ACTIC // INDEPENDENT DESIGN RESEARCH PRACTICE

[ CHOREOGRAPHING SYSTEMS ]

Movement as embodied interface. Movement as signal. Movement as relation.

I design and prototype embodied interfaces that translate human movement and physiological signals into interactive systems.

MOTION TRACKING · BIOSIGNALS · XR · PHYSICAL COMPUTING · REALTIME SYSTEMS

INPUT REGION // BODY · SIGNAL PATH // TONIC

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A six-second linear choreographic signal score with raw, mediated and response traces

EVENT -- // INPUT STABLE

FIG. 01 // REAL-TIME MOVEMENT TRACEMEDIATED BODY INPUT / TEMPORAL RESPONSE SOURCE // SKELETON-TRACKING TRACE · WINDOW // 6-SECOND LOOP

BODY → CAPTURE → MEDIATION → RESPONSE → EVALUATION

Movement is captured, transformed and returned as perceptible feedback, then evaluated as part of a human–system interaction.

Motion tracking / Biosignals / Realtime systems / XR / HRI / Research through Design

APPLICATION REGISTERS // HOW THE PRACTICE OPERATES

Human–robot and human–system interaction is examined through timing, coordination and adaptive response.

Movement becomes an expressive trace through feedback, transformation and performative relation.

Embodied action is structured, guided and returned as legible system feedback.

[ SECTION 01 ]

SELECTED WORK

[ 01 ] PROJECT / 2026

SIGNAL / XR / BIOFEEDBACK

Participant interacting with the Masko tangible XR interface

MASKO

A tangible XR interface translating physiological signals and bodily movement into delayed, atmospheric feedback.

ROLE
Design research / Interaction design / Prototyping
OUTPUT
Tangible XR research prototype
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[ 02 ] STUDY / 2026

INTERFACE / MOTION CAPTURE / COMPARISON

Comparative motion traces from Rokoko and MediaPipe capture systems

BEWEGUNGSKUNST

A comparative study of how Rokoko and MediaPipe capture, filter and visualise movement qualities.

ROLE
Research-through-design / Motion analysis / Prototyping
OUTPUT
Comparative movement-capture study
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[ 03 ] CASE / 2026

RELATION / AUDIO / MOTION DESIGN

Fragmented digital body in the Relational Rhythm film

RELATIONAL RHYTHM

A motion-design film translating musical structures into spatial organisation, material behaviour and bodily relation.

ROLE
Concept / Art direction / Motion design / Audio analysis
OUTPUT
2:30 motion-design film
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Portrait of Duc Bao Bui

[ SECTION 02 // ABOUT / COLLABORATION ]

Duc Bao Bui is a Berlin-based designer and researcher working across embodied interaction, motion systems and realtime prototyping.

His practice investigates how movement, physiological signals and computational systems shape perception, agency and coordination.

BERLIN / RESEARCH & COLLABORATION

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