Looks so grippingly awkward!
Check out his series Upside Downey Faces.
Looks so grippingly awkward!
Check out his series Upside Downey Faces.
Check out his webpage. www.timmacpherson.com
]]>555 KUBIK | facade projection | from urbanscreen on Vimeo.
I really like this concept here. Giving life to the outer surface of a building by projecting computer graphics over it is defnit some I wished I'd see more often. What about turning a whole city for a week into a semi virtual re-invented version of itself? Everything transforms constantly. There are so many boring structures in pretty much every city. Why not turning concrete blocks into living colourful creatures from a different universe?
These guys from urbanscreen have some cool ideas. For example this one here where they've turned a building into an interactive flipper video game.
Pinwall | interactive facade pinball | urban screening from urbanscreen on Vimeo.
This reminds me of a at the time ground breaking installation called Blinkenlights by the Chaos Computer Club in 2001 in Berlin. They created a simple dot-matrix on the Haus des Lehrers building right next to the Alexanderplatz. By installing 8 times 18 lamps behind the windows which were connected to a computer they were able to display simple messages, graphics and animations.
But for me the best thing was the possiblity to play Pong - the classic video game - on it too. You had to ring a phone number with your mobile phone which then connected you to their computer. By pressing 2 for up and 8 for down you could play the game standing in front of a 18 storey high screen. I remember being completely blown away by this idea!
If you fancy finding out more about it check out http://metaebene.com/blinkenlights
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Jill Bolte Taylor during her stirring speech which resulted in standing ovations from the audience.I just discovered this unforgettable video of a talk from Brain Scientist Jill Bolte Taylor in which she describes what happened when a massive stroke hit her. I tell you: These are some of the most moving 18 minutes and 41 seconds of speech I watched in my entire life!
In a truly unique presentation I heard the answers to a question I have asked myself for a long time. Why some people seem so creative, sensitive, warmhearted, free-spirited positive beings who want to be in peaceful unity with the universe while others are much more rational, logical, methodical self-centered individuals?
The reasons for that lie within our brains which consist out of two halves with completely different ways of "ticking". The right hemisphere is the free spirit - while the left hemisphere is the rational thinker. And some people are born as Left and some as Right Brainers or as a combination of both.
The two halves couldnt work any more different. Free Spirit versus Logical Thinker. They define who and how we are.The interesting thing about this video is that Jill as a brain scientist had the chance to study on her very own body how the brain works. She vividly describes how she experienced a heavy stroke where an exploded blood vessel in her left brain switched off the logical voice in her. It gave her the most incredible rush of happiness and the feeling that she was one with the universe. She watched as her brain functions like speech, motion, self-awareness shut down one by one.
In a truly mesmerising way she describes how this life-threatening experience made her understand what potentially amazing creatures human beings are and how wonderful our planet could be if we would just listen more often to our right brain.
This is a serious must watch for everyone. Peace and Love! Be a Righty!
Check out www.ted.com for more inspiring informative videos about our universe.
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Now when I saw this video here, I thought humans might have come a little step closer to achieving this Sci-Fi dream.
The Shinoda Lab at the University of Tokyo developed a system that combines a holographic projection which reacts to your hand movements. By adding multiple thin "rays" of highly compressed ultrasonic air you can then feel for example the virtual raindrops falling onto your hands.
Or you can bounce a virtual ball and feel the sensation it creates when it "touches" your palm.
I am truly amazed.
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What a cool idea!? I m loving it!
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Picture by Kevin BaumanI stumbled across a great photo project by a photographer called Kevin Bauman. He photographed 100 abandoned houses he found in the neigbourhoods of Detroit. Apperently this wasn't difficult as the city is going through a rough economical period which caused a lot of people to move away from once healthy neigbourhoods. More than 12.000 homes are awaiting their judgement day.
Although it is a very sad fact - I always felt there is something exceptional beautiful about abandoned places - i believe one can feel the energy and the spirits of the people who once lived and worked there - something that Kevin has masterfully managed to capture in his photos.
Have a look on www.100abandonedhouses.com
Picture by Kevin Bauman
Picture by Kevin Bauman
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