Leading Lady of Electro-Craft Ms Anita Fontaine (half of Champagne Valentine) has just posted first sneak peaks of her Ghostgarden augmented reality floral grandeur experience toy for the iPhone (due for launch in early 2010). This digital enhancement gem will invite users to experience a cinematic journey of sumptuously sewn-together audio and animated chapters, adding … Continued
Ten people, selected for their cumulative representation of the world’s population, are each filmed for 24-hours non-stop to create a 240-hour uncut video encyclopedia of human existence. The production team comprises an ever-growing network of contributors from around the world, and they’re currently recruiting.
Loving the look of this forthcoming webdoc by those Canadian pioneers of interactive greatness over at NFB. Harnessing digital tools to create a multi-authored movie about what goes on behind those myriad high-rise towers that scatter the skylines of the world’s cities, High Rise explores the suburbinization phenomenon in places as remote as Marseilles, Miami … Continued
It’s nigh on impossible to pick out the highlights from this year’s DocLab – because the whole thing was so darned exceptional – and I’m not just saying that. Really! Whereas other documentary festivals may have a slightly shoddy sideline in New Media, DocLab show-cases the cream of web content (documentaries, cross-media fun stuff, data-visualization, … Continued
A hot June day in 1970, and Dock Ellis was doing what any self-respecting Major League Baseball hotshot would do: opening the doors of perception with LSD. That self-same evening – and still “high as a Georgia pine” – he managed to throw one of just 263 no-hitters ever made in the history of the … Continued
Ooh yeah: magic in the truest sense of the word. Unwind for a few seconds with this miniature masterpiece. And then un-magic it instantly by watching the Making Of! But I digress: this guy has the Bad album AND a Rubik’s cube! Man after my own heart.
Massive Attack sounds with UVA on visuals: what’s not to like?! It’s the video for Massive’s new track United Snakes, a snippet from their forthcoming album (due out early 2010). And at over 5 minutes, you can fully immerse yourself – before being slapped in the face once more with the reckless reality that is … Continued
“Transmedia”, “crossmedia”, whatever you want to call it, there is a growing penchant for projects that blend a heady cocktail of the real and the virtual, inviting the public to interact with – and contribute to – the development of the (immersive, multi-platform, etc) narrative. Breathe is one such project: 3 short films made up … Continued
If all Hollywood celebs had such a mind-blowingly beautiful interactive site, well hellz bellz, wouldn’t the world be a prettier place! Reserve a good few minutes to dig around in this one: the actual content is not all that spectacular but the interactive diggery is ultra-fantastical! Note to Lalalanders: make like Jim and spend your … Continued
It’s the brainchild of Jeffrey Shaw (geek Jesus) and Peter Weibel: a 360° panoramic virtual interface which you can navigate and remix using your bare hands! For its third ever appearance, the complete 3-dimensional T_Visionarium experience is installed in one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most glorious churches for two weeks only – starting now. A … Continued
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