A virtual reality chair to explore frontier of 'telepresence' a project led by Pierre Boulanger: Computer scientists at the U of A have already created technology allowing people to sit across from three-dimensional recreations of each other, even though in reality they may be thousands of miles ap...
OK lets check brain wave controllers :)
Chris O'Shea pointed me on this very relevant project: Brain-Computer Interface for Musical Applications: The objective of this project is to develop technology to interface the brain with musical devices. In addition to improving social well-being and gaining a better understanding of the underlyi...
People doing stange things with brain waves
Well I should really create an "intangible" category here! If your are into neurofeedback, EEG biofeedback, brainwave interaction or brainwave controller, you should have a glance at the openEEG project: The OpenEEG project is about making plans and software for do-it-yourself EEG devices available...
Today I\'m into statistics
Regression linear models or variance analysis? ...
\"The Image of the Future\" online version
(via) French forecaster Michel Godet put online a pdf version of "The Image of the Future" by Fred Polak. It's great since this book was almost impossible to find (check amazon). The book is from 1953 and I worth reading (it reminds me when I read "The Future Shock" when I was a teenager). Even the...
Exit Festival in Paris
Tomorrow begins the Exit Festival in Créteil (close to Paris) a great art exhibit where you can find artists' bricolage, hacks and tricks. One of my favorite piece of art is Veaceslav Druta's balancoire (i.e. the swing) which is a musical swing hanging from two wheels. The user/visitor sit on the s...
Mobile phones, spirituality and ghosts
There seems to be some people who connect personal mobile tech into spiritual practices around the world (genevieve bell at Intel as claimed by matt jones and smart mobs). Spirituality and mobile phone is a nice topic but there is something weirder: It reminds me this news from 2004: A Wirral paran...
Awareness box: a camera that does not take picture
The Awareness Box is an art project by Alain Bublex (funded by Samsung). It's about designing a camera that does not record images. As the artists claims: At the beginning, this project considered the result: the photographic image; then, evolved to center exclusively on the act of taking pictures...
Physiological computing
So now, the next trend is not tangible! It's intangible instead! According to jennifer Allanson and Stephen H. Fairclough, physiological computing involves the direct interfacing of human physiology and computer technology, i.e. brain–computer interaction (BCI). The goal of physiological computing ...
Vertical or Horizontal shared displays?
Collaborating around vertical and horizontal large interactive displays: which way is best? by Yvonne Rogers and Siân Lindley in Interacting with Computers, Volume 16, Issue 6 , December 2004, Pages 1133-1152. Large interactive displays are increasingly being placed in work and public settings. An ...