An amazing project using Arduino and non-newtonian fluid here…Unfortunately I cant get ‘Prometheus’ out of my head when I see this! Well done to Hannes Kalk and team.
Nike+ Fuel Rally is based in Nike+ Ugokidase Station in Tokyo’s Harajuku prefecture. The concept is to use the new Nike+ Fuel band to monitor your activity based on a simple game of ‘pong’. You and your partner must try to get as many Nike+ Fuel points as possible to win and share your score on a leader board. Every time you hit the ball it increases speed and so becomes harder and harder. This is part of a campaign to promote a series of new products based in the Nike+ range over the next few weeks.
So how is it done? By using LED flooring, some very cleaver sensors and a simple tennis based game mechanic the Japanese production company Rhizomatiks have brought a simple and engaging idea by a Top UK Agency, AKQA, to beautiful fruition.
Great project to work on and I hope that Nike reproduce it on this side of the planet soon as I am sure it would be a hit.
“Notchless” is a tape dispenser designed by Yasukuni Kikuchi. “Notchless” comes with a unique blade which leaves clean-cut and straight edges on acetate tape, eliminating zig-zags which can lead to peeling. It is also designed to be safe and children can use it without any risk. “Notchless” is a winner of 2011 Red Dot Design Award, and 2011 Good Design Award.
They literally scan and then print the object, with moving parts. This is truly scarey. Just thinking about the potential uses and also the impact on manufacturing is insane. -Rich
HTML5 Experiment: #Datavisualisation of the Stanley Cup
This is also an exploration of several display technologies available in modern web browsers (canvas, font-embedding, css transitions, etc). Roddy Mcdonnell wanted to see how rich of a visualization he could create using nothing more than CSS and javascript. It’s a visualization of the winners and losers of the Stanley Cup finals since 1927, not that I have ever heard of the Stanley Cup before!
I like the simplicity and it shows how HTML5 is developing. Well done Roddy! - Rich
Gaming your location with #Foursquare playground, a real life Simm City!
Foursquare have developed a HTML5 Location based service browser app that allows you to see what is going on in a ‘virtual map of your location called ‘Foursquare Playground’
The virtual representation allows you to see tips by opening a treasure chest inside the building, it also shows the ‘Mayor’ via a picture on the wall and best of all it has a Foursquare figure walking around inside the venue if they have just checked in. A commercial venue can also show some advertising or deals they have on in the info panel once you click on the building.
The other nice touch is that the buildings grow from small glass houses to big skyscrapers the more check-ins they have.
A nice simple visualisation of Foursquare and I hope it develops the potential geo-social gaming possibilities further. - Rich
