Stimulant was honored to be on an all-star team of partners asked to participate in the effort to update the visitor experience in the Space Needle observation deck in our home town of Seattle. Working with the agency Creature for creative direction and content production, our, team designed and developed a kiosk experience which instantly…
Recently there’s been an increase in the number of large LED light experiences. There’s also been an increased interest for environmental experiences where high powered projectors or LCD screens are cost prohibitive or technically incompatible with the environment’s form factor. There are instances when the desired effect could be achieved for the most impact per…
We had a chance to walk around InfoComm 2014 this year. There were lots of exciting things to see, and here are some highlights! Attack of the 98” 4k Screens! Seems like everyone is showing off gigantic pieces of glass. LG, NEC, Planar, Panasonic, and Samsung all were showing 98” 4k screens. Not only are…
There are a couple of new depth sensors on the market: the DUO3D and the Microsoft Kinect 2.0. We’ve updated our popular Depth Sensor Shootout with our thoughts. There are even more shiny new gadgets in the Stimulab right now, so check back soon for exciting new updates.
(Updated June 2014 with notes on the Duo and Kinect 2) Whenever Stimulant embarks on a new installation project, we survey the landscape of hardware solutions to determine what we can use to create a robust and immersive experience. Our offices are full of touchscreens, sensors, video cards, and gaffers tape and we’re constantly putting…
This was Stimulant’s third year attending the Eyeo Festival and once again it didn’t disappoint. The event took place over a full week this year and was jam-packed with tasty goodness. The days were filled with workshops led by design visionaries and sought-after creative coders, keynotes from some of the most inspirational big thinkers, and…
Seattle’s Bezos Center for Innovation has won a 2014 American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Media & Technology Muse Award! Stimulant collaborated with exhibit designer Olson Kundig Architects to produce two large-scale interactive installations, including the multi-user, gesture- and touch-controlled launchpad exhibit. The Muse awards recognize outstanding achievement in Galleries, Libraries, Archives or Museums (GLAM) media, and are presented…
