OctArm by Clemson Researchers

Really interesting robotic tentacle test part of DARPA’s Biologically Inspired Multifunctional Dynamic Robots (BIODYNOTICS) program.

Multitouch Crayon Physics by Multitouch Barcelona

Really interesting interface concept where users can great their own controls and use them to perform tasks.  Amazing concept that could be ported to architecture. More information on their website.

Tangible Video Projection by NuFormer Digital Media

Really interesting projection concepts by NuFormer Digital Media in the Netherlands. NuFormer Digital Media develops high-skill 3D video mapping projections. These 3D projections will be custom-made to fit any specific building and will be exposed by a battery of powerful projectors. More on their website.

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Augmented Reality Glasses Concept by Nokia

Really interesting augmented reality glasses concept by Nokia. Nokia is experimenting with new types of interactions involving near-to-eye displays, gaze direction tracking, 3D audio, 3D video, gesture and touch.  A number of different vendors are coming to the table with similar concepts, most of which involve augmenting interfaces over space. After the first wave of glasses has hit the market users can expect interfaces to become even more integrated. More information about this project can be found here.

Laser cave Prototype by Emmett Feldman

Created by artist Emmett Feldman, Laser Cave Prototype is an Interactive Audio Visual installation for Mekanism’s “After School Special”. Located at the art show gray area foundation gaffta.org.

Disturb Me Brussels Installation

“Disturb Me” is an interactive installation between human and his environment. It is to make perceptible the reciprocal links and often forgotten contact, that we maintain with our environment. The projection depends on the sound emitted by the spectators and creates consequently, a transitory and colored environment. The projected forms are revealed when in contact with surfaces of the room.

All that is solid melts into the air by Kultnation

Really interesting 3d transformable structure. More information here.

Digital Rome

Algorithn generates a virtual Rome in 3d from 150,00 Flickr photos. Using nearly half a million Flickr photos of Rome, Venice, and the Croatian coastal city of Dubrovnik, a team of computer scientists at the University of Washington’s Graphics and Imaging Laboratory assembled digital models of the three cities in 3-D. Their work builds on the algorithms used in Microsoft’s Photosynth, which were invented at the same lab, but it’s like Photosynth on steroids.

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