Integrating Digital Solutions.
I am Rost Likholat, Creative Developer based in Frankfurt am Main.
Rooted in the realms of web & embedded interaction my projects are aimed towards a user-centered, postdigital experience.
I advocate for Libre Software, Open Data, Distributed Systems and Fully Automated Luxury Queer Space Liberalism.
Skillset
Besides developing things and experiences, I operate in the domains of digital media consulting, film, exhibition & stage tech.
Vision
For classical scenarios I prioritize proven patterns and technologies with long-term support cycles. In uncharted frontiers I adopt open and lightweight stacks with modular architecture and strong community potential.
Web Development
HTML5/CSS3/ES6, Node.js, PHP, MySQL, FireBase, JQuery, Handlebars.js, Bootstrap, WordPress, Webpack
Embedded Development
Python, C++, Supercollider, PureData, Atmel, Espressif, Embedded Linux
Digital Media Consulting
Conceptualisazion, development, deployment and support of digital solutions for media artists, ranging from portfolio consulting to research for arriving at an informed techstack decision.
Film & Exhibition Production Support
Being passionate about filmmaking, so far I took part in various projects as documentary, music video and making-of camera operator, light equipment designer, live stream operator, data wrangler as well as live recording and on-site technician.
Latest posts
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Razom Wireless
Audible motion: a wearable sensor kit offering motion control for MIDI equipment. Razom integrates choreographic performers into the sound design…
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Das Internet existiert nicht
Eine dystopische Perspektive des Cyber-Isolationismus
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Muster des Elektronenflusses
Die unsichtbare Kunst elektronischer (Mikro)architektur
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Huemidifi
Pocket IoT ecosystem for musical devices. Huemidifi wirelessly serves a web interface which governs its MIDI outputs, allowing effortless real-time…
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Nonsense for Poor People
The concept of our IoT art installation at abandoned police headquarters of southeast Hesse required a reliable way of retrieving…
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Hyperpainting
Being a multidimensional metabrand, Hyperpainting is a concept renderable to any visual media. A set of rules and restrictions, a…
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WebXR Playground
Introduction of Aframe drastically accelerated development of THREE.js based XR realms, allowing for broader shift towards three dimensional WebApps
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Achsen des Guten
If society allows unspeakable to be spoken again, the question arises, where resistance starts, and how it could look like.…
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Hegemonial Ambient Lights
Considering the envisioned lightning goals, the initial juxtaposition of rental offers and available budget revealed little possibility for an adequate…
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Glamor and misery of US Navy UHF Satellite Communications System
The macabre faith of this iconic piece of NATO Cold War technology can only be shadowed by the operational resilience…
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Jumpstarting Web Presence in 2021
Achieve fast results cost efficiently thru prioritizing WP core features combined with sheer power of buzzwords like Content-Driven Design and…
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Parametric Sci-Fi UI Elements
Inspired by don’t panic’s video tutorial, this generator of FUI (Fictional User Interface) elements can be implemented in under 100…
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HiRes 3D Assets for Fun and Profit
Megascan substitution, a way of extracting assets from proprietary environments via screenshots and producing glitchy artwork
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A Hierarchical Approach to WordPress Customization
A WordPress based frontend can be influenced by several means on different levels. A clear understanding of consequences paired with…
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Beatrice Bianchini – In Your Hands
Video documentation of diploma Installation project. Department of Electronic Media, University of Art & Design, Offenbach am Main
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Individualized Google Maps
Built for a variety of use cases, Google Maps UI is much like a tool, which is good for everything,…
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Motion Capture Node
Inspired by an overpriced acquisition of a motion capture suit by my acquaintance, I started looking into alternatives for capturing…
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Tanzkamera Obscura
Developed by product designers Felix and Paul Pape Tanzkamera Obscura is a 3D-printed dance camera, that reinterprets the beginnings of…
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SUIR – No more reality
This noirish music video was shoot as a cooperation with Black Verb Records, documenting SUIR at Tanzhaus West. Further Reading:…
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Bleib Modern – Inside
This music video was filmed as a cooperation with Black Verb Records, documenting the performance of Bleib Modern at HfG_Kapelle.…
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Reverse avalanche drone array
This additive synthesis experiment consists of five reverse avalanche oscillators, summed thru diodes and decoupling caps by a common output…
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Familie Ritter: noone likes us
Als der neunjährige Norman erstmals im Jahre 1994 von seinem Traumberuf Skinhead via Fernsehen dem ganzen Lande erzählte war der…
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Procedural terrain assets
Free for non-commercial and educational use, World Machine is an impressive standalone tool for photorealistic, parametric and physics-based terrain generation…
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Die Schnade von Brilon
Kim Lotte-Stöber´s movie revolves around main public ritual of her hometown. An annual festival driven by sausages, alcohol, hunter epos…
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34C3 – PLZ kill Me
During 34C3 hacker congress I met this wonderful creature and its creator. Powered by a high-pressure airline, kindly provided by…
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Pseudo Autonomous Drone ML 2
Non-linear chord pattern generation tool and probabalistic MIDI sequencer. The algorithm produces formally correct harmonic progressions according to UI parametrisation.
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Pseudo Autonomous Drone
This early project was built to experience the auditive perception limits of pseudo-randomness by mixing the predictable and repetitive sequences…
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Wrangling dataz @B3 Biennalle
Digital Image Technician job includes checking, cataloging and achieving sound & footage data, recorded in the field under the supervision…
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WIRRWARR – Filmfahrt 2014 making of
This making-of video was shot while volunteering as production support technician for the 2014 newcomers of prof. Rotraut Pape film…
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Spider Turing
Made possible in less than 24h, this was pulled off at the our universities annual show. The idea revolved around…