Eric Mika
Creative Director Director Of Creative Technology
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolEric Mika is a creative technologist and director with 16 years of experience designing interactive hardware and software experiences for museums and public spaces. As Creative Director and Director of Creative Technology at Local Projects, he leads multidisciplinary teams to realize immersive installations that blend virtual and physical space. His background spans freelance interaction design, co-founding Plural Design, and collaborations with artists and institutions like Anthony McCall, Eyebeam, and Wired, with work shown internationally. Technically hands-on, he has written embedded libraries for EEG hardware and refactored device-level serial communication, reflecting a rare mix of art practice and low-level engineering. He holds an MPS from NYU’s ITP and a BS in Journalism and Animate Arts from Northwestern, which informs his thoughtful approach to storytelling through technology.
16 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
MPS, Interactive Telecommunications Program, MPS, Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York UniversityBSJ, Journalism, BSJ, Journalism at Northwestern University
Github Skills (5)
embedded10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
sys10
arduino10
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
kitschpatrol/Brain
Feb 2010 - Aug 2022
Arduino library for reading Neurosky EEG brainwave data. (Tested with the MindFlex and Force Trainer toys.)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:54 commits, 3 PRs, 7 pushes in 12 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Eric primarily focused on developing an Arduino library for reading Neurosky EEG brainwave data. Their contributions involved a major refactor to utilize a half-duplex hardware serial approach, which included changes to the core Brain.cpp and Brain.h files. This rework also saw the migration of EEG power bands into an array for better management, and the addition of getter and setter methods. The examples were also refined, and string-based error handling was added.
crosswordneuroskybrainwavearduino-librarytoys
kitschpatrol/ofxPango
Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:35 commits, 1 PR, 23 pushes in 3 months
windowslinuxpangomacopenframeworks
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