Tag: paper

  • Riding Through Mountains (of Data)

    (Here is the documentation for my thesis project at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. PDF version here.) Riding through Mountains of Data: Visualizations of Cycling Robert Carlsen Interactive Telecommunications Program Tisch School of the Arts New York University Abstract This project attempts to describe the cycling experiences of several riders in New York City through a […]

  • Thesis Proposal – Draft

    Thesis Proposal Title Where do we go now? Thesis Statement I will create a series of visualizations attempting to decipher the experiences of a large group of cyclists in New York City. The project has two principle components: data collection and analysis / visualization. Personal Statement Riding a bicycle provides me with a sense of […]

  • motivations: karma

    [written for Media Economics & Participation at ITP] Slashdot users are seeking karma. However, gaining positive karma at Slashdot is just a means to an end; Slashdot users are seeking (limited) power and status among their peers in the form of fleeting moderator access for the vibrant comments component of the highly active, technology-focused news […]