(via). Still the same lab in Glasgow, they also have a nice project related to the investigation of 3D audio on wearable computers to increase display space plus how head, hand and device gestures may be used for input on mobile devices. It's called "Audio Clouds". There is news on the BBC about it...
A Bovine Rectal Palpation Simulator for Training Veterinary Students
No it ain't spam. This haptic cow simulator done by the Glasgow Interactive Systems Group and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (University of Glasgow, UK): Bovine rectal palpation is a necessary skill for a veterinary student to learn. However, lack of resources and welfare issues currently restr...
Group uses of mobile devices
There is a very relevant interview of Jeff Axup in newsletter and discussion group Mo:Life (he also put it on his weblog). Jeff works on mobile technologies for backpackers, using ethnographic and participatory methods. Some pertinent excertps hereafter; The group usage of mobile devices (like cell...
A Typology of spatial expressions
Ioannidou I. & Dimitracopoulou A.,Final Evaluation Report. Part II. Children in Choros & Chronos Project. Esprit/I3, 2001. The authors report on a study about how kids collaborated (2 teams: one on the field and the other in a 'control room') on a treasure hunt (a bit different than our CatchBob! t...
From space invaders to rubik space
French artist Spce Invader now investigates a new domain: Rubik's Cube His new exhibition started on March 24th at GALERIE PATRICIA DORFMANN in Paris (61 rue de la Verrerie / 4th arrondissement). As a matter of fact, the guy is now moving from space invaders to rubik's cube (he already worked on th...
Monday\'s note
Herald Tribune should be read quickly at Geneva's public library: ...
Monday's note
Herald Tribune should be read quickly at Geneva's public library: ...
Use a mannequin hand to get a Nintendo DS!
A weird contest ran by Nintendo: Give Me a Hand. The point is to personify that touching is good, by incorporating a spooky detached mannequin hand! What do you like to touch? Sand, silk, snot? Ever notice how real life can sometimes look like a game? Grab a camera (and a mannequin hand), create so...
A breath-based controller?
I am struggling to find an example of a breath-based controller to be used in video games or any computer application. This breath-based MIDI controller could certainly be hacked: The music industry (mostly electronic) has brought a lot of things from the video game world (like blip music, chip mus...
7,600 objects, toys and domestic machines
Tomoko Takahashi's installation "My Play-station" is about ordering systems and structures, focusing in particular on toys and games. (...) Toys and games will feature throughout the installation, along with more than 7,600 objects and domestic machines that Takahashi has collected. The current ins...