Hang on iPad

Since I am exploring the possibilities of the iPad, I wanted to be able to play the Hang. ThumbJam offers a very good sampled Hang instrument already – but the typical layout of the metal U.F.O. was missing. Orphion recently introduced a layout customization, and virtual Midi allows to send the signals from Orphion to ThumbJam.

Oh yes, BTW, this is my first Prezi'ntation to explain how the things work together.



I've uploaded my Hang and HandPan layouts to the Orphion Universe. It should be easy for you to pick them up.

More resources here.

vienna dreaming

dreaming
of writing a poem dedicated
to some one reading the lines in front of the screen

of some one in front of the screen
surfing the web, watching some pixels

uploaded
selected
taken with a camera while browsing through a museum

of three guys watching a painting

of a woman standing in a street with lanterns
watching two people carrying a barrow

painted by a painter
dreaming

NY@40m2

"The new equation is less stuff and less space equals small footprint, more money, and more happiness"

Jesse Schell at LongNow Seminars

Yet another wow presentation from LongNow. Jesse Schell talks how technological progress inevitably(!?) leads to a gamified life.



Jesse Schell: Visions of the Gamepocalypse (1 55' full version with chapter markers) from The Long Now Foundation on FORA.tv

Mentioned in the talk: Christopher Alexander’s 15 Elements of Style

TEDxTUHH

How exciting, my 3rd TEDx conference. Actually the 4th in Hamburg, but this time it was organized by students of the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg rather than TEDxHamburg by red onion. Now TEDxTUHH on 10.11.12. [a pun is weak if you have to explain it, but this is 10-Nov-2012.] A good mix of almost 100 people listened to a good lineup of speakers and three TED videos. My personal highlights (just bullets, no numbers):

• Manuela Maurer von Hundebande [gang of dogs] – female prisoners on Hahnöfersand train guide dogs. Manuela’s project is inspired by the German movie Underdogs, which is based on Puppies Behind Bars. Everything is deeply intertwingled.
• Clemens Triebel from younicos – In his research lab in Berlin Adlershof he builds a complete green power supply for an island at scale 1:5. The magic trick is the largest battery in the world to guarantee a constant power level under all simulated weather conditions.
• Ali Jelveh from protonet – talking about choice. You have to have a choice by all means because with out choice you are powerless, and depend on others and on the system. No surprise that Ali develops an alternative infrastructure to the internet. I was delighted to meet again with Seda and Ali after his talk at RSE10.
• Very entertaining was Benjamin Zander's TED talk The transformative power of classical music.

The crew around Nils Hackius did a splendid job. I am impressed by the professional setting, and yet –compared to TEDxHamburg in the Curio House– not too slick and with out stylish glamour.  Simple, effective, friendly – just a great show.

Last not least, a few impressions from TEDxTUHH. -enjoy.

Apocalyptic Punk

Deus Ex Machina from Seth C Brown on Vimeo.

In this movie a man shares his passion and aspiration towards making his own motor bike. Ultimateley the bike is not that easy to drive. Nonetheless, the pride and satisfaction of creating this apocalyptic thing is epic.

Sight

Sight from Sight Systems on Vimeo.

> More HCI vision videos

Wim Wenders Bootleg

Eigentlich schleicht man sich ja mit einem  Tonbandgerät in Konzerte, um diese heimlich mitzuschneiden. Zumindest war das der Plot von Diva. 30 Jahre nach Diva hatte ich nun das Vergnügen eine Veranstaltung mit Wim Wenders zu erleben, der über seine zweite Profession – das Photographieren – philosophierte.
Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von wendersimages und der Deichtorhallen Hamburg veröffentliche ich die Aufzeichnung vom 30. Mai 2012 nun im uxHH Radio.

- enjoy

Ted Nelson: Computers for Cynics

Two Five Seven Eight new Ted Nelson videos are up: Computers for Cynics

#0 The Myth of Technology



#1 The Nightmare of Files and Directories



#2 It All Went Wrong at Xerox PARC



#3 Database



#4 The Dance of Apple and Microsoft



#5 HyperHistory



#6 The Real Story of the World Wide Web



#N Closure: Pay Attentions to the Man Behind the Curtain




More Ted Nelson

cyborg anthropology

I missed Amber Case’ presentation at Interaction 12 on Solid to Liquid to Air: Interaction Design and the Future of the Interface. But here it is, the webcast_

"Amber Case is a cyborg anthropologist and user experience designer who focuses on mobile software, augmented reality and data visualization, and reducing the amount of time and space it takes for people to connect. Case has been featured in Forbes, WIRED and Time, and also founded Geoloqi.com, a private location sharing application, out of a frustration with existing social protocols around text messaging and wayfinding.

Case has spoken at conferences all around the world including TED and was featured in Fast Company 2010 as one of the Most Influential Women in Technology."
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Other IxD12 highlights