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Golan Levin on TED.com [News, Inspiration]

Filip — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:27:22 +0000

Golan Levin, an artist and engineer, uses modern tools — robotics, new software, cognitive research — to make artworks that surprise and delight. Watch as sounds become shapes, bodies create paintings, and a curious eye looks back at the curious viewer.

via Golan Levin makes art that looks back at you | Video on TED.com.

For All Seasons [iPhone]

Filip — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:15:06 +0000

Created by Nanika, it is their port of Andreas MÃ¼ller akaÂ Hahakid’sÂ piece For All Seasons released back in 2005 for the Mac and PC. Mostly done as an attempt to explore iPhone’s platform, it’s a wonderful example of development possibilities, beyond the predictable.Â One finger dragging interacts, two finger dragging moves the camera and pinch zooms in or out.Â If you have never seen the original project, it’sÂ definitelyÂ worth aÂ visit. Elegant,Â enticingÂ and engaging app for the iPhone.Â Download it here [iTunes].

Original Project Description [available here]:Â
A piece about memories, seasons and using the elements of the textual representation of the memory to create an interactive one.This is the result of over a year of late nights and weekends and the desire to completely disregard implementation and my current skill level when thinking up the concept for a piece.Â Naturally much of the time was spent scratching my head and had I done it again now I would probably finish it in a much shorter time, but this is also a reason why I wanted to do it, the next time I make something I might get that extra bit closer what is in my head.Â You know what they say about aiming for stars and hitting treetops. Â

You can also download the original version for your Mac or PC here.

Platform: iPhone
Version: 1.0
Cost: Free
Developer: Nanika
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Processing 1.0 [Mac, Windows, Linux]

Filip — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:42:28 +0000

“It only took 162 attempts, but Processing 1.0 is here!” is the title of yesterday’s press release announcing that Processing 1.0 has been released.

Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions. It is used by students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists for learning, prototyping, and production. It is created to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context and to serve as a software sketchbook and professional production tool. Processing is an alternative to proprietary software tools in the same domain.

The Processing software is free and it runs on the Mac, Windows, and GNU/Linux platforms. With the click of a button, it exports applets for the Web or standalone applications for Mac, Windows, and GNU/Linux. Graphics from Processing programs may also be exported as PDF, DXF, or TIFF files and many other file formats.

Processing was founded by Ben Fry and Casey Reas in 2001 while both were John Maeda’s students at the MIT Media Lab. Further development has taken place at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, Carnegie Mellon University, and the UCLA, where Reas is chair of the Department of Design | Media Arts. Miami University, Oblong Industries, and the Rockefeller Foundation have generously contributed funding to the project.

Read more about the press release onÂ createdigitalmotion.comÂ

The Processing website (www.processing.org) includes tutorials, exhibitions, interviews, a complete reference, and hundreds of software examples.

Processing on the web:
OpenProcessing Exhibition
Processing Blogs
Processing @ Vimeo
Processing @ del.icio.us
Processing @ Flickr
Processing @ YouTube
Processing @ Technorati

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