Projects from Patrick Stevenson-Keating
name
Patrick Stevenson-Keating (paddys011)
location
http://www.pstevensonkeating.co.uk
country
united kingdom
university
University of Dundee
department
Product Design
university address
University of Dundee, Nethergate,
DD1 4HN Dundee,
university country
united kingdom
url
id
0015224
title
The Quantum Parallelograpgh
professor(s)
Pete Thomas
rank
-
tags
product design industrial design 3d design
year of making
2011
project url
http://www.pstevensonkeating.co.uk/quantum-parallelograph.html
uploaded
2011-04-23 13:20:14
The Quantum Parallelograph is an exploratory project examining the scientific and philosophical ideas surrounding quantum physics and the proposal of multiple universes. The device allows users to glimpse into their "parallel lives" - to observe their alternate realities.
The project is rooted in the pioneering work of Professor David Deutsch of Oxford University, and the earlier work of Professor Hugh Everett, who argue for infinite copies of ourselves existing within multiple universes. The Quantum Parallelograph seeks to reveal to the personal user how such ideas of alternative realities may be envisaged.
The device uses online sources to find the "parallel lives" of users, and prints out a short statement about their "simultaneous" life in a parallel world.
Despite the hypothetical nature of such interactions, the project serves to raise questions and provoke thoughts about the nature of our reality and our lives, as well as being a useful tool to communicate modern theories in physics.
