Tech n' Art

Kinect-carrying drone automatically builds 3D maps of rooms A Kinect equipped helicopter drone flies around autonomously building a 3D Map of any room. Story from WIRED here.

Sorry… Personal pet peeve, but I gotta say it. You lighting designers that use moving fixtures…. you need to work it into your budget to change gobos. I am tired of seeing the same patterns (and knowing their names). The same can be said for Projection designers, but to tell you the truth I barely ever see the same stuff being used. This is largely due to the fact that content is easier and sometimes cheaper to make. Not everyone has a dichroic/acid etching facility to make gobs, so I'll give you that. Still, try investing in your own stock of custom gobos just like a projection designer keeps their own library of content. End of rant… Thank you. Cheers, Drew

Endgadget talks about Samsung's promise and DELIVERY of a see-through LCD display. All you producers looking for the next cool tech to have for your show, here it is in development...

Here is an ARTICLE about the "Urban Photonic Sandtable Display". What makes this stand out is that it can be viewed from any angle. There are now "sweet spots" or glasses needed. It addresses the full-parallax needs for any viewer around the able to view it. Here is the Wikipedia page talking about parallax and how it gives us depth of vision.

A 2007 article on the use of the digital version of pepper's ghost in theatre. Video design by Jeff Morey

This automaton uses a Pepper's Ghost effect to create an illusion of a transformation

Pocket sized scanner

A little ironic

With RFID tags in your shoes and a huge database following you.... all sorts of things can happen!

Looks like we are getting closer to true holographic displays

360 Degree projected living room

WWF Tiger Campaign Shirts use AR to have you get shot at...

Blue Man Group: Day 3 at the Super Bowl. My friend Benny Kirkham was LD and did Vectroworks Set Layout & Visualization. You can see him in this clip.

Blue Man Group: Day 2 Setup at the Super Bowl. My friend Benny Kirkham was LD and did Vectroworks Set Layout & Visualization

Giant multi-user interactive screen

There is Spiderman.... well now there is Batman.... Sam Pattinson is the video designer for the show Sam started OneDotZero, a London-based moving image and digital arts organisation which commissions, showcases and promotes innovation across all aspects of moving image, digital and interactive arts. This show will only has UK & Ireland dates announced so far. I may have to make a trip to see this when it opens...