Jack Lykins sends us a really amazing video he assembled using Ms. Pinky, the vinyl control system, and its included Maxi-Patch Max/MSP/Jitter patch to control animation interactively. We’ve seen vinyl triggering and controlling video, of course – as on the Serato VIDEO-SL, previously reviewed here. But there’s something about Jack’s style of “narrative” animation on […]
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Amazing 3D immersion technology from IDEO Labs on Vimeo. IDEO Labs share this immersive projection rig. As described: A simple, featherweight headset, a 10′ x 10′ x 10′ white room, and $600,000 worth of projector and computer equipment, combined with the smarts of the folks at Eon Reality, results in one insanely real experience. Of […]
Sound to Pixels and Back Again: Isolating Instruments with Photosounder
Sound is a wonderful, if invisible thing. To work with these tiny fluctuations in air pressure that make up what we hear, we always work with some sort of software metaphor. So why not make that metaphor pixels – and why not manipulate the visual element directly? Translating between sound and image is not a […]
More Fun with Pixels: Painting with the Camera in Processing, Glitch Endless Moshinating
The pixel-mangling madness continues. Here are the latest goodies to show up in our inbox. Enrico Nau aka naus3ayt is playing with code-for-artists environment Processing (site | cdmo tag). It’s yet another example that reveals that computer vision, aside from the useful-ish applications like tracking what you’re doing, can be used to purely aesthetic ends. […]
Smule Leaf Virtual Trombone for iPhone: Multiplayer Judging Fuses Instrument, Game
Smule, the folks who brought simulated Ocarina to the iPhone, are now thinking multiplayer. Instead of just playing a machine or a few of your friends as in Guitar Hero or Rock Band, Smule’s latest app turns your creations into a reality show with online judging. And the killer app itself? It’s a simulated, touch […]
Pixelh8 Game Boy Software Now Free for Your Vintage Nintendo Handheld
Monster from Pixelh8 on Vimeo. Game Boy superstar Pixelh8 is releasing his fantastic 8-bit music software into the wild. And it’s even being picked up in music education. From True Chip Till Death: Pixelh8 sez: After lengthy consideration, I decided I would rather have my Game Boy / Game Boy Advance music software be used […]
The Internet, as an Avant-Garde Orchestral Suite – YouTube Mash-Ups
Via YouTube Doubler, a twisted online YouTube mash-up tool created by digital artist and Emergency Broadcast Network veteran Brian Kane, comes a strange new … orchestral composition. (EBN, for those not in the know, should translate as "video mash-ups before you knew what video mash-ups were.") Charlie Rose interviews Charlie Rose. "Google…" Just watch. (The […]
Rumor Busted: Celemony’s Magical Melodyne Direct Note Access Still Real, Coming Soon
Ah, Internet rumors: so adorable, so not actually true. But this one does demonstrate that people eagerly await the ability to edit audio with more flexibility. Something about Melodyne fires up the imagination. Celemony caused a big stir last year with a video demonstrating Melodyne DNA technology – Direct Note Access. The YouTube video itself […]
Free Fractal Software for Windows – Playable Live, with Wiimote Control
Fractice Whorld from Jeff Mission on Vimeo. Fractal-generating software was once all the rage. But fractal geometry is as compelling and organic as ever. And newly-released Fractice software is not only free, but has some unique features that make it worth a look – particularly real-time control for live visuals – and that bring fractal […]
Free Fractal Software for Windows – Playable Live, with Wiimote Control
Fractice Whorld from Jeff Mission on Vimeo. Fractal-generating software was once all the rage. But fractal geometry is as compelling and organic as ever. And newly-released Fractice software is not only free, but has some unique features that make it worth a look – particularly real-time control for live visuals – and that bring fractal […]