qubibi

quibibi - DAYDREAM
quibibi - TORIKAGO


quibibi, based in Japan, has created some really beautiful interactive artwork. The website is difficult to navigate because it is not in English - but it really is worth the time to click on the imagery and launch some of the pieces.

DAYDREAM, a campaign for Japanese hat designers and manufacturers Weave Toshi, is an abstract narrative that is time-sensitive to your cursor's movement. The interactive minisite showcases Weave Toshi's designer hat collection in a way that seems more like net art or indie film and far from a season catalog. DAYDREAM has won a few awards since it launched: One Show Interactive 2007 -Gold, D&AD Global Awards 2007 :Websites -Yellow, Cannes Lions 2007 :Cyber Lions -Silver.

TORIKAGO mixes narrative and interactive in a subtle, beautiful way - the user can interact with the film but not control it. quibibi's work makes me really wonder about the possibilities of crossing film, photo, and programming.

Emily Gobeille and Theo Watson - FUNKY FOREST

Emily Gobeille and Theo Watson (both Parsons Communication Design + Technology Alumni) - FUNKY FOREST

Emily and Theo worked collaboratively to create the interactive installation, 'Funky Forest' which premiered at the 2007 Cinekid festival in the Netherlands. 'Funky Forest' is an interactive ecosystem where children create trees with their body and then divert the water flowing from the waterfall to the trees to keep them alive. The health of the trees contributes to the overall health of the forest and the types of creatures that inhabit it. The piece was executed using openFrameworks.

See FUNKY FOREST and more of Emily's work at: www.zanyparade.com

Theo's work can be found at: www.muonics.net

Magnetosphere iTunes Visualizer

http://software.barbariangroup.com/magnetosphere/


This is one of the most beautiful visualizers I've seen.

"Magnetosphere was born of some experiments in Processing that Barbarian Robert Hodgin (of Flight404 fame) was conducting on his experimental blog. "

"There is magnetism, there is gravity, but on top of all of that, there is awesomeness. Watch as all the dots and ribbons go bouncy bouncy when you play music and trigger this mo-fo of a visualizer. This is the future of visuals. God help you if you smoke the reefer cause you can kiss your productivity goodbye. By the way, don't go crazy with the A and S keys - they add or subtract a hundred particles at a time - tap once or twice and wait for the results."

Kyma X + Wiimote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESDzYYl0__s

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Augmented Sculpture - Pablo Valbuena

http://www.pablovalbuena.com/augmsculpt_condeduque_web.mov

This projection/sculpture installation takes a leap much needed to test the boundaries for digital work. In this movie, watch Pablo make digital and tactile surfaces coexist. I wish I could see this phenomenal illusion in person!

Good Things Should Never End

http://www.goodthingsshouldneverend.co.uk

"A never ending web page felt like a good, simple idea. The kind of thing that the world would like to see. So we made it." -POKE London

The promotional site Goodthingsshouldneverend.co.uk is web design at its best. Fun, creative, and nicely illustrated. The site produced by POKE London for ORANGE Unlimited really keeps going and going. Seriously, try to reach the bottom of the scrollbar! Impossible! Goodthingsshouldneverend.co.uk has been talked a lot about online and has won two awards so far: IAB Creative Showcase Winner, December 2007, and FWA site of the month for November 2007. It's even up for FWA Website of the Year 2007.