Vincent Leclerc, MA

Vincent Leclerc mixes inductors and bread dough in the hope one dayto create an 802.11 baguette. He is the co-founder of ESKI, a studiothat crafts human experiences through light and novel interactivetechnologies. ESKI made magic for corporations such as Cirque duSoleil, Microsoft, Cossette Communication, Loto-Quebec and manymuseums, casinos & theatres/venues.

Concurrently, Vincentcollaborates with XS Labs to develop innovative methods andapplications in electronic textiles and responsive garments. He alsoteaches the fine art of physical computing in the Design &Computation Arts department at Concordia University.

He hastaken part in several important art exhibitions in New York, London,Montreal, Shanghai, Vancouver, etc. His work has been published in IDMagazine, CHI, Wired, Rhizome, MAKE, We-Make-Money-Not-Art and others.

Vincent recently obtained a Master of Science in Media Technologies from MIT. He currently lives in Montreal, Canada.

Education

• M.I.T. Cambridge, MA - M. Sc. Media Arts and Sciences
• Concordia University Montréal, QC -  B. Sc. Computer Science with Specialization in Computation Arts
• Université de Montréal Montréal, QC - Certificate Cinematographic Studies

Research interests

Physical computing, Interaction design, Metamaterials, Amorphous compution & emergence

Areas of expertise

Physical computing, Interaction design