2010.

Happy New Year !!

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Happy 2010.

Happy 2010 ....en een sprong verder in de toekomst .....Beeldschermen ...overal.
Predicting the Past: A Vision for Microsoft Surface. New systems of interaction require new approaches to design. Microsoft Surface stands at the forefront of this product space. This presentation looks at one of the richest sources for inventing the future: the past.

Headaches with 3D Movies.

This past weekend was the release of “Avatar,” which was supposed to be the 3D movie of the year. However, there are many people who are claiming that the 3D version only created headaches and nausea for them. A writer from Shadow Locked who experienced this effect has released their explanation for the phenomena. When most people watch a typical 2D movie, when the action is happening on one specific spot, the audience has a tendency to watch the blurred portion of the screen, which is suppose to display something going on in the background. However with 3D movies, the problem is that when we look at that background section, we only see an out of focus image, which can play games with the eyes and brain. So if you do suffer from nausea or headaches while watching 3D images, try to keep focused on what is happening in the foreground. More info here .

Researches at the University of Tokyo are displaying a brand new technology that will prove very useful to the medical field. The Volume Slicing Display allows a doctor to look at full head and body scans with the help of a normal piece of Plexiglas and a projector. The doctor holds the plastic sheet above the projector and it will display the image onto the sheet. To make this technology unique, the projector can detect exactly how the sheet is held and will alter the sliced image accordingly. This means that if the doctor tilts, bends, raises, or lowers the sheet, they will see a completely new image with every movement. Not only does this allow the doctor to see and part of the body instantly, but it also eliminates the need for expensive and numerous print outs. Instead each patient will have a sheet of Plexiglass with a barcode on it that will only display that patient’s information. The researches are currently displaying the technology at SIGGRAPH2009 in Asia.

Sniff.

SNIFF time lapse from karolina sobecka on Vimeo.

The final piece in the Emergence Exhibition is “Sniff” by Karolina Sobecka and Jim George. Sniff is an interactive projection: an animated dog follows passers-by, discerns their behavior as friendly or aggressive, tries to engage them and forms a relationship with them based on the history of the interaction. As the viewer walks by the projection, their movements and gestures are tracked by a computer vision system. Sniff is an exploration of the moment of engagement.
It partly grew out of interest in philosophical discussion about the mind and mind theory, particularly in what’s termed the “commonplace” understanding of mental states and inferring of agency. Our automatic interpretation of behavior as social interaction is especially emblematic in a non-linguistic engagement with the ‘other’, which in case of Sniff produces a hybrid space of virtual and real emotions, social guess-work and mind modeling. Sniff is an attempt to trigger an intense, playful and insightful level of engagement at which we solve the “other minds” problem in everyday life. Sniff is inserted into our physical reality and follows its rules.

Nieuwjaarsparty in Berlijn

Berlin startet wieder mit einer der größten Silvester Open Air Partys der Welt zwischen Siegessäule und Brandenburger Tor ins neue Jahr. Die LED-Flächen werden von Screen Visions GmbH bereit gestellt, die auch um die Vermarktung kümmern.
Über eine Million Gäste werden zu der Feier erwartet – mehr Menschen als am New Yorker Times Square. Die Videowände sind integraler Bestandteil der Silvester Show, die mit einem gigantischen Feuerwerk, internationalen Live-Bands, DJs und anderen Show-Acts aufwartet.

Mit den Spots erreichen Werbetreibende in der Silvesternacht ein Millionenpublikum. Feiernde aus Deutschland und der ganzen Welt werden auch zum Wechsel ins neue Jahrzehnt in Berlin erwartet.

Gregor Schmidt, Projektleiter bei Screen Visions: „Mit einer Reichweite von über einer Million Menschen ist die Silvester-Veranstaltung für Werbetreibende das Kommunikationshighlight am Jahresende.“

Auf den insgesamt fünf Videowänden laufen Werbespots, die einmal pro Stunde, insgesamt dreizehn Mal, ausgestrahlt werden.

"Holographic" Multitouch.

Eggwong's company is Eatang Digital Technology. Although most of the website is in Chinese, it looks like it provides interactive design services as well as software kits.

Holographic muitltouch from eggwong on Vimeo.

Ag Country 2x1 Video Wall.

Ag Country recently donated dual LCD configurations to both NDSU and University of Minnesota to help keep students informed about the latest job openings and news in the farming community. Since the displays are posted in each school’s college of business they also wanted to post the latest commodity prices to create awareness for the futures markets that help drive Ag business.

The end result if a very graphical and visual design that helps provide valuable brand recognition to Ag Country while communicating with students on both campuses.

Grand Opening of Atlantis

In 2008 was er nog geld in Dubai !!

23 november 2008
Around 2,000 VIPs - including A-list actors, models, musicians, sports stars and businesspeople from around the world - enjoyed the opening of Dubai's lavish Atlantis Palms resort Thursday night. ...
Around 2,000 VIPs - including A-list actors, models, musicians, sports stars and businesspeople from around the world - enjoyed the opening of Dubai's lavish Atlantis Palms resort Thursday night.

The opening of the £750m Atlantis Hotel in Dubai was celebrated by what's said to have been the world's biggest firework display. There was also a massive star-studded party.

Kylie Minogue reportedly got £2m for performing at the event and was one of around 2,000 guests. Rooms at the hotel aren't cheap though - they go from £550 to £23,000 per night.

The UK celebrity set was well represented at the bash, with Lily Allen putting on a suitably posh frock. Guests at the party also enjoyed lobster and champagne and were looked after by 1,000 waiters.

Have you been there ?

LG komt met led-monitor.

Bron; www.nu.nl
Ook pc-schermen stappen over naar led. LG lanceert met de 24-inch W2486L een prachtexemplaar. Deze Full-HD monitor trakteert op een duizelingwekkend contrast, maar valt vooral ook op door zijn design. De W2486L staat op een sokkel die nog het meeste weg heeft van een fraaie rode vaas. Het scherm zelf is met 2 centimeter slanker dan Sidonia. Bovendien zijn de knoppen fraai weggewerkt, waardoor eigenlijk alleen nog de aan/uit-knop in het oog springt.

Ondertussen moet de ledbacklight zorgen voor een beste beeldkwaliteit. Zo belooft LG een (dynamisch) contrastratio van 2.000.000:1. Verder zijn er twee hdmi-poorten aan boord, zodat men er naast de pc ook een console of blu-rayspeler op aan kan sluiten.
Het ledscherm heeft ook een ‘Auto Bright’-functie die de helderheid van het paneel op de omgeving instelt, om energie te besparen. Goedkoop is het fraaie scherm echter niet. De W2486L kost 339 euro.