New Posts on The Kinetic Interface Blog

For readers who subscribe to my Dancing into the Future Blog, just a reminder that I'm now blogging on The Kinetic Interface.

Here are links to my posts for the past two weeks:

- Will Muscle and Musical Memory Inform New Interface Designs?

- The Chanel Contemporary Art Container Opens in Hong Kong

- Introduction: High-Tech Fashions and Wearables

- Advancements in Prosthetic Devices Are Transforming Our Perception of Dance and the Human Form

- Art Installations Require Whole Body Experience

- Gesture Patents Point Way to Full-Body Interfaces

- Swarm Intelligence and Self-Replicating Systems

- The Sources of Vertical Movement

- Lecture-Demonstration Dance Videos Would be Invaluable and Fun

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Latest Posts on The Kinetic Interface Blog

Just a reminder that I'm now blogging on my new blog on Great Dance The Kinetic Interface.

Here are links for and summaries of my latest posts:

Gestures Control Life-Sized Holograms
Tokyo-based LM3Labs created AirStrike, which lets you use gestures and hand motions to interact with life-sized holograms. In this post, you'll find a video that demonstrates this hologram interaction technology and an additional video of Kate Moss projected on the runway of a 2006 fashion show in the form of a holographic image.

How Might Dancers Contribute to the Movements of Autonomous Robots?
Germany-based Festo has created autonomous robots based on the structure and movement of jellyfish. The videos below highlight the elegant shapes and propulsion system of these digital creations. How might choreographers and dancers contribute to the movements and communication patterns of such artificial life forms that mimic biological processes? At the end of this post, I ponder this question while watching a wonderful video about choreographer Luciana Achugar that I highly recommend.

How Tango Dancers Would "Walk" in Virtual Landscapes
Despite the many advancements that have been made in virtual world software programs and technologies, the act of walking in three-dimensional environments has not yet been mastered. The CyberWalk project and their omni-directional treadmill represents an effort to solve this digital landscape locomotion challenge. I think that tango dancers can contribute to the creation of new approaches to walking in immersive 3D environments as well. Tango dancers devote years to perfecting their walk and have created many different walking styles as you'll see in these seven videos.

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Introducing The Kinetic Interface Blog

I launched The Kinetic Interface blog on Great Dance.

The brief description:

The Kinetic Interface blog starts with the premise that by focusing on the body and movement we can better understand, engage with, and contribute to many of the technological and scientific changes that are reshaping our daily lives.

First Two Posts:

- Welcome to The Kinetic Interface Blog!

- Commissioning Dancers Through "Movement Score" Initiative

Background Pages:

- About The Kinetic Interface

- Movement Is at the Heart of Scientific and Technological Change (Video Guide with 16 clips)

- The Popularity of Dance Continues to Grow at Rapid Pace

Additional Resources:

In right-hand column of The Kinetic Interface blog, you'll find:

- My Del.icio.us links for the many scientific and technology-focused resources I'm bookmarking.

- My new blogroll that covers a number of different topics.

Please share your thoughts and feedback.

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