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And now for something from the treasure troves of YouTube ...

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New tech in the real world. Hey Goo goo!

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First Look at Nintendo Labo - it's so beautiful!

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Random Access Character

Project from GLKT generates surreal walking characters made with random objects and can save your results in GIF format:

Random Access Character is a procedural character generator.

It lets you generate an infinite number of different characters, made from various objects and textures.  Morphology, colors, movements, patterns are mixed together to create a unique blend and generate a unique character every time.

You can save an animated GIF of your favorite find, that will be upoaded to imgur. You can then share your encounter to the world !

It is available for PC, Mac and Linux here

GLKT have a tumblr blog @glkitty here

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HotStepper

Augmented Reality app from Nexus Studios is offers geolocation wayfinder service with a virtual guide in the form of a half-naked gentleman:

HotStepper is your first Augmented Reality sidekick to any destination on Earth. HotStepper features a confident dude who, when he’s not dancing, will walk you to any location you need to go. All you need to do is go outside, pick a destination on the map and then just follow him as he does his thing. 

More Here

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Concept video: Business card contextual application

Design idea from Unity3D on using Mixed Reality and Computer Vision to turn simple physical objects such as a business card into a media rich interface:

Transition phase. We can all agree that in the near future physical screens will begin to disappear and be replaced with displays that blend into the environment (some descriptions here, here and here).  Whether it happens in 5 years as we predict, or in 10 years as Mark Zuckerberg thinks, the next vector driving the digital world will be augmented reality glasses.  With that being said, we recognize that there will be a transition period both technologically and socially, and for social reasons we need to design this next phase so that users and non-users can coexist.

… We need to think ‘Human centric’. What does the user really need? This seems like an obvious question to ask, however, the current state of MR development has a large number of MR demos whose sole purpose seems to be presenting floating objects with little actual value to the user.  Let’s be honest, no one wants to live in the dystopian future that we were warned about so brilliantly by Keiichi Matsuda in his short film “Hyperreality”.  And while MR apps need to become more relevant for the user, mixed reality doesn’t need a ‘killer app’.  For comparison, just think of the internet where there is no single killer app, but rather the internet itself is the killer app.  And just like the internet, it will be a multitude of everyday uses that will render MR devices indispensable.

… We also need to think “Object centric”. Although there are multiple ways of imagining MR, we should focus primarily on the awakening of matter, meaning that objects in our surroundings augment themselves to communicate with us … For example, a simple business card could give both direct access to an application like LinkedIn and be a user interface that avoids the user having to take out their smartphone or use a computer. 

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The Poundshop Cart 2017 - Teaser from George Wu on Vimeo.

The Poundshop Cart is a portable pop-up shop solution providing an elegant and practical display for all types of occasions. Created with independent designers and small businesses in mind: it is easy to transport, has adaptable displays, lockable storage and much more. The Poundshop Cart will be available to pre-order on Kickstarter on Monday 18 September 2017.

To celebrate this launch we are are popping up at Brompton Design District for London Design Festival with Poundshop 18 . Showcasing products made by over 30 independent UK designers, all within the affordable price bands £1, £3 and £5.

Poundshop 18 15A Cromwell Place Mews SW7 2LA 16 - 24 September 2017

thepoundshop.org

Poundshop Cart by andrew.sitraka.co.uk in collaboration with The Poundshop Photography by John Short

Pet supplies by bobandbear.co.uk Giftware by scouteditions.co.uk

Other products on display created by: Ding Ding, Hana and Hasmita, Dicky Bird, Scout Editions, Sparrow and Wolf, Tom Pigeon, Jessica Nielsen, Lisa Jones Studio, Patternbooth

All products display only - not available to buy at Poundshop 18.

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(via black and white stereo_002 on Vimeo)

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How To Make A Blockbuster Movie Trailer

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StretchEBand

HCI research from Media Interaction Lab and Google is a proof of concept interface using elastic textiles which are simple to produce:

StretchEBand are stitch-based elastic sensors, which have the benefit of being manufacturable with textile craft tools that have been used in homes for centuries. We contribute to the understanding of stitch-based stretch sensors through four experiments and one user study that investigate conductive yarns from textile and technical perspectives, and analyze the impact of different stitch types and parameters. The insights informed our design of new stretch-based interaction techniques that emphasize eyes-free or causal interactions. We demonstrate with StretchEBand how soft, continuous sensors can be rapidly fabricated with different parameters and capabilities to support interaction with a wide range of performance requirements across wearables, mobile devices, clothing, furniture, and toys. 

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OPPO R11 from SOMEI 晟 on Vimeo.

Ya, it’s OPPO again! a new commercial for their latest product, R11.

In China, we call mobile phone “手机”, these two chinese character means “hand” & “phone” separately. So I decided to try to play around the “phone” with the “hand” together this time. The result looks quite funny XD

Hope you like it!

Software ：Cinema 4D ，Octane Render，AE，PR

CREDITS-

Client: OPPO

Film by SOMEI 孙世晟

Music & Sound Design： 三十而立 Sincerely Music

Hand Model is from Pixel Lab's freebies

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Jupiter: Juno Perijove 06 from Sean Doran on Vimeo.

NASA / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt / Seán Doran

Original video: youtu.be/AuOy-shbQuM

More here: flickr.com/photos/136797589@N04/albums

Music by Ligeti

Soundtrack: amazon.com/2001-SPACE-ODYSSEY-REMASTERED-O-S-T/dp/B00337QJO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496414164&sr=8-1

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Coke Habit from Dress Code on Vimeo.

The Summer after 10th grade Mike spent two solid weeks with horrible horrible migraines, dizziness, blind spots and tunnel vision—he didn’t know what it was… This is the story of his Coke Habit.

"Coke Habit" is this week's Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/coke-habit

And check out the feature on Motionographer: motionographer.com/2017/05/17/coke-habit/

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Produced and Directed by: Dress Code (dresscodeny.com)

Executive Producers: Dan Covert + Andre Andreev Producer: Tara Rose Stromberg Production Coordinator: Nick Stromberg

Art Director: Marcin Zeglinkski Design: Maddie Edgar, Josh Parker, Mercy Lomelin, Marcin Zeglinski Lead Animator: Marcin Zeglinski Animation: Evan Anthony, Erika Bernetich, Yuval Haker, Vincenzo Lodigiani, Mercy Lomelin, Rasmus Löwenbrååt, Andy Mastrocinque, Josh Parker, Eddie Song

Music & Sound: YouTooCanWoo Story by: Mike Cook, Dan Covert, Tyler Jensen, Marcin Zeglinski

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Insight: Brad Bird on Animation from Kees van Dijkhuizen Jr. on Vimeo.

Brad Bird, writer and director of animated films 'The Iron Giant', 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille', gives an insight into his writing process, how he directs animation and why many people fundamentally misunderstand the medium. Subtitles available.

Find out which animated film that one clip was from by turning on the 'English CC' subtitle track.

This video combines excerpts from the three audio commentary tracks on home releases of 'The Iron Giant', 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille', as well as fragments from the behind-the-scenes documentaries. Watching the films prior to watching this video is recommended, but not entirely necessary.

Edited by Kees van Dijkhuizen Jr., © 2016. This non-profit project was made solely for educational purposes, not aimed at breaking copyright law. All rights to all material remain courtesy of their respective owners.

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Cat City from victoria vincent on Vimeo.

sound design by josh yeung vimeo.com/user58203111

music by ask my bull, recorded by josh yeung youtube.com/user/AskMyBull

ty jonni, isabel, & aster for voice

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HYPER-REALITY from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.

Hyper-Reality presents a provocative and kaleidoscopic new vision of the future, where physical and virtual realities have merged, and the city is saturated in media. If you are interested in supporting the project, sponsoring the next work or would like to find out more, please send a hello to info@km.cx

by Keiichi Matsuda | km.cx more at hyper-reality.co

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Extrapolate from johan rijpma on Vimeo.

In this hand drawn animation a line is being extrapolated through a grid. When the line surpasses the boundaries of the grid, the process spreads to and reflects on its surroundings. Beyond each boundary the extrapolation of movement is causing deformation in a systematic but speculative way.

This work was created with support from ”Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo 2016” part of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan (Bunka-cho) ”Project to invite overseas creators of media arts 2016” and the Mondriaan Fund.

More info: johanrijpma.nl/notes/notes-extrapolate/