization based in Linz, Austria, founded in 1979 around a festival for art, technology and society that was part of the International Bruckner Festival. Herbert W. Franke is one of its founders. It became its own festival and a yearly event in 1986. Its director until 1995...
, Jack Lenor Larsen
Jack Lenor Larsen
Jack Lenor Larsen is a textile designer, author and collector and promoter of traditional and contemporary craftsmanship in all its forms.-Early life and education:...
's Longhouse, and at the MIT Museum. He formerly composed and performed music as part of the band Brasilian Pizza Mafia, who performed at the South By Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
music festival in 1998, and as a solo artist under the name hazmat and performed at NYC's The Limelight
The Limelight
The Limelight is the name of a chain of nightclubs that were owned and operated by Peter Gatien, located in Atlanta, Hollywood, Florida, and London, and formerly in New York City and Chicago.-History:...
in 2000.
As of September 2011, Mat Laibowitz has left Nokia Research and is now an independent innovator of art, entertainment, and physically interactive new media.