We’ve been following the progress of HoloLens quite closely since it was announced, imagining ways we could bring holograms into the experiences and smart spaces we produce. After months of waiting, we finally got the invitation to purchase the dev kit, and just a few days later it arrived! Yes, HoloLens is a real thing, and it’s…
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…
August was another exciting month for the Stimulant team. We shared our latest completed project, spoke at an event, announced an exciting new collaboration, and we were awarded a place on Inc. 5000’s list of Fastest Growing Companies for the second year in a row! Of course we always make time to discover new and…
Aside from a peek at the new Xbox One, our favorite finds from May include a projected water screen, light graffiti, and a giant Lego sculpture. A sneak peek at the Xbox One has us excited for future possibilities in interactive installations. The new Kinect has a wide-angle 1080p HD depth camera that captures RGB…
We’re thrilled to announce that Ray Winninger has joined the Stimulant team as our new Managing Director of Seattle. Ray brings over twenty-five years of product development experience in creative, marketing, and management roles. He comes to Stimulant from Microsoft, where he spent twelve years as a Senior Director in Platform Evangelism and an Executive…
Microsoft had planned to only ship one application on the new Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft PixelSense platform, and they came to Stimulant to help design and develop it. Stimulant collaborated with the Microsoft Surface team to conceive and implement exciting new ways to let multiple people collaboratively search for images and locations, while intuitive clustering algorithms…
Stimulant helps Microsoft Research bring Richard Feynman’s legendary “Messenger Series” of lectures to the Internet at large.
