"Once the stuff of science fiction, today flying and crawling insects are used by the military, fitted with audio and video devices. This exhibition experiments using real taxidermy beetles as mechanised shells, to show how we mistreat our fellow inhabitants, forcing them to do our will. When the planet’s soul is gone, all that’s left is cogs and pipes. You won’t see insects like these on the Discovery Channel."(via Notcot)
"The RULAV is a hexagonal capsule, 2.3 meters high, atop a tripod 2.3 meters high, for an overall height of about 4.6 meters. It is about 2 meters across at its widest point. The frame is welded mild steel with riveted aluminum skin. It contains nearly 800 LEDs forming dozens of numeric displays spread across 14 control panels, each with an acrylic face laser-cut and etched with labels such as "Lunar Distance" and "Hydraulic Pressure". The pilot controls the rocket using a joystick and panels full of working switches, knobs and buttons. Underneath the capsule are three "thrusters" that shoot plumes of water and compressed air under the control of the pilot's joystick, simulating real positioning thrusters. Takeoff and docking sequences are augmented by a paint-shaker that simulates the vibration of a rocket engine. Sound effects complete the illusion, with a powered subwoofer that gives the rocket a satisfying rumble. Behind the scenes, rocket operations are controlled by three Atmega328 microprocessors on custom-fabricated printed circuit boards, running a small operating system, RULOS, that we built just for this project. The processors communicate using an in-rocket TWI network and will eventually talk back to the house over a serial port. A trench running from the house to the rocket carries 12VDC power for the lighting and electronics, water for the thrusters, compressed air, and several data signals."Große und kleine Kindern sollten sich unbedingt durch die RULAV-Projektseite klicken. Neben weiteren Fotos gibts dort eine ausführliche Dokumention der zweijährigen Entstehungsphase.
"Selene is a five track EP inspired by the 2009 sci-movie Moon, written and directed by Duncan Jones. Using samples from the film’s original score (written by Clint Mansell), Brooklyn rap artist Richard Rich and Manhattan DJ/producer Max Tannone team up to explore themes like isolation, separation, self-realization, cloning, and other craziness!"
"Bill Elkins demonstrates the mobility of the EX-1A, which he developed at AiResearch in the late 1960s"
"Like most guys my age, I grew up reading Calvin and Hobbes religiously. It is by far my favorite comic strip of all time, and I still enjoy revisiting it from time to time. Unfortunately, author Bill Watterson was notoriously tight-stringed when it came to releasing licensed material of good ol’ Calvin and Hobbes ... I can’t help but think that the strip and video games are a match made in heaven. As such, I took it upon myself to create a mockup for the game that an entire generation wishes was real ..." Calvin and Hobbes Nintendo Box ArtNeben Vorder- und Rückseite gibts auf seiner Seite noch "Screenshots" und eine 8-Bit-Pixelversion von Calvin und Hobbes.
"Moss invaders comprises a living graffiti mural and a capacitive sound installation into one piece. The moss mural is made using laser cut stencils to mold a moss milkshake concoction of our own devising. The moss paste is "painted" onto the stencils to grow directly onto the brick wall surface. The sound installation aspect takes the moss invaders into the intergalactic realm. Each moss pad is a capacitive sensor which plays 8-bit musical sounds when touched." Moss invaders(via DVICE)
