The Stimulant Depth Sensor Shootout has grown to ten different cameras, now including the Intel RealSense SR300 (much improved over the previous generation) and the exciting new Orbbec Persee (which includes a full ARM SOC in the package). Check out our comparison to see what new possibilities these devices open up for interactive installations.
(Updated Jan 12 2018) Stimulant’s mission is to create “smart spaces” which engage visitors in ways that can’t be duplicated with devices they have in their home or their pocket. We achieve this through a variety of sensors and cameras feeding data into custom software, running on bespoke computing hardware, and outputting to any number…
Stimulant has been collaborating with the Intel Museum since 2012 to create fun, educational, and technically sophisticated interactive exhibits. Located at Intel’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, the Intel Museum is home to a variety of exhibits featuring Intel’s products and history, as well microprocessor technology in general. We are excited to announce the launch of two…
(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…
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…
LoopLoop for Sifteo Cubes, Intel’s Connect to Life Experience at CES 2012 and Bing for Samsung SUR40 with Microsoft® PixelSense™ were chosen as three of 172 award-winning designs in the most recent HOW Interactive Design Awards. This highly selective and well-regarded competition sponsored by HOW Magazine recognizes outstanding creative work produced by individuals and creative…
Stimulant won Gold for “Best Use of Interactive Technology” in the 2012 Event Design Awards for our “Connect to Life” exhibit for Intel at CES 2012. The Event Design Awards represent “the best of the best among this industry’s change agents,” and we’re honored to share the award with lead agency Foghorn Creative, and collaborators…
Stimulant collaborated with Foghorn to build a 168-foot-wide interactive 3D virtual life simulation for Intel at CES 2012.
