• UX Design
    • Leader Development
    • Rowan CMS Redesign
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    • Masters Thesis
    • ArcWaves
    • RhesusThesis
    • Take the Stairs
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Michael Milazzo

I’m a cook, a rock climber, a swing dancer and a product designer. I use systems thinking and UX best practices to understand the problem and environment that I’m working in. This lets me be flexible and put the needs of the problem ahead of the technology. I design products for the greatest impact possible.

  • UX Design
    • Leader Development
    • Rowan CMS Redesign
  • Graduate Work
    • Masters Thesis
    • ArcWaves
    • RhesusThesis
    • Take the Stairs
    • TuneTaps
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  • TuneTaps
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TuneTaps

SKILLS | ARDUINO / MAX / ILLUSTRATOR / HARDWARE PROTOTYPING / VISUAL DESIGN / EXPERIENCE DESIGN

TuneTaps is a collaboration with Natasha Dzurny to create a modular instrument for your feet. We used Lilly Pad Arduinos and XBee radios to turn force data from sensors in the ball and heel of the foot into music. The data is wirelessly transmitted to a computer, where a Max patch converts it into MIDI data that can be read by Garage Band or other music software. The result is the ability of the user to play drums, horns or a nearly limitless number of other instruments with their feet.

This project was created in ITP’s Biomechanics course, in which we studied the relationship of human movement to technology. This informed our design as we sought to create a tool that would work seamlessly and would not impede the movement of a dancer.

You can visit the official TuneTaps website here.

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