The Graffiti Research Lab have done it again. This time they won the instructable How to Enter the Ghetto Matrix (DIY Bullet Time). By using 24 cameras, some flashlights, and some of the East Coast’s best graffiti artists they popped out a pretty cool video and are well on the way to making open source…
Category: Past Student Work
Boston LED take over
Remember the anarchy and utter confusion brought forth on 1-31-07? You probably don’t, actually. Januaray thirtyfirst marked the one year anniversery of the LED sculptures that were placed in various big cities as a viral marketing campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The orginal, which utilized a character giving the middle finger, was made of…
Energy Harvesting Dérive
Christian Croft and Kate Hartman collaborative project known as The Energy Harvesting Dérive takes a popular children’s brand of shoes, known as Heelys, which feature a single wheel in the heel to allow the wearer to walk or glide down the street balancing on their heels, and adds a new twist. Croft and Hartman modified…
Gigantic Mech Animals are a Seriously Stylish Way to Travel
Sadly, in today’s world, puppets and animatronics have gone the way of the dodo and the muppet Yoda when put up against CGI and new forms of special effects. That is why seeing this post really made me happy. On display in the French city of Nantes are giant mechanical, animals. And that’s not the…
6 most overhyped technologies.
I thought it would be nice to post something humorous. And not only that, this list puts in perspective that while alot of new and interesting technologies in general may be cool, they may not amount to much if there isn’t a consistent practical application for them. It’s something to consider.
Inhabitat » VIDEO: Yves Behar Talks About the $100 Laptop
Inhabitat » VIDEO: Yves Behar Talks About the $100 Laptop The $100 laptop, totally underwritten and being made available for kids in developing countries.Yves Behar talks about how collaberation and creativity are key to this project.The laptop is a tool for learning, functions as a book, for music, has a microscope attachment, lets them communicate…
interactive LED bracelets
Leah Buechley is working towards a PhD in computer science at University of Colorado at Boulder. She works on combining elements of craft and technology in her projects. The beaded LED bracelets are woven on a traditional bead loom but rely on conductive thread and flexible Lithium-ion batteries. Her most recent bracelets are designed to…
iSketch
If you have ever played Pictionary then you will get addicted to iSketch. In essence it is a digital online version of Pictionary. A full interactive game that has set rules and is very fun to play. You use your mouse to choose from different paint tools just like in a paint program and you…
Shell oil’s take on future/environment
Shell Oil, released a letter last week laying out two plans for the future of the fossil fuel buisness and for our environment. They predict that by 2100 either we will have embraced renewable and clean energy, or we will have used up all the fossil fuels on the planet and we are scrambling to…
New device for complete destruction of personal privacy
The GPS tracking key is a small device that you can mount on anyones car or person and track their location, distance traveled, how fast they drove, where they stopped, etc. for up to 2.5 meters accuracy on real time programs like Google earth. Devices like this have been used by Hollywood for years, but…
Studio Roosegaarde
I liked this group of artists because of their use of light and space. They create interactive New Media installations. Not only was the website design fairly intuitive (at least for me) but their projects are really cool. If you click on “projects”, the first project to come up is called “maastunnel” which is located…
malwarez cyber threats
A plant-like entity grows when worms, viruses, trojans and spyware are tracked and analyzed. Their frequency, grouping and density are mapped and grow a different structure. This was created to heighten awareness of cyber threats.