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Propellerheads' Gigantic Outdoor Drum Machine: Another "Playful Interface" and Media Facade - using Phidgets!

Propellerheads' Gigantic Outdoor Drum Machine: Another "Playful Interface" and Media Facade - using Phidgets!

Propellerheads' Gigantic Outdoor Drum Machine: Another "Playful Interface" and Media Facade - using Phidgets!

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:14 AM PDT

I admit I have a passion for interactive media facades and playful outdoor interfaces. I'm geeky like that. Imagine my excitement when I saw the link to Propellerhead's outdoor drum machine that was taken out "in the wild" at night in Stockholm, Sweden, for people to play with!   Thanks, Ben Ullman, for the link!

"No Swede would every think of doing something like this without a permit."



I especially like that the team used Phidgets to create this drum machine.  Phidgets enable you to hook up a mix of digital or analog sensors to a USB interface.  According to a post on Create Digital Music, the interface below was supported by a Phidget 8/8/8 interface hooked to a computer, and a force sensor under the pad. The team used a Phidget Voltage divider to make the scaling and calibration magic happen.   (I had a chance to get my hands on some Phidgets, briefly, when I took Heather Richter Lipford's Ubicomp class at UNC-C a few years ago.  I would love to play with them in-depth in the future.)

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What are Phidgets? Here is the info from the Phidgets website:


"Phidgets are a set of "plug and play" building blocks for low cost USB sensing and control from your PC. All the USB complexity is taken care of by our robust API. Applications can be developed quickly by programmers using their favorite language: C/C++, C#, Cocoa, Delphi, Flash AS3, Flex AS3, Java, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Max/MSP, MRS, Python, REALBasic, Visual Basic.NET, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Basic for Applications, Visual Basic Script, and Visual C/C++/Borland.NET. Click on Programming if you want to look at Getting Started Guides or Code Samples."


Here is a version of a similar giant sampler in action at a Family Force 5 performance:
http://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.com

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Update & Links about the Interface Culture Exhibition at the 2010 Ars Electronica Festival, via Martin Kaltenbrunner

Update & Links about the Interface Culture Exhibition at the 2010 Ars Electronica Festival, via Martin Kaltenbrunner

Update & Links about the Interface Culture Exhibition at the 2010 Ars Electronica Festival, via Martin Kaltenbrunner

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:41 AM PDT

Here is an update about the the work of students in the Interface Cultures program, which will be presented at the Playful Interface Cultures at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria:

"This year's presentation by students in the Interface Cultures program showcases newly emerging artistic skill profiles at the nexus of interactive media technology and interface technology. These artists adroitly combine complex disciplines such as communications technology, biosciences, physical computing, interaction design, fashionable technology and information visualization in their test environments and experimental concepts."

via Martin Kaltenbrunner (Interface Culture at the University of art and Industrial Design):
statement: http://www.interface.ufg.ac.at/arsPDF
poster: http://www.interface.ufg.ac.at/files/playful_interface_cultures.pdf
festival page: http://new.aec.at/repair/en/2010/08/16/playful-interface-cultures/
vimeo channel: http://vimeo.com/channels/interfaceculture


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http://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.com

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Raymond.CC Blog - Reset BIOS Password from Windows with CMOS De-Animator

Raymond.CC Blog - Reset BIOS Password from Windows with CMOS De-Animator

Reset BIOS Password from Windows with CMOS De-Animator

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT


Any amateur computer technician should know how to reset BIOS password because there are times when they need to access the BIOS and change some configuration such as boot order. The old school way of resetting BIOS password is by taking out the battery from the motherboard and let it sit for 5 minutes, then [...]

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iRiS Interaction at the Playful Interface Cultures Exhibition & Ars Electronica Festival (video, short post, and links))

iRiS Interaction at the Playful Interface Cultures Exhibition & Ars Electronica Festival (video, short post, and links))

iRiS Interaction at the Playful Interface Cultures Exhibition & Ars Electronica Festival (video, short post, and links))

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 03:53 PM PDT

Earlier this week, I shared my wish to attend the Playful Interface Cultures exhibition at the Ars Electronica Festival.   Since I can't get to Linz, Austria to see the festival first hand, I'll share a video of the iRiS project that is part of the exhibition and festival - the link to the video was sent to me by Johannes Schoening, one of the iRiS project team members.  iRiS stands for Immediate Remote Interaction System, and is the outcome of a joint research project of the University of Saarbrucken and the University of Munich, in Germany.

If you happen to be at the festival, you can see the project in action between 10 and 11 P.M on September 5th and September 6th.


iRiS - Immediate Remote Interaction System from awiethoff on Vimeo.


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Ars Electronica is located in Linz, Austria.
iRiS Project Website
http://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.com

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Raymond.CC Blog - How to Delete Files or Terminate Process When You Can’t

Raymond.CC Blog - How to Delete Files or Terminate Process When You Can’t

How to Delete Files or Terminate Process When You Can’t

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT


When a virus or malware is active on the computer, meaning that is it running in background, it can do a lot of damage to your computer. They can stop antivirus or antispyware from working, enable restriction on the computer by disabling task manager, sending keylogs to the hacker and etc. Since a virus needs [...]

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