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Wild Turkey Whiskey

Self Pouring Barrel

Year
2016
Role
Creative Technologist

The Wild Turkey Whiskey Self-Pouring Barrel was an interactive installation created in partnership with Embr, designed to provide a unique and engaging experience for whiskey enthusiasts. The centerpiece of the project was an oak barrel that dispensed a half-shot of Wild Turkey Whiskey each time it was tipped by a participant.

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The system operated using a trigger switch and a peristaltic pump, ensuring precise and consistent pours. The oak barrel, crafted to reflect the brand's heritage, was artificially aged by the fabricator to enhance its rustic and authentic appearance.

This installation seamlessly combined craftsmanship with technology, utilizing an Arduino to control the dispensing mechanism. The Wild Turkey Whiskey Self-Pouring Barrel offered a memorable and interactive way for participants to connect with the brand, blending tradition with innovation.

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I help agencies and brands turn ambitious ideas into interactive experiences that work in the real world, on time and on the show floor.

  • Brand activations: Interactive installations for events, trade shows, sports and retail, for clients like Google, Shopify, Intel and Molson Canadian.
  • AI experiences: Generative AI installations built on Gemini and Imagen, such as Google Cloud's Infinite Nature and Infinite Fleurs.
  • Hardware and prototyping: Microcontrollers, LEDs, sensors, multi-touch, robotics and fabrication, from a quick proof of concept to a build that survives a crowd.
  • Technical direction: Scoping, architecture, working with fabricators and vendors, leading developers and mentoring teams through to install.

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Personal R&D: things I build to learn a new chip, tool or technique. Work in progress, with the code on GitHub.

In progress 2026

ESP32 Rive Player

Interactive Rive animations on a microcontroller touchscreen

  • Microcontrollers
  • Creative Coding

Plays Rive animations on a 720×720 touchscreen driven by an ESP32-P4, a microcontroller with no GPU. It supports state machines, touch, text, layouts and sound, so interactive Rive designs can run on a small, low-cost display.

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In progress 2026

PocketStream

Live video from TouchDesigner to a microcontroller display

  • Microcontrollers
  • Video Streaming

Streams live video from TouchDesigner, OBS or ffmpeg to a 720×720 display driven by an ESP32-P4. The board receives a standard RTSP stream over Ethernet and decodes it in software, turning a small, low-cost screen into a display any video tool can drive.

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