media used in interesting ways

Export Sprite Sheets from Flash Animation

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:28:54 -0500

Export Sprite Sheets from Flash Animation:

I love when i find a program that saves me tons of works.

Arduino Connector for Flash

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:56:29 -0500

Arduino Connector for Flash:

Needing a proxy as bridge between Arduino and AIR has always been a pain. I am going to have to play with this soon.

vizualize.me - Alex's profile

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:20:32 -0400

vizualize.me - Alex's profile:

Interesting application for visualizing your resume

Jesse Schell delivers a heartfelt and impassioned keynote...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:17:29 -0400

Jesse Schell delivers a heartfelt and impassioned keynote entitled, “Make Games, not War”

Game Salad

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:50:30 -0400

Game Salad:

Make games for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Web. No coding required. Did we mention it’s free?

dfxm326: Chris Abbas turns NASA footage into an eerie art-house...

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:59:49 -0400

dfxm326:

Chris Abbas turns NASA footage into an eerie art-house film.
via www.fastcodesign.com

figment project

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:46:53 -0400

figment project:

FIGMENT NYC is about to take over Governors Island. On Friday June 10, Saturday June 11 and Sunday June 12 the island will be a playground for participatory art and creative culture.

It May Be a Sputnik Moment, but Science Fairs Are Lagging

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:45:06 -0400

It May Be a Sputnik Moment, but Science Fairs Are Lagging

Art that's Child's Play

Sat, 14 May 2011 22:51:32 -0400

Art that's Child's Play:

An amazing collaboration of children’s art work and world famous illustrator.

Gamestar Mechanic: Learning Game Design through Play

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:00:22 -0400

Gamestar Mechanic: Learning Game Design through Play:

Gamestar Mechanic is a game and community designed to teach kids the principles of game design and systems thinking in a highly engaging environment.

Members of Free Art and Technology (FAT), OpenFrameworks, the...

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:23:00 -0400

Members of Free Art and Technology (FAT), OpenFrameworks, the Graffiti Research Lab, and The Ebeling Group communities have teamed-up with a legendary LA graffiti writer, publisher and activist, named TEMPTONE. Tempt1 was diagnosed with ALS in 2003, a disease which has left him almost completely physically paralyzed… except for his eyes. This international team is working together to create a low-cost, open source eye-tracking system that will allow ALS patients to draw using just their eyes. The long-term goal is to create a professional/social network of software developers, hardware hackers, urban projection artists and ALS patients from around the world who are using local materials and open source research to creatively connect and make eye art.

In a zippy demo at TED U, AnnMarie Thomas shows how two...

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:10:00 -0400

In a zippy demo at TED U, AnnMarie Thomas shows how two different flavors of homemade play dough can be used to demonstrate electrical properties — by lighting up LEDs, spinning motors, and turning little kids into circuit designers.

Tern: tangible computer programming for kids

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:09:08 -0400

Tern: tangible computer programming for kids:

Tern is a tangible computer language designed to provide a painless introduction to computer programming for children in educational settings. With Tern you can create programs for robots like the LEGO Mindstorms RCX or the iRobot Create. Tern is featured in a permanent exhibit at theBoston Museum of Science called Robot Park. It is also being used for the Tangible Kindergarten project at the Tufts University Developmental Technologies group.

Computer Games Don't Rot the Brain: They Help Us Learn

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:49:32 -0400

Computer Games Don't Rot the Brain: They Help Us Learn

Katie Salen, Professor at Parsons The New School for Design and...

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:00:26 -0400

Katie Salen, Professor at Parsons The New School for Design and Founder of the Institute of Play, describes the importance of designing games as a way to engage students in the exploration of systems.

James Paul Gee, Professor of Literacy Studies in the Department...

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:19:49 -0400

James Paul Gee, Professor of Literacy Studies in the Department of English at Arizona State University, describes how complex gaming environments can help young people solve problems and innovate in a world that is constantly changing.

In-Game Merchandise for Philanthropy

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:43:07 -0400

In-Game Merchandise for Philanthropy :

Sony will allow players to purchase a cherry blossom to decorate their in-game homes, all proceeds go to Japan relief.

If you ever want to have people to use your doormats to clean...

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:37:35 -0400

If you ever want to have people to use your doormats to clean their shoes more often?

Jesse Schell Visions of the Gamepocalypse

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:17:00 -0400

Jesse Schell Visions of the Gamepocalypse:

Also check out his site that is “tracking” the Gamepocalypse http://www.gamepocalypsenow.blogspot.com/

Future of game character as “virtual companions” in...

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:27:00 -0400

Future of game character as “virtual companions” in games. Jesse Schell, speaks about the how face recognition, speech recognition, natural language understanding, sensing emotions, integrated multi-platform gaming (Unity3D), interface to your social networks, cognitive tutors (allowing children to teach them), intelligence actors allowing to to manage interactive drama (value arc), and augmented reality.