Biography
Florian Weil was born 1983 in Bad Nauheim (Germany). In 2007, he finished the study Computer Science in Media and has worked as an interaction designer and web developer for several years. From 2009 until 2014, he has decided to join the master program Interface Culture at the Art University in Linz. Since the beginning of his master studies,he has produced art installations, which explored new forms of interactions with plants in public spaces. In that context, he spent most of his time researching, developing and teaching new kinds of interaction designs for bridging the gap between the analog and digital world.
Internet profiles
Education
- Master of Arts in Interactive & Media Art (2009-2014)
- Bachelor of Computer Science in Media (2003-2007)
- Secondary vocational diploma in Economics and Management (2002-2003)
- Apprenticeship as a Banker (1999-2002)
Work Experience
- VDI Technonologiezentrum GmbH in Berlin (2012-2016)
- LIIP AG in Fribourg (2008-2009)
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR) in Baden Baden (2008)
- Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt am Main (1999-2002)
Web and mobile projects
- Medizintechnologie.de (2013-2016)
- Was futtern (2011-2012)
- RVG Mobile App (2011-2012)
Artistic works and Experimental Designs
- Dead Tree Drop (2014)
- Travelling Plants (2014)
- Season Patterns (2011-2014)
- Take me Places (2011-2012)
- The "plate" game device (2011)
- Moodumbrella (2011)
- Sound Drawings (2010)
- The dynamics of static light (2009)
Publications and Writings
- The Art of Human to Plant Interaction with Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau (2015)
- Masterthesis: Artistic Human Plant Interfaces (2014)
- Technical Paper: Designing gestures for (multi-touch) screens (2010)
- Bachelor Thesis: Pricing policy for online-based products (2007)
Talks and Teaching
- Guestlecture and workshop about "Human Plant Interfaces" for Product and Interface Design students at FH Potsdam (2015)
- Several one week workshop build a "Game Art Installation" with MakeyMakey and Scratch for teenagers (2014)
- Talk and lecture about "Artistic Research on Human Plant Interfaces" at WCOMTC - Synthetic Metamorphosis Symposium (2013)
- Developer talk at Swiss Flash User Group about "Moving from AS3 to Flex - advantages, hazards, traps" (2009)
- Teaching Flash for beginners and advanced-skilled students as Flash Student Tutor at FH Furtwangen (2006-2007)
- Teaching Snowboarding for beginner and advanced-skilled teenagers (2003-2015)