HYPE framework

HYPE is a creative coding framework built on top of ActionScript 3. A major goal of HYPE is to allow newcomers to Flash and ActionScript to creatively play and express themselves while they are learning how to program.

To get started, the user needs only the most basic knowledge of programming – variables, conditionals, loops, and functions, for example.

As the user learns more about programming they can extend HYPE and thus grow their skills, while at the same time inspiring the next generation.

via joshuadavis.com

Limitless Infinite Zoom Lens (Fractal Zoom)

Limitless opens with a continuous, seemingly endless zoom shot that starts as if the camera had been dropped off a skyscraper balcony, then weaves through the streets of New York, past pedestrians, under construction scaffoldings, though blocks and blocks of blinking lights and hubbub, through the back windows of taxicabs and out through their front windshields, through Harlem, into Times Square, and then right into a glowing Jumbotron. You are gliding at street level right through solid objects, and the shot reveals little visual evidence of computer-generated trickery.

via pcworld.com

POLLI-Bricks

The creative minds at miniWIZ recently debuted the POLLI-Brick, a recycled polymer bottle that can be interlocked to build an incredible array of structures. Made from recycled PET bottles, the lightweight bricks offer excellent acoustic and thermal insulation and can build anything from fences and roofs to pots for plants, skylights and beautiful walls of light.

via inhabitat.com

The Argus™ II Retinal Prosthesis System

The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System ("Argus II") is designed to bypass damaged photoreceptors in certain blind patients. A miniature video camera housed in the patient’s glasses captures a scene. The video is sent to a small patient-worn computer (i.e., the video processing unit – VPU) where it is processed and transformed into instructions that are sent back to the glasses via a cable. These instructions are transmitted wirelessly to a receiver in the implant.

via Second Sight

Tempo and typography

This is a short song by Moondog called "Fog On The Hudson (425 West 57th Street)". Moondog was a blind American composer, musician, poet, and inventor of several musical instruments. He lived on the streets of New York for 20 years, and recorded over 18 albums.
via jango.com and Wikipedia

Access Main Computer File

A blog with nothing but screenshots of computer interfaces in movies. Some of them are amusing, some make no sense and some feature large fonts so the audience knows what's on the computer.

via accessmaincomputerfile.net

Royal de Luxe

Royal de Luxe is a French mechanical marionette street theatre company. They were founded in 1979 by Jean Luc Courcoult. In the past dozen years, they have created a series of spectacular shows involving giant figures as big as 11 or 12 metres high. Shows are simple – the animal or giant arrives in town and lives its life, going about its business for a few days. Extraordinary interactions take place between passers-by and the performance; residents become enchanted with the activities of these miraculous beings and begin to follow their every move.

via wikipedia.org and lesmachines-nantes.fr

The Creators Project - Intel & Vice at Coachella 2011

"The Orchestrion" by UVA

UVA's standalone light and sound sculpture with experimental music provided by fellow Creator Mira Calix.
via thecreatorsproject.com

Summer Into Dust by Arcade Fire (Dir. Chris Milk)

During Arcade Fire’s last song "Wake Up," cascades of beachballs were released into the crowd. With the help of ESKI and Moment Factory, Milk was able to control the LEDs and IR transmitters, embedded in each ball (provided by Tangible Interaction), to light paint kaleidoscopic patterns all over the unsuspecting audience.
via thecreatorsproject.com

Summit Against Violent Extremism

Google Ideas via contagious.com

Non-smoking cities - the future?

Luang Prabang, Laos (confirmed)
New York, USA (confirmed)
Newtown, Sydney, Australia (confirmed)
Alexandria, Egypt
Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, UK
Sports Venues in Victoria, Australia

via telegraph.co.uk

RELEASE pt 4 from VJ subsquare

via resolume.com

miditoflash

This project provides a bi-directional midibridge that enables Flash or Javascript apps to send midi events to, and to receive midi events from the midi system of your computer.

This means for instance that you can control a Flash or Javascript app via your midi controller, and vice versa that can control a midi device from Flash.

The term 'midibridge' includes all Java and Actionscript code, and all Javascript, HTML and XML files that make this possible.

via code.google.com and abumarkub.net

Korg nanoPad/nanoKontrol/nanoKey series 2

About £30 each...
via korg.co.uk

Casey Neistat, the Bike Vigilante

via fark.com

Daydreaming with... St Michael's

Doug Foster’s film installation The Heretics’ Gate, with music by UNKLE.



Daydreaming with... St Michael’s is open to the public from Weds 27 April – Thurs 5 May, every day from 12 – 6pm. Entry is free. St Michael’s Church, Camden Road, London NW1

via daydreamingwith.com

Before I die

Candy Chang is a public installation artist, designer, urban planner, and co-founder of Civic Center. This self-initiated project "Before I Die" turns an an abandoned building in her neighbourhood into an inspiring canvas of people's aspirations. See more of this and other projects over at her site here.


via tony's toy shop

Eclectic Method with the Emergency Broadcast Network

Josh Pearson, EBN's charismatic front man and principal performance artist, was also EBN's music composer and main video editor. The music and video editing techniques he personally developed and refined have been hugely influential on a generation of advertising and music video editors.

The first EBN video project was a musical remix of the Gulf War, created in 1991 as the war was still ongoing. The VHS tape of the remix project, which contained the George H.W. Bush "We Will Rock You" cover, became a viral underground hit, and was distributed widely by fans as bootleg copies. In the summer of 1991, EBN traveled with the first Lollapalooza tour, distributing tapes and showing their videos on a modified station wagon with TVs on the roof. The group also became well known for their media sculptures and stage props which were created by Gardner Post.

via EBN Official Site

Conan O'Brien // Farewell to NBC

This Kinetic Typography project was created from dialogue from Conan O'Brien's final episode of The Tonight Show on NBC. In this dialogue he describes his feelings about NBC and the situation at hand. His personality exudes positivity and humor and this dialogue describes his character very well. Even through the hardships of leaving NBC he promotes hard work and kindness.

via behance.net

Stuart Warren-Hill (Hexstatic) talks about the Eigenharp

The Eigenharp, a radical new musical instrument.
via holotronica.com and eigenlabs.com

Frans Johansson: The Secret Truth About Executing Great Ideas

In this high-energy talk, Frans Johansson illustrates how relentless trial-and-error – coming up with an idea, executing it on a small scale, and then refining it – is THE distinguishing characteristic of the greatest artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs.

via the99percent.com