Minimal and more interesting than most projection mapping these days…
The Ascent
The Ascent, by xxxy, is a live-action, participatory theatrical ride/experience that combines mind-control and levitation via a custom-built, automated show-control system. This interactive installation is experienced by a single participant—or rider—and an audience ranging from 20 to 150 people who watch from an observation deck. The experience is dynamically driven by an EEG sensor that [...]
Self-folding structures activated by light
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a simple way to convert two-dimensional patterns into three-dimensional (3-D) objects using only light. news.ncsu.edu/releases/wmsdickeyfolding/
Rendering Synthetic Objects Into Photographs
Authors: Kevin Karsch, Varsha Hedau, David Forsyth, Derek Hoiem Abstract: We propose a method to realistically insert synthetic objects into existing photographs without requiring access to the scene or any additional scene measurements. With a single image and a small amount of annotation, our method creates a physical model of the scene that is suitable [...]
Transparent Wood Table by Nendo
Nendo cast clear acrylic in a form taken from a heavy-grain wood plank, repeated, then assembled the resulting pieces to produce a table top of so-called “transparent wood.” As Nendo tells it: “We reproduced the butt ends faithfully and bevelled [SIC] the edges like floorboards, and matched the grains ends and dimensions of the wood [...]
AI vs AI – two chatbots talking to each other
The system depicted was created by combining three components: a chatbot, a text-to-speech synthesizer, and an avatar renderer. Chatbots are machines designed to emulate the conversational abilities of humans, conversing with a human user and generally attempting to convince the user into thinking that the machine is human. In such a scenario, if a sufficiently [...]
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