Watch the Exhibit
See the mobiles sense, signal, and converse in real time. Pick a view:
Realizing the Colloquy of Mobiles
Research and a working realization of Gordon Pask's 1968 plan, by Thomas J McLeish. A live simulation of the 2018 realization: mobiles that sense light, signal by flash and tone, and converse to satisfy each other. Pick a place to start.
For visitors
Open to everyone — no sign-in needed.
Guide
How the platform works, page by page — with a guide you can ask questions.
/guideTransmitter
Flash a dictionary word from your phone by torch or tone for the eyes to read.
/transmitterSensor Demo
See how a webcam eye reads a flashing word. Nothing leaves your device.
/sensor-demoClip Player
Watch a recorded clip with full transport controls — then embed one on your own page: the module imports straight from this site, no install or source needed.
/player-sampleSimulation Studies
Explore how the Colloquy's simulation parameters shape its behaviour: any parameter against any outcome, each run an hour long and open to watch.
/sim-studiesAuthor & operate
Anyone can look. Scene Studio and the Commentary Catalog appear here once you sign in; driving the shared simulation needs operator access, and publishing needs an admin.
View Gallery
Every published display profile with a still of what it shows, and two ways to open it: as a visitor's screen or as an installed kiosk.
/viewsScene Studio
Author, validate, and preview scene graphs in the 3D editor and asset catalog.
/studioCommentary Catalog
Every line the narrator can say — when it fires, its level, its words in each language, and whether its recorded voice matches.
/commentaryClip Editor
Trim, annotate, and export simulation recordings to frame-exact video.
/clip-editorSimulation Console
Run the simulation server: pick a package, connect, and inspect live runtime state.
/simulation-consoleSensor Client
Turn a webcam into an eye that streams zone luminance into the simulation.
/sensorActuator Client
Drive real servos from oscillator streams over an ESP32 / Dynamixel bridge.
/actuatorAdmin
Visible because you're signed in as a Studio admin.
Accounts
Grant and manage Admin / Operator access by email.
/accountsWorking Gallery
A running visual log of the virtual-simulation display work.
/working-gallery