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reactive sparks: interactive led art responds to traffic

filed under: interactive

OSRAM Reactive Spark Light Towers

This interactive art display takes data it collects on passing traffic and displays moving images which react to vehicles as they drive by…

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posted: March 28th, 2008 2 comments author: technabob

pop ‘n music be-mouse: weird name, odd controller

filed under: computing | strange and unusual | video games

Pop N Music Be Mouse by Konami

Here’s a gaming oddity from Japan. Falling somewhere between Tetris and Rock Band, Pop ‘N Music Be Mouse is a Windows PC game that comes with a colorful multi-button mouse for controlling the gameplay…

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posted: March 26th, 2008 2 comments author: technabob

aperture: light-reactive interactive display

filed under: digital imaging | interactive

Aperture by Gunnar Green and Frederic Eyl

I’m not sure how I missed this amazing interactive display concept when it first surfaced, but it’s cool enough that I thought it deserved a mention, even if it is but a distant memory.

The system used an array of thousands of individual mechanical irises, each designed to react to the amount of light in front of it…

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posted: January 1st, 2008 3 comments author: technabob

tv2art lightascope converts flat panels into live art

filed under: design | home entertainment

TV2ART Lightascope

For those times when there’s nothing worth watching on any of the 500+ channels on TV, here’s a way you can put that $5000 flat panel to good use.

TV2ART’s Lightascope attaches to the front of your flat panel television and transforms moving images into a work of abstract modern art…

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posted: May 15th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

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