Azure Kinect promises new motion, sensing for art

Gamers’ interest may come and go, but artists are always exploring the potential of computer vision for expression. Microsoft this month has resurrected the Kinect, albeit in pricey, limited form. Let’s fit it to the family tree.

Gibson just killed Cakewalk, because Philips?!

Gibson, the company known for legendary guitars and killing your favorite DAW in the 90s … now gets the chance to remind the pro audio crowd of the latter.

Peter Kirn - November 21, 2017

Watch 16 Rubik’s Cubes Turn Into a Visual Music Sequencer

The future happens gradually — and then by the time you’re sequencing a Web browser using Rubik’s Cubes, you might barely notice. But Sweden’s most inventive producer is back yet again with his latest novelty, this time turning one of the world’s best-selling toys (hundreds of millions of units) into a usable sequencer. Håkan Lidbo […]

Peter Kirn - March 16, 2015

How Gestures and Ableton Live Can Make Anyone a Conductor of Mendelssohn [Behind the Scenes]

- August 15, 2014

Dancer to Score to Animation: Coding, Decoding, and Recoding in a Choreography Lab

Peter Kirn - January 14, 2014

Mood Ring: Put on an iRing, Wave Your Hands in front of iPhone, iPad for 3D Control [$25]

- January 8, 2014

With Apple's PrimeSense Acquisition, Shifting Landscape in Depth Sensing, Motion Art

Peter Kirn - November 20, 2013

With Apple’s PrimeSense Acquisition, Shifting Landscape in Depth Sensing, Motion Art

Peter Kirn - November 20, 2013

The Magic of the New Kinect is in the Hardware; Great Reading on the Specifics

Peter Kirn - October 24, 2013

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