A nice overview by Tom Igoe of many of the types of projects and topics that people tend to explore when working in physical computing
“There are certain project themes that recur every year in physical computing classes. Many of them are ideas that lend themselves to multiple interesting variations, and are valuable ways to learn about physical interaction through doing. Others don’t offer only limited interactive possibilities, but capture the popular imagination because they’re simple and quite often pretty to look at. What follows is a review of some of the themes I see frequently. These are by no means the only themes that come up, nor are they the only things you can do with physical computing. Many physical computing projects feature two or more of these themes.”
” RjDj is mainly consumed with headphones. Think of it as the next generation of walkman or mp3 player. The consumer experience of RjDj is similar to the effects of drugs. Drugs affect our sensory perception, so does RjDj. RjDj is a digital drug which causes mind twisting hearing sensations ”
RjDj scenes are composed using a software called PD.
Deadline:: September 26th, 2008 (arrival due date)
200000 Phantoms: Jean-Gabriel PERIOT
We seek vibrantly creative works that are opening up a new era in each division of Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga. We eagerly await your applications!
Japan Media Arts Festival has been contributing to the improvement
of Japanese culture by recognizing works of excellence in media
arts and by providing an opportunity for artists to present their works.
It is also very unique festival in the world which takes in the
field of art, to entertainment, animation and manga.
We seek dynamic creative works that are opening up a new era, and we
eagerly await your submissions.
12th Japan Media Arts Festival Award winning exhibition opens
February 4, 2009 at National Art Center, Tokyo,and we are looking
forward to seeing you there!
12th Japan Media Arts Festival
4 February – 15 February 2008
<Art Division>
[Interactive, Installation, Visual Image, Still Image (including digital photograph), Web Work, etc. ]
<Entertainment Division>
[Game, Electronic Play Equipment, Visual Image (VFX, CM, etc.), Character, Web Work, etc.]
<Manga Division>
[Long Animation (Movie, TV, Original Video Animation), Short Animation, etc.]
<Manga Division>
[Story Manga, Frame Manga, Web Manga, Independent Manga, etc.]
* We are inviting applications for works using new media technologies such as computer, video, and the Internet. Regarding animation and manga, not only digital works but also works using existing methods are welcomed.
Technology Review:
Friday, June 20, 2008 A Display That Tracks Your Movements
Samsung and Reactrix move beyond touch screens and try to make hand waving the next big computer interface.
