Archive for December, 2007
This life-size lightup doll exhibits an intense emotional reaction based on your presence.
Our life-size doll wants to be close to you. His facial expressions and internal lighting relate to your interaction with him. His belly pulses with red light. He wants you to touch it, and if you comply, he reacts, smiling and glowing with pleasure. He just might move as well.... CONTINUE READING »
A living video installation that melts and morphs due to the movements of passersby
As people walk by or stop to look at this piece, they\'ll be leaving behind captured traces, video impressions in a living, melting, bleeding video collage. ... CONTINUE READING »
From physical to virtual spaces and back
Virtual worlds that can change dynamically with sound, video cameras and other data coming from sensors located in the real world. ... CONTINUE READING »
A system to aid in diagnosis & treatment of balance and weight-bearing issues.
This project consists of two pieces: a platform with embedded sensors and a box giving feedback (via light) as to how a patient\'s weight is distributed between the left and right feet. It can be used by a therapist to detect weight bearing & balance issues and track progress,... CONTINUE READING »
A mystery game based on the real-life unsolved murder of Mary Rogers, played in the streets of lower Manhattan at the actual historical locations of the events surrounding the crime.
The Invention of Murder is based on the death of Mary Rogers in 1841, which was one of the first widely reported murders in the popular press, helping to shape crime reporting for over a century. The game is the offspring of Clue and alternate reality games, with a touch... CONTINUE READING »
The Green Helmet (Solar powered, safety lit, weatherproof bike helmet.)
The Green Helmet: A versatile solar powered, trickle-charged, weatherproof, safety bike helmet with changeable parts. > On www.instructables.com. Search \"The Green Helmet\" > Used for two months in all weather and working well. > Charge time: <5-8 hours in full sunlight to charge 4 AA batteries. I used... CONTINUE READING »
user input to control the spaces jellyfish can move in.
A user manipulates icicles to control the movement of jellyfish.The fish react to each others presence as well as the structure around them ... CONTINUE READING »
The Bees like Honey..
Beestock uses the metaphor of the bees attraction to honey as a means to visualize the stock market.The bees are attracted to the biggest flowers signifying the stocks at higher values.As the stocks fluctuate the bees move to the flower that is bigger than the one they are currently at.A... CONTINUE READING »
Helping stressed users, one cheer-up call at a time.
Using a computer is seldom a happy, heart-warming experience -- usually it\'s somewhere between a marriage of convinence and an all-out throwdown fight. This of course wears heavily on computer users, who are increasingly becoming stressed, isolated and generally unhappy. What I\'m hoping to do with this project... CONTINUE READING »
Sound changing space changing sound.
Sound/Space is a architecturally-inspired physical interface for pushing and pulling sound -- an interactive architecture prototype. The device is meant to both stand on its own, reacting to what it hears, and provide control over the audio environment for the users. By pushing and pulling the... CONTINUE READING »
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