Sundance: New Frontier
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Blog entry by Ambrea Kuhn, The Leonardo's Intern
Artist Petko Dourmana is bringing in a multimedia installation "Post Global Warming Survival Kit," which puts viewers into a room where they have to use night vision devices to explore the futuristic world.
There also are a few exhibits that take social networking to another level. Joseph Gordon-Levitt will bring projects from his website, Hit Record, which takes collaboration to the internet by having producers, writers and directors create and combine content. This Hit Record collaboration shows how users came together to create the short film, "Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny."
There also are a few exhibits that take social networking to another level. Joseph Gordon-Levitt will bring projects from his website, Hit Record, which takes collaboration to the internet by having producers, writers and directors create and combine content. This Hit Record collaboration shows how users came together to create the short film, "Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny."
"Cloud Mirror" by Eric Gradman combines social networking with augmented reality. The exhibit uses your personal information gathered from your Facebook or Twitter pages and projects them as thought bubbles next to your head as it is projected onto the wall for all to see. So make sure you bring your friends to this one so you can watch them get embarrassed by the strange things they post on the Internet!
The Cloud Mirror from eric gradman on Vimeo.
Artist Tracey Snelling brings multimedia art to life with "Bordertown." Snelling brings miniature buildings to life by displaying videos of real life situations. In "House of Beauty, Prayer and BBQ" a strip of buildings houses a church where clips from the movie "The Apostle" play, and scenes from "Beauty Shop" play in a salon storefront. Blending these media makes viewers feel like like they are peering in on the lives of others.
So if you find yourself in Park City next week, take a break from the cinematic excellence and check out New Frontier on the lower level of 333 Main St., which will be open starting next Friday, Jan. 22, going through Saturday, Jan. 30. (And check out the full breakdown of the installation here.)
EVE
Friday, December 18, 2009
Blog entry by Ambrea Kuhn, The Leonardo's Intern
Highlights include a battle of the tribute bands, with echoes of The Beatles, Nirvana, and KISS. And "eBay It Forward" allows folks to re-gift items to charity. The gifts, along with the story of why the item was important to you, will be collected at the Gateway, and proceeds will be donated to Family Promise, a program that assists homeless families.
EVE organizers have mapped out alternate transportation to the festival, spots to stay the night, and multiple ways to buy tickets. And Salt Lake City will still ring in 2010 the old-fashioned way -- with a giant fireworks display at Gallivan Center. See you there!
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EVE organizers have mapped out alternate transportation to the festival, spots to stay the night, and multiple ways to buy tickets. And Salt Lake City will still ring in 2010 the old-fashioned way -- with a giant fireworks display at Gallivan Center. See you there!
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Ocarina
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
We spend a lot of time around here thinking about interactivity, how to engage visitors and what The Leonardo could use to get people excited about learning. Back in February 2008, The Leonardo ran a month-long workshop in South Towne mall where one of the emphases was on sound and music. Visitors -- especially teenagers -- were enthralled by the composition and general tinkering they could accomplish with GarageBand, LogicPro, a midi keyboard and a couple of iMacs.
Fast forward to the AAM conference in Philadelphia last month, and a session about gestural computer interactives. Among the many interesting things in that session was a tidbit about Ocarina, an iPhone and iPod touch application that turns your hand-held device into a musical instrument.Ocarina is the brainchild of a Stanford assistant professor, who has also created an iPhone orchestra -- members "play" their phones and amplify the sound by speakers attached to the back of their hands.
Fast forward to the AAM conference in Philadelphia last month, and a session about gestural computer interactives. Among the many interesting things in that session was a tidbit about Ocarina, an iPhone and iPod touch application that turns your hand-held device into a musical instrument.Ocarina is the brainchild of a Stanford assistant professor, who has also created an iPhone orchestra -- members "play" their phones and amplify the sound by speakers attached to the back of their hands.
YouTube demonstration of Ocarina and iPhone instrumentation by Stanford's Ge Wang
Ocarina (named for an ancient flute-like instrument) has a global setting as well, giving players a chance to listen to what people are doing with the application all over. The original application has a "Zeldrian" tone setting, and Wang has figured out how to play Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" on the iPhone. You can also check out a free trial of the company's leaf trombone that's worth your time for the memories of junior-high band class, if nothing else.
Although Wang doesn't come out and say it, Ocarina tweaks familiar technology to allow entry points to those unfamiliar with an instrument, and it has great potential for getting people interested in music, technology and sound.
Labels: music, technology, university, video
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