Last week I had the privilege of attending the fourth edition of the annual INSTINT conference, a gathering of artists, activists, and engineers who work in the field of installation-based experiences. Aside from the charm of the city of New Orleans and the friendliness of the brilliant and good-looking attendees, some of the speakers shared…
Lately we’ve been spending time in Genentech’s beautiful new building 35 in South San Francisco to install a new multi-user touch wall. The lobby display informs employees of news and events from Genentech’s “gView” intranet as they pass through the common space, and includes live energy and water usage data from sensors in the building.…
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…
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…
In 2012, Stimulant and Foghorn Creative joined forces to create the Intel Connect to Life Experience for Intel’s booth at the Consumer Electronics Show. The resulting experience helped make Intel one of the most visited and talked about booths at CES. We get asked a ton of questions by prospective clients about how to create…
As part of our ongoing partnership with the Intel Museum, we designed and developed an interactive installation to highlight the unique features of the Intel Ultrabook™. The exhibit features a transparent touch-sensing LCD display in front of an actual Ultrabook. When users interact with the LCD, the screen of the Ultrabook and the 11’ x…
Clever projection mapping surfaces, a collection of kinetic installations, and a man carrying his own legs (you read that right), are a few of our favorite finds from July. 1. Five Prototypes is a collection of supremely inspiring kinetic installations displayed in the MADE Gallery, Berlin. 2. The Skrillex Cell mixes 3D projection mapping and…
A magical mirror, kinetic wind-powered sculptures, and a giant book domino chain are a few of our favorite finds from June. We also won some awards, attended the Eyeo Festival, and welcomed a new member to our team! 1. UNIQLO’s Magic Mirror allows users to try on clothing and see how it looks in a…
