This website is my personal portfolio. You will find information about me and about projects I've been working on.

Background

I studied computer sciences and electronics at ESIEA-Ouest for 5 years and obtained an engineering degree; I completed in parallel a research Master (both at Laval, France). During my studies, I mainly specialised in Virtual Reality and Human/Machine Interfaces. In 2008, I started an internship at Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory at the University of Tokyo. Currently I am working as a technical assistant in the same laboratory at the Meta Perception Group, where I am involved in the development of innovative Computer-/Human Interfaces; time to time, I also work on Media Arts installations and other exotic stuff.

ESIEA
Laval, France
5 years degree in computer science. Students shared a common formation until the 4th year where we need to choose a speciality. I chose Virtual Reality. ESIEA encourages team projects and help students become versatile.
Master IVI
ART ET METIERS ParisTech
Master specialized on Virtual Reality and innovation techniques.

List of works

new Smart Laser Scanner
(2009 / current work)
Ishikawa Komuro Lab.
New prototype of the Smart Laser Scanner. Simplified and cheaper system working with a microcontroler.
Akari Doll
(2009 / current work)
Tokyo
First prototype of an interactive doll shining as people caress it. The electronic circuitry - hiden under the skin of the doll - is composed of many simple touch sensors each attached to a pair of blue LEDs.
Sound Tie
(2009 / current work)
Tokyo
A vu-meter necktie for wearing at noisy social events. Small microphone and 10 LEDs vumeter showing the level of ambient sound.
Virtual Haptic Radar
(2009 / 3 months)
Ishikawa Komuro Lab.
Wearable device helping actors become aware of the presence of invisible virtual objects.
shining hair
(2008 / several nights)
Tokyo
Small RGB LEDs in my long hair lock make my hair shining. Color change as I move my head.
HaptiKar
(2008 / 2 months)
Ishikawa Komuro Lab.
The Haptic Radar principle applied to a car. Vibration on a driver headaband, sensors on the car surface.
Haptic Radar
(2008 / 1 big month)
Ishikawa Komuro Lab.
Headband allowing users to perceive spatial information using haptic cues. The system is composed of 6 range finder sensors and 6 vibrators controlled by a microcontroller. An external handmade LED display shows information from the sensors.
Sound Quest
(2008 / 6 months)
Master IVI, PI Lab.
Sound maze game. 3D tracking of player is achieved thanks to seveal hacked Nintendo WII remotes.
Time Machine : VERDUN 1916
(2007 / 8 months)
ESIEA, 4th year
Highly immersive simulator. Spectators travel to a battelfield taking place at World War I. The system simulates in real time a 3D environment, including sound, wind, heat, vibration, contact, smells, ...
REVES project
(2006 / 8 months)
ESIEA, 3rd year
A mixed reality game. The controller is an innovative 2D force-feedback device developed for a milling simulator.

©2009 Alexis Zerroug