E15 is an experimental architecture that places the power of presentation of web content into the hands of those that use it. Based on a dynamic, interactive OpenGL-based scripting engine, E15 exposes an entirely new face to web content, freely modifiable by each individual user.
Yesterday, Google released the software development kit for its mobile platform called Android. Of course I had to install it and give it a try, it comes with sample code and some standard features like a web browser and a maps application.
The standard graphical user interface looks dull to me, especially since I played around with an iPhone before. The screen resolution of the demo phone is only 320 by 240 and it’s not that snappy, maybe that’s because it’s only an emulation.
Although the iPhone is available since last Friday here in Germany, I didn’t buy one for the simple reason that the iPhone and the contract are too expensive. But if I could get one from the States (over a €100 cheaper!), I would.
So Apple, I’m quite curious to play with the iPhone SDK next February! Bring it on!
RGB MusicLab converts RGB (Red, Green and Blue) value of an image to chromatic scale sounds. The program reads RGB value of pixels from the top left to the bottom right of an image. One pixel makes a harmony of three note of RGB value, and the length of note is determined by brightness of the pixel.
100 Nabaztag smart rabbits, brought by their owners, meet in the same spirit of the flashmobs, to all play together an opera specially composed by Antoine Schmitt et Jean-Jacques Birgé. Inviting John Cage, Steve Reich, Conlon Nancarrow and György Ligeti, this musical and choreographic partition in three movements, transmitted via wi-fi, plays on the tension between the music ensemble communion and individual behavior to create a strong and involved showpiece. This opera questions the issues of how to be together, of organization, decision and control, which are increasingly central and delicate in our contemporary world.
What would you do if you were asked to develop an identity for an Audiovisual Performance lounge, organized by 24th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival. Right, you would also develop a particle typography in Processing.
Amazing work by Infostuka.
Blitz made this interactive wall for Adobe Creativity Conducted. It’s an amazing combination of Flash, WiiFlash, Papervision3D and the latest Flash player.
“Adobe Creativity Conducted” Interactive Wall Experience features a holographic-like projection system on which you can paint images and designs using a Nintendo Wii remote control. This full screen Flash application runs in HD resolution, and was premiered during the primary Adobe party of the MAX 07 Conference in Chicago. The experience ran uninterrupted for the duration of the party (4 hours), and received nonstop foot traffic resulting in 68 artistic creations submitted as images to a Flickr account.
You can find some more info at the Blitz labs.
‘stream_019‘ by defetto, made with vvvv.
Speaking of fashion & technology, here comes LilyPad. LilyPad is basically the hardware you’ll need to do that. It was developed by Leah Buechley & SparkFun and it’s based on Arduino, an open source hardware project based on Wiring based on Processing. It’s a modular system with an accelerometer, a light sensor, a tri-color LED, … now you can make your own Wii controller!
found @ MAKE: Blog
Installed within a street light box usually used for advertising, the work adds an extra function that is inspired by street activities. The normal operation of the advertising panel is inverted, so that it becomes a receiver, reflecting what is happening in the immediate environment. Bruit rose (Pink noise in English) is a musical term that describes a random noise across all sound frequencies which is aesthetic for the human ear. The work visualises the ambient sounds in the environment as well sounds made by passers-by.
Light emitting numbers are usually used to divulge numerically formatted information. Here, they are appropriated from their didactic function and serve as an animated visual: disengaged from the gloss that usually occupies urban advertising space.
by HeHe
This is still from an abstract animation called ‘Advanced Beauty‘ by Mate Steinforth. First I thought that is was some colors in a water tank. But no, I guess it’s all programmed. (The first image is the video; the whole site is based on wordpress … nice.)