The Quetzal is an interactive narrative (story-game) interfaced via EEG biofeedback. Harnessing the latest in consumer-level EEG technology, The Quetzal weaves 2D illustrations and 3D game play into a rich narrative tapestry. Through the power of thought, audience members become actors in The Quetzal.
More info: http://cfccreates.com/our_projects/view_project.php?id=182
Founder & Executive Producer, Secret Location
HERD was conceived at the CFC Media Lab’s NBC Universal Multiplatform Matchmaking Program where co-founders Romeo Candido, Davin Lengyel, and James Milward challenged themselves to find a new way to share music. Herd.fm welcomed David Nam as an executive team member and the product grew from being a geo-locative music discovery tool to a mobile service that solves the problem of sharing and discovering meaningful music in a fun, and easy way.
More info: http://www.herd.fm, http://www.thesecretlocation.com/
Heart of Stars uses the groundbreaking technology of the Microsoft Kinect and builds on the innovation of the Kinect open source community, Heart of Stars lets users become 3D avatars made of points of light and float through space. The Kinect is a hands-free interface that utilizes an infrared array to allow users to literally be the controller. The creative team was inspired by the Kinect – not only by the unique aesthetic of its raw data, but by its infinite technological possibilities.
More info: http://cfccreates.com/our_projects/view_project.php?id=180
Neighbourhoodie is an interactive hoodie and game platform for the iPod Touch/iPhone. This garment is fully outfitted with speakers in the hood, LED lights and other electronics, so that once plugged into an iPod Touch/iPhone, the world is turned into a video game. Neighbourhoodie combines the energy of street games with the thrill of interactive game play.
More info: http://cfccreates.com/our_projects/view_project.php?id=173
DruMeBa is a customizable drumming experience promoting collaboration among children with Autism. By combing the communicative and collaborative power of drumming DruMeBa brings music therapy into the 21st Century. At one of four drumming stations, each player hears the rhythms he/she creates while DruMeBa‘s central table displays dynamic visuals. These provide players with immediate, whimsical, and easy-to-understand inforzmation regarding how hard they are hitting the drums, how much they are collaborating, and whether or not they are in-time with one another.
More info: http://cfccreates.com/our_projects/view_project.php?id=169
LMNO Pics allows kids to search their online family photos on the computer. Playful letter blocks, a unique spelling board, and an inetractive interface, encourage kids explore their world. When you place a letter on the board, LMNO Pics gets to work. It searches for all photo tags beginning with that letter sequence. If you spell a word correctly, LMNO Pics celebrates with you!
More info: http://cfccreates.com/our_projects/view_project.php?id=138
[murmur] is a documentary oral history project that records stories and memories told about specific geographic locations. We collect and make accessible people’s personal histories and anecdotes about the places in their neighborhoods that are important to them. In each of these locations we install a [murmur] sign with a telephone number on it that anyone can call with a mobile phone to listen to that story while standing in that exact spot, engaging in the physical experience of being right where the story takes place. Some stories suggest that the listener walk around, following a certain path through a place, while other stories encourage the participant to wander with both their feet and their gaze.
More info: http://cfccreates.com/our_projects/view_project.php?id=65
txt2hold transforms ephemeral text messages into attractive, permanent paper keepsakes. With a mere 160 characters, text messages can contain valuable expressions of love, affection and humour. And now there’s an easy way to save them. You’re only 10 digits away from capturing a digital memory forever.
More info: http://txt2hold.ca/
Alone Together is an “art-app” designed for the Blackberry Playbook tablet. Playing with hypnotic circles on the touchscreen, audience members are asked to compose four-word sentences from the following source words: I, we, am, are, always, never, alone, together. These word combinations in turn trigger diptych expressive video portraits of individuals engaged in simple gestures. Alone Together ponders questions concerning selfhood and the relationship between individuals.
More info: http://cfccreates.com/our_projects/view_project.php?id=178
