Digital Inspiration #2 - Creative Coding

Digital inspiration

Creative coding and special displays

Open frameworks

A c++ library designed to assist the creative process by providing a simple and intuitive framework for experimentation.

Simply put, openFrameworks is a tool that makes it much easier to make custom visual things via code.

Visualising data

Nike+ Paint With Your Feet by YesYesNo http://yesyesno.com/nike-collab-paint

For the launch of the Nike Free Run+ 2 City Pack series, runners were invited to create dynamic paintings with their feet using their Nike+ GPS run data.

Using custom software, the run data is turned into a visual piece of art.

The runner's name, the distance they ran and their run path was laser etched onto a custom fabricated shoe box.

Analysing video

OpenFrameworks is also very powerful for analysing video data, which can then be used to modify the image or to control other things. Microsoft Kinect adds a depth dimension to the video which opens up a lot of possibilities.

Kinect Dance Shoot by Mike Heavers https://vimeo.com/49045688

Kinect + PrimeSense + GLSL Shaders by Ben Gotow https://vimeo.com/22830954

Puppet Parade by Design I/O https://vimeo.com/34824490

Physical displays

A display is basically just a grid of pixels. Pixels can be made out of anything: light, water, wood, …

Scattered Light by Jim Campbell https://vimeo.com/19020575

Bit.Fall by Julius Popp https://vimeo.com/16166852

Weave Mirror by Daniel Rozin https://vimeo.com/7067089

Electromagnet Dot Display for TNT's "Perception” by Breakfast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3jkoIyJgoc

Proejction mapping

A display doesn’t have to be flat - it can take any form.

Sony Realtime Projection Mapping by Marshmallow Laser Feast https://vimeo.com/34021153

Eels 3D by b-reel https://vimeo.com/31952864

Bonus stuff

Life of George by Hello Monday for Lego http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DHZwSOVKBY

Eyewriter https://vimeo.com/6376466