http://domobrien.co.uk My scrap book of other peoples ideas Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:47:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Curious Displays is the thesis project of Julia Yu Tsao (Sept 2009), a concept that explores our future relationship with displays in the home. What if our display was ‘alive’, like little swarming bugs? What if your nano display was intelligent, connected to objects in your house and your communications? [vimeo ... http://domobrien.co.uk/?p=1445 The iPad is topic du jour, and initial excitement seems to be around shaking up the long time stagnant world of publishing (various eg's posted here previously). Here's another example, this time focussing more on content opportunity rather than interface: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gew68Qj5kxw&feature=player_embedded http://domobrien.co.uk/?p=1437 Enigmatica is a research project by Kit Webster, it’s about combining light, sound and space to create multi-dimensional synesthetic environments. [vimeo clip_id="9842123" width="425" height=""] And another striking treatment, this time stop motion: [vimeo clip_id="9625370" width="425" height=""] http://domobrien.co.uk/?p=1431 I'm really interested in the effects being achieved where the experience is tailored in real time according to your movement of the device: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5QSclrIdlE In the demo above the tracking is based on pixel detection via the in built camera. It enables you to move your face/tilt your Nintendo DSi to find ... http://domobrien.co.uk/?p=1426 Auto Smiley is a computer vision application that runs in the background while you work. The software analyzes your face while you are working and if it detects you smiling it sends the the ascii smiley face letters as keyboard presses :) to the front most application. Auto Smiley has ... http://domobrien.co.uk/?p=1424 Four Letter Words consists of four units, each capable of displaying all 26 letters of the alphabet with an arrangement of fluorescent lights. The piece displays an algorithmically generated word sequence, derived from a word association database developed by the University of South Florida between 1976 and 1998. The algorithms take ... http://domobrien.co.uk/?p=1421 Last week Gordon Brown announced the UK General election is to be held on May 6th. It's battle stations for all the political parties. We at glue are handling the Green Party's 2010 offering with the aim of getting their first ever MP elected to the UK Parliament. This article gives ... http://domobrien.co.uk/?p=1257 All the projection mapping I've seen to date has been about the big event, the 15 minutes of collective experience, the wow factor perception altering techniques that artists play their audience, and the surprise this triggers that leads them to want to record the event and share it virtually. ... http://domobrien.co.uk/?p=1246 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w http://domobrien.co.uk/?p=1244 What a video the original Neurosciences video was (bottom). And damn I wish I'd done it. When it came out we'd just completed a project for Bacardi using Beardyman and it could have been a great alternative way to approach the campaign. Now, and with even more 'I wish I'd done ... http://domobrien.co.uk/?p=1237