Amidst the “busy-ness” of April — meeting tax deadlines, observing holidays, and the ordinary course of business — we stumbled across some extraordinary eye openers in technology. The following faves really made us take notice: 1. The Lytro Illum threatens to rewrite the rules of prosumer photography, with its use of light field technology. The Lytro allows one to…
It must be springtime! Several of our biggest hits in the month of March hearkened back to childhood, youth, and renewal. 1. Our favorite diversion was this post from Mashable, 23 Kids Having a Worse Monday than You, with 23 videos reminding us that stumbling and falling down are a part of creativity and growth…even for…
Frustrated with the limitations of gesture detection in current commercial SDKs, we set out to create a platform for repeatable detection of emotive gestures beyond “open hand” and “closed hand.” This video demonstrates our software-based solution for detection of “syncopated gestures.” This is our first year participating in SIGGRAPH, and we’re excited to share our…
There are plenty of ways to get interactive graphics on a screen, but as with most things, it’s best to use the right tool for the job. We could try writing our own graphics framework, touch-sensing drivers, and 3D engines, but the best use of our time isn’t solving problems that have already been solved…
Stimulant has always had a culture of music appreciation and creation, and we take every opportunity to apply that to our work. From music-making tools like TouchTones and Loop Loop to the playful effects in WIND Mobile, we’re always trying to integrate audio in a way that delights the user. Most recently we had an…
Our favorite finds from September include an interactive sandbox and experiencing a bird’s eye view (literally) with a GoPro. 1. “The Work Comes First” is a permanent installation at Wieden+Kennedy. Made with Cinder, Arduino, and the Cinder-Asio and Cinder-OpenNI blocks, this piece blends simplicity with technical complexity. 2. Built using Quayola, Mira Calix, and live…
The Stimulant team is comprised of individuals with varied backgrounds, but the one thing we all have in common: we’re music geeks. We follow the music industry closely and naturally we’ve taken note of the massive shift in the way people consume music, especially over the past decade. The disruptions in the music industry resulting…
