*UPDATE Awesomeness revealed: True API Support. The Microsoft Kinect Controller seems to be the HOT hackable item in the interactive art world. Just like the Wii Remote, the Kinect has been hacked by interactive artists to control robots, scan environments, create sound instruments and much,much more. The Kinect is a robust sensor which features an “RGB camera, depth sensor and multi-array microphone running...

Master’s candidate Jiyeon Song’s One Day Poem Pavilion is a low-fi, outdoor art installation reminiscent of a geodesic dome. The specific arrangements of the perforations in the Pavilion reveal different poems according to the suns position. The cast shadow can be seen between 8 AM and 4PM and consist of 5 lines with each line lasting about an hour. The time-based nature of the installation allows...

F L U X is an amazing visual audio piece created by Istanbul artist Candas Sisman. It was created for Plato Art Space (Plato College of higher education) and to be exhibited at the Hulda Festival, Istanbul. I’m a fan Candas keep up the great work. http://www.vimeo.com/15395471

Where will the future take us? With the advent of mobile touch smart phones to break the ice and the anticipation of inexpensive touch enabled tablets, the future is starting to shape up to be a world of hand gestures. At the rate that we consume content, new screen devices will eventually be in every aspect of our lives. As we now share updates on Facebook via mobile phones, PC’s and tablets, imagine...

“RACER” is an interactive video game installation featuring a racing arcade cabinet, an R/C car, and a recreated cardboard (Sony) Wipeout course. The R/C car has a wireless video camera on board allowing the user to have a drivers perspective. The project took two months to prototype and the demo has been unveiled. The arcade is running off an Arduino micro-controller communicating to a R/C remote...

rAndom International is a creative studio out of London with a mission to develop a new artistic vocabulary. Founded in 2002 by Stuart Wood, Flo Ortkrass and Hannes Koch the studios work fringes on art, design, science and architecture. The studio creates installations that re-interpret the nature of digital-based work and emphasizes on the interaction between human presence and the inanimate object, bringing...

Sun Boxes is an outdoor sound installation created by Boston artist Craig Colorusso. It’s comprised of twenty speakers operating independently, each powered by solar panels. There is a different loop set to play a guitar note in each box continuously. These guitar notes collectively make a Bb chord. The sound loops are different in length, and continually overlap and slowly evolve over time. Sun Boxes...

Rick RobiN is a visual artist in Amsterdam. His video art is a blend of modern architecture, human movement and graphic design. RR has teamed up with Amsterdam’s electronic musician boy wonder Applescal to produce a few music videos. Applescal – Her Foreverness videos demonstrates Rick RobiN’s technique of blending architecture, graphic design and sporadic movement. Applescal-The Curle in...

STEP INTO THE SENSORY BOX! Tom Chosson, Cedric de Azvedo and Alex Mestrot are SUPERBIEN a creative agency based in France. Step into the Sensory Box is a beautiful display of visual work. The colors and shapes compliment each other and add overall depth to the the visual effect. The installation was developed purposely for company Alcatel-Lucent to offer an artistic and mobile experience to customers attending...

IOGraphica formerly know as MousePath has updated their software application that records your mouse movements and turns them into modern art. You basically install the software and just “run” the application in the background. After a long day of hard work, a beautiful image is then created by your mouse movements by representing them as a continuous path. IOGraph could even provide potentially...