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A friend sent me this video yesterday and I must say, I was absolutely stunned. It's by a Barcelona based design group whose mission is to explore the relationships and interactions between people and technology (that subject that I find very interesting) through installations that "merge real and digital into a creative environment where people are invited to touch, play, move, feel as they do in the real world."
This video humanises the user-interface of a multi-touch device (a phone, pda, computer, etc. that allows the user to use 2 or more fingers to interact it) and, to me, raises the question of whether we are more comfortable with our digital social interactions than our real ones. It is made through a combination of realtime video and stop-frame animation which gives it quite a jerky feel, very similar to that of an actual phone or computer (I know that my phone is very much like this.)
Website : http://www.multitouch-barcelona.com/
Hi Flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/multitouchbarcelona/sets/72157618590701108/

Music : 'Wake Up, Wake Up' by Lullatone

Definitely, I'm working hard on making the same kind of application into a reality... I'll certainly spend much energy, in the forthcoming months and years, to commit my understanding of these new kind of applications to my clients and colleagues projects...

Click the rocks...

Embedding is the future content distribution. 

Google UK's YouTube channel posted a video that highlights some of the most interesting events from Google's history. "From Stanford to Mountain View and around the world, featuring many different products, starting with BackRub (Search) up to Google Wave, StreetView and Chrome."

"Our goal was to create mechanical creatures which would respond to observers by flapping their wings. Their motion is achieved using a combination of stepper motors, rare earth magnets, some custom circuitry and a Mac Mini driving the whole thing using input from a video camera. The Butterflies’ wings are created using designs which were laser cut into paper."

I love the fact that they move too. wish they'd done made a video of them

How long can you own the grid? Very Japanese - addictive and completely batshit when loads of people get involved. Click the link to play

I'm very excited to announce the opening of "39˚ 44′ 11″ N x 104˚ 59′ 21″ W", an interactive installation included in Embrace! at the Denver Art Museum.

I am one of the collaborators on a team led by Timothy Weaver that also includes David Fodel, Brigid McAuliffe, and Nick Meyers. The show officially opened on November 14th, 2009 and our work is installed in the FuseBox Gallery on the 4th floor.

The Embrace! exhibit is all about engaging with the specific space of the Hamilton Building, designed by Daniel Liebeskind. The 39N x 104W (for short) interactive installation addresses the challenge by using ecological data (solar wind, terrestrial climate, and biological) specific to the location of the Fusebox space to "paint" the gallery with sound and images. The visitor to the space contributes to this process — a camera tracks his/her location which allows the images to move and temporarily paint the wall. 

The exhibition runs through April 4th, 2010, and features the work of 17 artists from around the world. It's the boldest exhibit yet in this building and definitely worth a visit. 

Additional links:

• DU Today Feature Story on 39N x 104 W
• Denver Post Review of Embrace!
• A Denver blogger's experience of bringing kids to Embrace!
• KCFR's Ryan Warner interviews curator Christoph Heinrich and artist Rick Dula about Embrace! (Direct link to audio stream)