Garage SEM - 300,000x magnification at home
Hauling 2,000 pounds of scientific surplus across an ocean on a quest to image my red blood cells at home
William Ivy - art x tech
I’m an engineer and technical artist. I build the things I wish existed. This site documents my projects and the skills I've picked up along the way.
Expect to find AI tools, custom electronics, real-time animation, motion capture, sound synthesis, and electron microscopy.
Projects
wackbar - interactive VJ system with real-time performance capture
Interactive audiovisual insanity, directed in real-time by a motion-captured performer
CodeMiko Done Cheap - DIY real-time performance capture
A DIY motion capture suit with facial tracking for livestreaming a 3D character (to zero viewers)
Goa Trance from Scratch
Building DIY synthesizers and effects units to recreate the music of the gods: late-90s goa trance
Thermoelectric Cloud Chamber
Observing cosmic rays and radioactive particles using parts from AliExpress
Laser Spiked Jacket
The stylish way to blind everyone in the club
KeyLED - music composition and improvisation aid
A DIY electronic device that illuminates the keys of any musical keyboard (scales, root note, and more!)
DIY Gamma-ray Spectroscopy
Ordering nuclear surplus from Russia and custom crystals from China to perform gamma-ray spectroscopy at home
Lucky Infinity Cube
Taking lucky car dice to infinity
Recreating the Laser Liquid Sky Effect from Aliens
Giving my living room the James Cameron treatment with lasers and glycerin
High-Altitude Photography via Weather Balloon
Sending a camera to the edge of space and recovering the wreckage from the children who found it
Hallucination Goggles
Inducing visual hallucinations with the Ganzfeld effect
Landscape Photography with an Electron Microscope
Creating highly specialized imagery without access to $1,000,000 in scientific equipment
DragonWars - the ultimate aerial combat miniatures game
Designing the advanced version of a forgotten game from the 80s, and making it 3D printable at home
Agricola P-Deck
Producing an unauthorized expansion pack for my most-played board game
Toblerone Done Right - Chocolate Mountains
Making the famous chocolate bar the way it ought to be
Super Ultra Monster Smash - a city-destroying VR game
Developing the VR game of my dreams (and getting roasted on Steam)
Ash vs Army of Darkness
Crafting a legacy sequel through creative editing
Solid-State Tesla Coil
Pumping out 30,000V on a dining room table
Back Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd x Sailor Moon
Copyright infringement by way of ControlNet, IP-Adapter, and refined taste
Movie Posters Based on Dreams
Exploiting the flaws of AI art to create movie posters for my recurring dreams
Japanese Citypop Landscapes via Style Transfer
Creating imagery in genres that do not exist