A super-small house achieves
by admin on April 30th, 2007
Richard Horden looks to a lustrous time in design with his Micro Compact, 10-foot-square houses— a time when it was actually a pleasure.to fly in an airplane.
The Micro Compact Home takes cues from airline technology to incorporate electrical outlets, LED lighting, a microwave, and two flat-screen televisions into the 100-square-foot space. The house includes a […]
The Shared Design Space
by admin on December 18th, 2006
A novel interface for enhancing face-to-face collaboration using multiple displays and input surfaces. The system supports natural gestures and paper-pen input and overcomes the limitations of using traditional technology in co-located meetings and brainstorming activities.
The primary goal is to use new technology to seamlessly support
enhanced face-to-face collaboration and develop a new (non 2D-based)
interface for designers, […]
New Media Practices in the Urban Context
by admin on November 12th, 2006
Translocations 1: New media practices in the urban context ::17th and 24th November 2006 :: Seminar Room, Sarai-CSDS :: Facilitatedby Tapio Mäkelä, researcher and artist in residence at Sarai.
This workshop looks at new media practices in urban contexts. Theintroductory session will take place at SARAI/CSDS seminar room onFriday, November 17th 11.00-13.00/14.00-16.00. Second session onNovember 24th, […]
Ian Haig’s brain tumour helmets
by admin on October 26th, 2006
I have to admit that I am a great fan of project about visualizing electromagnetic waves. That’s why I like Ian Haig’s Brain Tumour Helmets with microwave:
Exploreing the impact of microwaves and electromagnetic energy and their role in producing brain tumors as a form of body mutation, as in technologies such as mobile/cell phones. The work also explores the notion of the television as a form of ‘haunted media’. Consisting of two specially designed helmets with infared headphones and a large video and sound installation and an assortment of antennas.
Why do I blog this? I find intriguing this idea of “the head as an antenna”. As Regine reported it “The work addresses the impact of microwave technologies, not in order to highlight the evils of microwave technologies in society, but to engage notions of technology, which is potentially modifying the structure of our bodies, in this case through the brain tumor, as a catalyst of human/machine evolution/devolution“. The project is a bit old but IMO more and more relevant.
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RFID Workshop, Call for Participants
by admin on October 26th, 2006
If you are interested in creating tangible interfaces and work outside of the screen, this may interest you.
Mediamatic are running another workshop in their series investigating creative and social applications of RFID, running from 14-16th November in Amsterdam.
RFID & The Internet of Things is a workshop for a maximum of 16 designers and artists who want to learn more about RFID and its possible (cultural) effects and uses. In this workshop you’ll make your own prototype where the virtual and the real world come together by using rfid tools. You can try out the rfid technology and develop first layouts of possible applications, alternative uses and hacks.
During the workshop participants can mould their ideas into working prototypes, allowing them to partake in the whole process; from ‘idea’ to (potential) ‘product’. Workshop projects may range from new ways to personalise objects, to funny new locative applications or world-wide new sustainability scenario’s. Mediamatics’ RFID powered Symbolic Table as well as the Nokia 3220 RFID phone will be amongst the available tools for participants to use, test and play their ideas on.
Confirmed lecturers and trainers so far include Julian Bleecker, Timo Arnall, Arie Altena and Rob van Kranenburg.
Booking form.
Documentation on previous RFID workshops can be found here.
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