Command and Control

A Totally Legit installation at Seattle City of The Future, in Capitol Hill Seattle in 2023, including David Hull, James Robinson, Shelly Farnham, Andrew Cole, and Jeff Brice. This project provided a tangible, interactive manifestation of natural and man-made ecologies in Seattle and the Northwest, setting the stage for the notion in a future Seattle, we as citizens may leverage new technologies to control our own collective outcomes. From this command and control room participants were encouraged to modify and interact with projected futures of the city, to see an impact on the well-being of urban communities based on publicly…

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Timewarp Cyberpunk Pinball Seattle

The Totally Legit crew was excited in the past two years to take on our largest project yet — transforming a new pinball bar, called Timewarp, into a dystopian cyberpunk streetscape! Two year’s worth of art and effort went into the space, with participation from the whole crew, including the Timewarp owners. We cannot thank everyone enough for their contributions to this tremendous effort, it was truly our largest collaborative effort yet and super run! Here are some photos of highlights: Pinball Seattle Mural — painting by Shelly Farnham, light boxes by Brandon Traynoff, digital transformation by Jeffrey Larson Electronics…

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The Morel Compass

James Robinson, Shelly Farnham, David Hull A 3-D printed map of the mountains from Skykomish to Lake Chelan, with Morel mushroom locations projected downward onto the map. The animation showed over the months how mushroom locations change by elevation and aspect of hill (NWSE). James Robinson is as an avid mushroom hunter in the Pacific Northwest, and wanted to share his deep understanding of the factors that impacted the likelihood of finding them on hikes. James Robinson developed the visualization, Shelly Farnham built the structure, and David Hull provided the structural design and 3D model. This project was first prototyped…

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