Using a vinyl record equipped with an AR marker, he manipulates the music by moving in front of a video camera. It’s also got the added bonus of being able to control the beat across a three-dimensional space, and if you’re viewing it through the camera’s feed, the middle marker’s replaced by pre-set visuals.
‘aquatic color’ on ‘animated knots’ is a new visual expression created by canon
in collaboration with the japanese architect akihisa hirata and interactive artist takahiro matsuo.
we have updated our coverage of the canon neoreal exhibition during milan design week. see here
animated knot is the screen for the ‘aquatic color’ installation by takahiro matsuo.
upon entering the display area, one is surrounded by an undersea image space, where
soft light traverses trough the dark and bubbles rise slowly. then, one come across
swarms of jellyfish flickering in the dark.
Having been quiet for most of 2009, famed illustrator James Jarvis
has had a strong career seeing many of his illustrations developed into
toys with his Amos Toys brand. The illustrators iconic free flowing
characters and style have now made the jump into motion with his short
cartoon titled Onwards. The Nike
sponsored film features a simplistic un-referential character with a
skinny body and large, rounded head. Similar to James’ own penchant for
running, we follow the character through a series of different and
invigorating landscapes. Watch the full video above.
A simple, featherweight headset, a 10′ x 10′ x 10′ white room, and $600,000 worth of projector and computer equipment, combined with the smarts of the folks at Eon Reality, results in one insanely real experience. For more info visit labs.ideo.com
Touchgrind is a 3D simulation of a touchboard, and Sway is a really fun little platformer-esque swingathon that has you swinging from side-to-side using the touchscreen. Both games are pretty original in how they use multitouch controls, and so when Illusion Labs got their hands on a big tabletop touchscreen, there was only one thing to do: blow the games up and play them in a big way.