Save the rainforest at any cost nessecary…This includes ditching actual post it notes for a sexier and sleeker design. The DYI digi-post-it is as simple as writing out a note with a stylus on a trackpad. A button push erases what is on the screen and you can start all over again. DYI link included….
Author: Sabrina
Salmon sperm used to intensify LEDs
Yes. In possibily the grossest and biggest “TMI” post to ever be seen on this blog, University of Cincinnati Proffessor Andrew Steckl has discovered something…horrible. Apparently the DNA inside the sperm cells of salmon can be used to enhance LED lights. These so called BIOLEDs are being used by the Air Force. Upon looking at…
Neverneverland
Based on the story of Peter Pan, Neverneverland recreates the mood of the imaginary world. Using only one light source and colored surfaces an abstract shape is created. The piece also makes use of a webcam along with PD to track users as the walk towards the installation allowing the piece to respond to motion…
“What Time Is It on the Sum?”
The work of Spencer Finch, What Time Is It on the Sun? is currently running at Mass MoCA. Synesthesia is part of the vocabulary used to describe what he draws on in creating works. West is a video installation synching monitors which run on 31 minute loops. The slowly altering images are carefully selected from…
Aerial Painting Hands
Aerial Painting Hands (APH) was developed by the Computer Music Lab of CNUCE/C.N.R. located in Pisa, Italy to aid in “computer graphic performances.” The system consists of video camera, digitizer card, computer, MDI cable, synthesizer, amplifier, projector, and loud speakers. On a basic level, the system allows a “painter” to perform various, mildly guided hand…
Guitar Rising
If you’re one of those people that doesn’t understand that Guitar Hero is just a video game and you constantly complain about how “IT’S NOTHING LIKE PLAYING A REAL GUITAR! I HATE FUN!” then you will finally have a reason to shut up and stop whining! Guitar Rising is a video game in the works…
Microfiber fabric makes its own electricity?
With some of our focus being pointed to wearable art, I’d like to go in a different direction to wearable power. Scientists have developed a type of fiber that can generate its own electricity, enough to recharge your cell phone battery or other appliances. If woven into a shirt, the wearer would be able to…
If only all Police carried a flashlight and a hose.
This robot was made by a man who was fed up with the petty crimes that was happening in his neighborhood. It’s about 4 feet tall and weighs about 300 hundred pounds. It’s pretty cool how he fitted it with a working spotlight and a hose, plus he controls it with a remote control. I…
Crayon Physics Deluxe
This to me is just amazing. In this game you can draw any kind of shape and or object and have it come to life! It uses special physics engines to create realistic game play. If you draw a big stone object above the ground level its going to fall. The fun of the game…
The Mechanical and Electronic Processes of Rotterdam
This is an interesting interactive piece from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. The red crane-like structures are actually streetlights that are controlled from a panel so anyone can manipulate the position of the lights. They were designed by a group called West8.
Use Your Cell as a Road Sensor
While most of us are using our phones all the time we are not utilizing them to their full potential. Researchers are devising a new distributed software platform that uses things like GPS, accelerometer, Bluetooth and microphone sensors on your phone to a create a rich collection of road data for personalized trips. After downloading…
DIY: Acoustic Guitar Pickup
After receiving an introduction to pickup microphones in class, I feel it was fitting that we see a way to use our newfound knowledge. By using a Piezo Buzzer and some audio cable, one can easily construct an acoustic guitar pickup. The process of how a pickup works was the most interesting part of this…