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Shylights: Kinetic Lights mimic nature | We Sense
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May 6, 2015. Shylights: Kinetic Lights mimic nature. Inspired by nature, Studio DRIFT. A kinetic light fixture that opens dramatically during a 30 foot (9 meter) fall. The motion mimics the action of a blooming flower or a jellyfish moving through water. A collection of. Were permanently installed at the Rijksmuseum. In Amsterdam. Very beautiful, gracious and poetic motion. This work is gorgeous! Too bad I was at the Rijksmuseum only in 2007. Now I have an excuse to plan a return 😉.
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Instaprint: from physical to digital back to physical | We Sense
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October 1, 2014. Instaprint: from physical to digital back to physical. Instaprint is a nifty rentable product by Breakfast. A physical-digital interactive agency based in New York. I didn’t know about Breakfast, but I already love how they define themselves: physical, digital, interactive. Well suited for this blog. With the added support of videos on Instagram, it can also output filmstrip prints. This entry was posted in Tangible interfaces. The stage as a musical instrument. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Kinetic chandelier responds to any data stream you like | We Sense
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May 13, 2014. Kinetic chandelier responds to any data stream you like. Project Edison is a kinetic lighting installation located in the lobby of The Epiphany hotel in Palo Alto. Developed by engineers from IDEO’s Digital Shop. Their creative technology studio), this interactive sculpture was made with all custom circuits and software and it’s way more than only a light source. It ambiently visualizes all sorts of data from the world around it. As IDEO describes on the Project Edison’s website. Edison can...
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Gestural music ware by Imogean Heap | We Sense
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June 21, 2014. Gestural music ware by Imogean Heap. Musician Imogean Heap has created wearable technology that allows her to perform with hand gestures and without having to interact with keyboards, control panels or a computer. As I’ve been saying since the days of Amebeats. The latest version of the gloves feature e-textile technology, where sensors and wiring are integrated into fabric. Heap is now exploring how to make further use of electronically conducting textiles, to reduce the number of har...
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Turning body motion into music | We Sense
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July 31, 2014. Turning body motion into music. The Motion Project was developed by Colenso BBDO, a creative agency in New Zealand, to their client V Energy, an energy drink brand. This project combines motion tracking from 2 Microsoft Kinects with audio production software to create a tool that can transform the body’s movement into music. View a process video at the agency’s website: http:/ www.colensobbdo.co.nz/#motion-project. This entry was posted in Entertainment. The world’s deepest bin.
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Turning US Open fans into performers | We Sense
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May 3, 2014. Turning US Open fans into performers. I love this project by the creative agency Your Majesty. To American Express, starting by how they phrased it:. How do you give tennis fans a chance to experience what it’s like to play like the greats? At the 2013 US Open, we transformed amateur swings into works of art. The goal of the project was to help transform fans’ tennis swings into generative art with two distinct installations. At the more intimate Swing Analysis session, card members met with...
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MoodCloud | We Sense
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November 3, 2014. MoodCloud is a sound and light installation that was done as a part of Microsoft Research’s MakeFest 2014. This installation allows the viewer to understand the emotional content as well as activity levels around any searched topic over time. For a certain topic, we search the most popular tweets about the topic and each tweet gets assigned a mood as they get mentioned live. Below are the sounds used in sequence:. How does it work? 8211; Twitter search and sentiment analysis integration.
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Microsoft’s Infinity Room: an immersive and vast experience of big data | We Sense
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May 31, 2014. Microsoft’s Infinity Room: an immersive and vast experience of big data. Microsoft, for its SQL Server 2014 launch party, built a special mirrored room for an impressive illustration of big data. The Infinity Room mixes LED animations, pixel spheres, and a narrative around how a quarter coin contributes to the US economy. This carefully choreographed room was the centerpiece of the company’s push towards data analysis. It’s an elegant approach to a topic that’s not always easy to grasp.
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Ohio State University guest lecture | We Sense
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November 17, 2014. Ohio State University guest lecture. This October I was invited by The Ohio State University’s Department of Design to give a guest lecture as part of their Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series. I am a graduate of the department and the talk I prepared – The Future of Interaction Design: Off the Screen and Into Our Lives. Contrast the way we interact with computers today, to the many ways we humans think:. Humans think through activity. Humans use space to think and to store information.
