Interactive
N Building by Alexander Reeder
N Building is a commercial structure located near Tachikawa station amidst a shopping district. Being a commercial building signs or billboards are typically attached to its facade which we feel undermines the structures’ identity. As a solution we thought to use a QR Code as the facade itself. By reading the QR Code with your mobile device you will be taken to a site which includes up to date shop information. In this manner we envision a cityscape unhindered by ubiquitous signage and also an improvement to the quality and accuracy of the information itself.
No Comments »Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop
Great student project showing possibilities in Augmented Reality. The author writes “The latter half of the 20th century saw the built environment merged with media space, and architecture taking on new roles related to branding, image and consumerism. Augmented reality may recontextualise the functions of consumerism and architecture, and change in the way in which we operate within it. A film produced for my final year Masters in Architecture, part of a larger project about the social and architectural consequences of new media and augmented reality.” I think this is a great example of what is possible and why it is so critical that we design how this media is integrated with architecture.
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.
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.
No Comments »Nearness by Timo Arnall
Nearness by Timo Arnell looks at nearness and interactive technology to create a series of events links by proximity.
No Comments »Scribe Mundo de Papel by Lemon Films
Interesting take on building environments out of one material. Equally interesting is how information is layered into the material that makes up space. Everything as interface?
No Comments »Robot Ecologies by Jason Johnson
Great reel showing the student work from Robotic Ecologies Seminar 2008 taught by Jason Johnson. More work can be found on his website.
