Alexis Zerroug

This website is Alexis Zerroug's portfolio.

Background

Alexis is a creative engineer interested in designing new interactive devices by combining state-of-the-art hardware and software technologies. He studied computer sciences and electronics at ESIEA (Laval, France) and obtained a master Degree in Virtual Reality in 2008. He currently works at Ishikawa Oku Laboratory and is involved in the development of innovative Human-Machine Interfaces at the Meta-Perception group. During his 3 years at the University of Tokyo, his interests for virtual and augmented reality, for wearable technologies and for Media Arts continued to develop. His work has been exhibited in international conferences and Media Art Festivals (Ars Electronica, SIGGRAPH, Laval Virtual, etc.). He received several awards including the Grand Prize at Laval Virtual Awards 2011, an Excellence Prize [Entertainment Division] at the 13th Japan Media Art Festival and the 1st price of the student competition at Laval Virtual 2007.

Ecole Superieure d'Informatique, Electronique, Automatique

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, Virtual and Innovation engineering

ART ET METIERS ParisTech
Presence and Innovation, Laval, France

Master specialized on Virtual Reality and innovation techniques.

Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory

Department of Creative Informatics,
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology,
University of Tokyo, Japan.

I am working as technical assistant at the Meta Perception Group.

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.