Musical House

Roof-mounted sensors translate light, rain, wind and thunder inputs to generate an impromptu musical score.

Drawing its sounds directly from the elements, no day’s synthesizer-style music is the same — who knew lightning could sound like reverb and that moonlight purrs?

Another take on a musical house from the artist Swoon: http://kck.st/lDCdCT 

Via Laughing Squid

Fühl-o-meter – Public Face

Fühl-o-meter assesses the sentiment of peoples faces’ and projects the ambient mood of the city through a smiley face atop a tower.

via laughing squid

8-Bit Invader – Video Game Projection Mapping

8-Bit Invaders is just a simulation, but seems like a stellar idea to project a video game on building. Making it playable would be even cooler.

via laughing squid
contributed by Sosia Bert

An elegant frame for digital art

FRAMED* is a simple, modern display that hints at the inevitable presence of these kinds of screens in all our surroundings. Home, work, wherever  — as the technology develops, so will the frame for showcasing it.

Elaborate Escape Machines

Walk up close, push the red button, say where you want to go and…. !!!

Amazingly fun and over-the-top.

Pop up theater for watching YouTube

All you need is a wireless network to hook up your smartphone and watch YouTube videos in this cool, pop up outdoor theatre. Plus the structure itself kind of resembles a jungle gym.

Via Fast Co. Design

Narcissus Makes Every Movement Flashy

Narcissus is a desktop app for macs that responds with flashes of colored lights to your movements. Rumor has it an iPhone version is in the works.

3D Fog Display

Osaka University shows off their 3D Multi-viewpoint fog projection display.

via DigInfoTV

X&Y Light Object

X&Y is the new brainchild from Australian lighting designer Flynn Talbot. The glowing, globe-like object responds to touch, casting different shades of colored, ambient light depending on the way the user manipulates it.

via Triangulation Blog

Plastic Bag Installation