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May 16, 2006

Interactive Telecommunications Program

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Spring Show 2006

Each ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program) expo seems bigger, crazier, and more well-produced than the next. Last week's show was no exception with projects like the De-Painter, a machine that uses viewers' movements to generate paintings, and a Bluetooth person-tracking system called BlueWay... Robert Seward's trippy Consciousness Field Resonator ... takes the concept behind Princeton's Global Consciousness Project and integrates it into a personal device designed to resonate with users by alluding to uncanny correlations. If you really want to geek out, Seward's website has instructions for how to create your own True Random Number Generator. Other pieces were much more literal translations of much less metaphysical subjects, like Dimensional Cursive which transforms script into three dimensions and reminds of Fred Eerdekens' work. Look out for more, including a piece incorporating the algorithms of sunlight reflecting off of water and a zipper orchestra, in a Cool Hunting Video later this week.

Also on Cool Hunting: ITP Winter Show Videos, ITP Spring Show Review, Cellphedia. [blogged by ami kealoha on Cool Hunting]

Posted by jo at May 16, 2006 01:01 PM

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