Actually, we are looking for foot jugglers who juggle non-spherical objects, such as tables, vases, parasols, boxes, pieces of cloth, ... But we may end up needing your help over at the Mocap Lab anyway! Chris
On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 3:42 PM Jesse Schell <je...@schellgames.com> wrote: > Thinking this over, I think you are probably looking for the kind of foot > juggling where you catch balls on the soles of the feet - I’ve never done > that kind - I do the kind where you catch on the tops of the feet. > > If juggling with the soles is what you need, while I *might* be able to > pick it up quickly, I’ve never done it. Let me know if you’d like help > finding someone who is experienced with that kind of juggling. > > > Jesse Schell (he/him/his) > CEO, Schell Games - http://schellgames.com > Distinguished Professor of Entertainment Technology, Carnegie Mellon - > http://etc.cmu.edu > Phone: (412) 303-0885 > > > On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 12:59 PM Jesse Schell <jsch...@andrew.cmu.edu> > wrote: > >> I can do this... I've never used a trinka, but I do foot juggling both >> standing (catching/throwing with one foot at a time) and lying flat on my >> back (I can toss and throw from hands to feet, and from foot to foot, and I >> can juggle three balls between one hand and one foot while lying down). I >> feel pretty sure I could do most of my lying down juggling in a trinka. >> >> That said, I've never done it in a performance, though I've been >> practicing a lot. If you need people who have more performance experience >> with it, I know some people I could reach out to who might be willing to >> travel. >> >> On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 5:31 PM Chris Atkeson <c...@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: >> >>> I am looking for a foot juggler (the kind that lies on their back in a >>> special chair called a trinka), >>> also known as an antipodist, who would be willing to demonstrate their >>> skills in the CMU >>> Motion Capture studio and have their performance captured by video >>> cameras and motion >>> capture equipment. I am willing to pay. Anyone willing to travel to >>> Pittsburgh is eligible. >>> Prof. Chris Atkeson (and Prof. Jessica Hodgins) >>> CMU Robotics Institute >>> >>> -- >>> Mailing list of the CMU juggling club: Masters of Flying Objects >>> Website: http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/juggle/ >>> Mailing list: Juggling-members@lists.andrew.cmu.edu >>> Unsubscribe/Manage subscription: >>> https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/juggling-members >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Jesse Schell (he/him/his) >> Distinguished Professor of Entertainment Technology, Carnegie Mellon - >> http://etc.cmu.edu >> CEO, Schell Games - http://schellgames.com >> Phone: (412) 303-0885 >> >
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