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Musical House


February 2nd, 2012  |  Katy  |  Categories: Inspiration, Installation, Music, Outdoor, Sculpture  |  Tags: , , , ,  |  No Comments »

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

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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


The Expressive Web


January 6th, 2012  |  James Taylor  |  Categories: Design, Development, Education, Inspiration, Interactive, Reference, Technology, Tool  |  Tags: , , , , , , , ,  |  No Comments »

Adobe’s The Expressive Web demos the emerging capabilities that html5 and css3 deliver.


If this then that


November 16th, 2011  |  James Taylor  |  Categories: Development, Online, Technology, Tool  |  Tags: , , , , ,  |  No Comments »

If this then that puts the internet to work for you. The free service allows users to set up a number of ‘recipes’ that fit the structure: if this happens, then do that. For instance, if rain is in the forecast, then send a text notification or if there’s a new post on Craigslist for a certain item, then send an email. Simple utility.


Evolution of the Web


October 3rd, 2011  |  Katy  |  Categories: Development, Education, Online, Technology  |  Tags: , , , , ,  |  No Comments »

Most of us are familiar with the current technologies and buzz words of the Web — various browsers, APIs, HTML5, WebGL, etc. But how many know how we got here?

The Evolution of the Web beautifully charts this history. An interactive timeline, it invites you to poke around, browse screen shots of antiquated programs, and click to learn more about different technologies.

 


Augmented City


August 10th, 2011  |  James Taylor  |  Categories: Architecture, Augmented Reality, Data Visualization, Design, HCI (Human Computer Interaction), Inspiration, Installation, Interactive, Mobile, Outdoor, Social, Technology, Tool, Video  |  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,  |  1 Comment »

Keiichi Matsuda imagines what it would be like when digital layers of information converge with the physical environment – no device required. (Best viewed in 3D if you have 3D glasses handy)


Virtual shopping in subway stations


July 28th, 2011  |  Friends  |  Categories: Installation, Mobile, Tool  |  Tags: , , , ,  |  No Comments »

The South Korean version of the supermarket chain Tesco installed virtual stores in subway stations as a way to provide more shopping opportunities for busy, smartphone-handy commuters. Shoppers browse 2D displays of groceries, scan a QR code to select items and complete their purchase all on their phone. The supermarket then delivers their goods by the time they arrive at home.

Watch a case study here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJVoYsBym88

 

In this case, mobile is not only affecting shopping habits in stores, but also allowing for the whole shopping experience to be recreated virtually and on-the-go.

Contributed by James Taylor

Via Laughing Squid


Wired and Whimsical


July 28th, 2011  |  Friends  |  Categories: Art, Inspiration, Installation, Interactive, Outdoor, Technology, Tool  |  Tags: , , , ,  |  No Comments »

From wallets that help your spending to hula girls that tweet from your carshare, the work of concept artist John Kestner — who uses APIs to “teach” objects how to react to our everyday lives — could be amazing inspiration for DOOH work.

 

Contributed by Leila Coffman


Using Your Hands to Light Paint with Kinect Graffiti


July 18th, 2011  |  James Taylor  |  Categories: Art, Design, HCI (Human Computer Interaction), Inspiration, Installation, Interactive, Sculpture, Technology, Video  |  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  |  No Comments »

Jean-Christophe Naour’s Kinect Graffiti uses Microsoft’s Kinect to respond to gestures creating real-time light paintings.

via laughingsquid


Socialnomics Stats Video


July 18th, 2011  |  Friends  |  Categories: Data Visualization, Interactive, Reference, Social, Strategy, Technology, Video  |  Tags: , , , , , , ,  |  No Comments »

Kinetic type video of social media stats from Erik Qualman’s Socialnomics v3 book.
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Snap! and Focus It Later


July 11th, 2011  |  Katy  |  Categories: Art, Inspiration, Interactive, Technology  |  Tags: , , , ,  |  No Comments »

The Lytro camera makes taking quick snapshots quick again. When you click to take a photo, the camera captures all the light information it can and provides you with a digital file you can edit later.

Born out of founder Ren Ng’s years of research and PhD thesis, this development in digital photography has the potential to transform still shots into more interactive, varied pictures as the user can edit the photo to switch between different points of focus, adjust the light levels, etc.

Essentially, the technology lets you take your photos more quickly, and then play with them for longer. What sounds better than that?

 

Contributed by Christine Wilson

Via Mashable