Steve Jan » Concepts

Everything is a Remix

admin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:56:32 +0000

Creativity isn’t magic. Part three of this four-part series explores how innovations truly happen.

Everything is a Remix Part 3 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.

Projeqt CMS

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:54:15 +0000

Much has been said over the past few years about the future of publishing and content on the web. Terms like “transmedia storytelling” and “cross-platform publishing” are tossed around like giant balls of cotton candy — delicious, fluffy but, ultimately, without much substance. And while certain platforms have made multimedia storytelling possible for publishers and visual artists, none offers a truly holistic proposition.

This week, the launch of projeqt offers hope for a platform that does it all and then some. Dubbed a “creative storytelling platform,” it’s Tumblr meets Slideshare meets Cargo Collective — only a more flexible Tumblr, a sleeker Slideshare and spanning more media than Cargo Collective. And if this isn’t enough of a treat, it’s also device-agnostic — built entirely in HTML5 for cross-platform compatibility and specifically optimized for iPad and iPhone, projeqt is part publishing CMS, part portfolio-builder, part something else entirely.

Projeqt CMS Tutorial from projeqt on Vimeo.

Corning – Future Glass

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:23:46 +0000

Here are some great UI concepts from Corning:

MyndPlay – Neural Video Mapping

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:09:10 +0000

MyndPlay is a revolution in film and video media; Video has been a notoriously linear format limiting the true potential of movies and interactive training videos, but all that is about to change.

MyndPlay allows you to develop emotional and mental control through video and film, use your focus and calm to direct, control or influence the direction and outcome of a movie, training video or use the power of visuals to train yourself to successful Public Speaking, Dating or just have fun watching an interactive Movie….MyndPlay has something for everyone.

Multi touch DJing Mixing Desk – HoloDesk

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 13:45:49 +0000

The HoloDesk Mixing consoled is demonstrated in this DJ video clip showing the Minority Report styled interactive display.

Kinect Projects – The first 5 months

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 13:40:52 +0000

Since the release of Kinect in November 2010, there have been thousands of projects created by independent developers, artists, and researchers around the world. This is a short montage of a few of the projects that I have enjoyed. In order of appearance:

Don Norman: The three ways that good design makes you happy

admin — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:09:23 +0000

In this talk, design critic Don Norman turns his incisive eye toward beauty, fun, pleasure and emotion, as he looks at design that makes people happy. He names the three emotional cues that a well-designed product must hit to succeed.

New LCD transparent display

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:39:55 +0000

Samsung’s new transparent display, thin LED HDTV’s, AllShare, video walls, touchscreen vending machines, and 3D technology.

Gesture-based Surgery

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:27:53 +0000

Gesture-based fine manipulation of a surgical tool, using a kinetic and a Da Vinci robot equipped with custom software used for non-clinical research purposes only.
Recorded in the mock-OR of the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR), at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Minority Report Style Sales Interface

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:57:31 +0000

From time to time we come across some interesting technology that has the potential to revolutionize industries.The 3 Live Shop from Sweden, could potentially be one of those technologies, this customer service and sales experience brings real time to a whole new level. Developed by B-REEL, Teenage Enginering and Isotop this really is Minority Report stuff with touch screen technology that allows sales agents to drag, drop and scale content and explore multiple options with customers. This technology has the potential to streamline and truly transform the customers service and sales experience.