Kinect Russian Roulette is a speed project by Theo Watson, which allows you to play Russian Roulette with just your hand and a Kinect.

The project was made in 3 hours at the Art Hack Day at 319 Scholes and is made with openFrameworks 007 and ofxKinect.

This project is tongue and cheek and is not endorsed by anyone or any brand. Just a ridiculous idea which needed to be made :)

Code ( very messy ) will be posted to github.

Links:
Theo Watson: theowatson.com
Art Hack Day: http://319scholes.org/art-hack-day
openFrameworks: openframeworks.cc

Kinect Russian Roulette is a speed project by Theo Watson, which allows you to play Russian Roulette with just your hand and a Kinect. The project was made in 3 hours at the Art Hack Day at 319 Scholes and is made with openFrameworks 007 and ofxKinect. This project is tongue and cheek and is not endorsed by anyone or any brand. Just a ridiculous idea which needed to be made :) Code ( very messy ) will be posted to github. Links: Theo Watson: theowatson.com Art Hack Day: http://319scholes.org/art-hack-day openFrameworks: openframeworks.cc

What makes you happy?

Happy Things automatically posts a screenshot every time you smile. All the screenshots are posted to this page.

Download it here (OS X, 10 MB).

Happy Things is a speed project mashup between Theo Watson‘s Auto-Smiley and an unreleased project by Kyle McDonald.

What makes you happy? Happy Things automatically posts a screenshot every time you smile. All the screenshots are posted to this page. Download it here (OS X, 10 MB). Happy Things is a speed project mashup between Theo Watson's Auto-Smiley and an unreleased project by Kyle McDonald.

For the 2010 Cinekid festival we took the GML loving RoboTagger one step further by directly connecting it to the new and improved Eyewriter 2.0 system, allowing children visiting the festival to write their name with their eyes and have it drawn by a giant, bright orange robot arm onto paper which they could take home with them.

The system allowed them to both draw with their eyes and type with a keyboard. The keyboard was by far the most popular with the kids and it would send the letters they made to the robot using a typeface designed by paralysed graffiti artist Tempt1, made with the original Eyewriter system.

Here is the full alphabet of Tempt1′s typeface ( grab a gml version ). Notice the EW signature in the corner :)

This is the Eyewriter 2.0 hardware. Now a glasses free design which is more more accurate, using a hacked PS3 Eye camera with two external LED clusters to make reference glints in the eye.

Open Source:

Both the Eyewriter code and the Livewriter code are open source projects, made with openFrameworks. You can follow them on Github: Eyewriter Main Repo and Cinekid Livewriter Repo.

Credits:

Livewriter @ Cinekid:
Theo Watson, Golan Levin and Gijs Van Wee, Jan Van Laar ( Polynorm )
Based on the GML Robotagger by Golan Levin and Evan Roth

Eyewriter 2.0 Crew:
Zachary Lieberman, Ito Takayuki, Golan Levin, Kyle McDonald

Eyewriter Team:
Tempt1, Evan Roth, Chris Sugrue, Zachary Lieberman, Theo Watson and James Powderly.

Big thanks to:
Clint Beharry, Rui pereira, Lucas Werthein, Paul Ferragut, The Eyewriter Collab, Parsons The New School For Design, ABB and Polynorm.

Extras Special Thanks to Joost Broersen from Cinekid for making this happen!

Big thanks to Gijs Van Wee and Jan Van Laar from Polynorm who designed the hardware and software for the Livewriter and a big thanks to ABB for supplying us with the robot. Also big thanks to Golan for sharing his robot code and for inspiring the project!

Here is Jan making some late night additions to the robot.

Gijs admiring his spring loaded marker pressure system, designed to give a conistant pressure to the marker.

Made with openFrameworks :)

About Eyewriter:

The EyeWriter project is an ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people who are suffering from ALS with creative technologies. It is a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus & custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists with paralysis resulting from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to draw using only their eyes.

To find out more about the Eyewriter project vist the main Eyewriter site: http://www.eyewriter.org/

For the 2010 Cinekid festival we took the GML loving RoboTagger one step further by directly connecting it to the new and improved Eyewriter 2.0 system, allowing children visiting the festival to write their name with their eyes and have it drawn by a giant, bright orange robot arm onto paper which they could take home with them. The system allowed them to both draw with their eyes and type with a keyboard. The keyboard was by far the most popular with the kids and it would send the letters they made to the robot using a typeface designed by paralysed graffiti artist Tempt1, made with the original Eyewriter system. Here is the full alphabet of Tempt1's typeface ( grab a gml version ). Notice the EW signature in the corner :) This is the Eyewriter 2.0 hardware. Now a glasses free design which is more more accurate, using a hacked PS3 Eye camera with two external LED clusters to make reference glints in the eye. Open Source: Both the Eyewriter code and the Livewriter code are open source projects, made with openFrameworks. You can follow them on Github: Eyewriter Main Repo and Cinekid Livewriter Repo. Credits: Livewriter @ Cinekid: Theo Watson, Golan Levin and Gijs Van Wee, Jan Van Laar ( Polynorm ) Based on the GML Robotagger by Golan Levin and Evan Roth Eyewriter 2.0 Crew: Zachary Lieberman, Ito Takayuki, Golan Levin, Kyle McDonald Eyewriter Team: Tempt1, Evan Roth, Chris Sugrue, Zachary Lieberman, Theo Watson and James Powderly. Big thanks to: Clint Beharry, Rui pereira, Lucas Werthein, Paul Ferragut, The Eyewriter Collab, Parsons The New School For Design, ABB and Polynorm. Extras Special Thanks to Joost Broersen from Cinekid for making this happen! Big thanks to Gijs Van Wee and Jan Van Laar from Polynorm who designed the hardware and software for the Livewriter and a big thanks to ABB for supplying us with the robot. Also big thanks to Golan for sharing his robot code and for inspiring the project! Here is Jan making some late night additions to the robot. Gijs admiring his spring loaded marker pressure system, designed to give a conistant pressure to the marker. Made with openFrameworks :) About Eyewriter: The EyeWriter project is an ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people who are suffering from ALS with creative technologies. It is a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus & custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists with paralysis resulting from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to draw using only their eyes. To find out more about the Eyewriter project vist the main Eyewriter site: http://www.eyewriter.org/

Graffiti Analysis 3.0…..Coming this summer to a browser near you.

(P.S. Happy 5th birthday TodayAndTomorrow!)

Graffiti Analysis 3.0.....Coming this summer to a browser near you. (P.S. Happy 5th birthday TodayAndTomorrow!)

Graffiti Analysis: Sculptures is a series of new physical sculptures that I am making from motion tracked graffiti data. New software (GA 3D) imports .gml files (Graffiti Markup Language) captured using Graffiti Analysis, creates 3D geometry based on the data and then exports a 3D representation of the tag as a .stl file (a common file format compatible with most 3D software packages including Blender, Maya and 3DS Max). Time is extruded in the Z dimension and pen speed is represented by the thickness of the model at any given point. I then have this data 3D printed to create a physical sculpture that serves as a data visualization of the tag. For the Street and Studio exhibition at the Kunsthalle Wein, I collaborated with an anonymous local Viennese graffiti writer and had the GA sculpture printed in ABS plastic. Graffiti motion data of his tag was captured in the streets (for the first time) at various points around Vienna.

A version of the Graffiti Analysis 2.0 application loaded with data collected in the streets of Vienna during the course of the installation can be downloaded here: Linux | Windows | OSX

GA 3D was made in Open Frameworks and developed by Chris Sugrue. The Graffiti Analysis sculpture in the Kunsthalle exhibit was printed by RedEye. The project was supported in part by the Kunsthalle Wein. Big thanks to Sydney Ogidan, Catherine Hug, Sigrid Mittersteiner and everyone at the Kunsthalle for their help. Audio in the video above is by Dimlite and was ripped from Theo’s Spring Mix 2010.

GA 3D software and source code will be available at graffitianalysis.com shortly, follow @graffanalysis for updates.

I will also be premiering the new 3.0 version of Graffiti Analysis this week at Les grandes Traversées festival in Bordeaux (more info on that soon).

Graffiti Analysis 3D
(anonymous Viennese Graffiti Writer), 2010
ABS Thermoplastic
49.0cm x 367.4cm x 257.7cm

If you’re going to the exhibition at the Kunsthalle make sure to also check out the Graffiti Taxonomy installation I did along the project wall:

Graffiti Analysis: Sculptures is a series of new physical sculptures that I am making from motion tracked graffiti data. New software (GA 3D) imports .gml files (Graffiti Markup Language) captured using Graffiti Analysis, creates 3D geometry based on the data and then exports a 3D representation of the tag as a .stl file (a common file format compatible with most 3D software packages including Blender, Maya and 3DS Max). Time is extruded in the Z dimension and pen speed is represented by the thickness of the model at any given point. I then have this data 3D printed to create a physical sculpture that serves as a data visualization of the tag. For the Street and Studio exhibition at the Kunsthalle Wein, I collaborated with an anonymous local Viennese graffiti writer and had the GA sculpture printed in ABS plastic. Graffiti motion data of his tag was captured in the streets (for the first time) at various points around Vienna. A version of the Graffiti Analysis 2.0 application loaded with data collected in the streets of Vienna during the course of the installation can be downloaded here: Linux | Windows | OSX GA 3D was made in Open Frameworks and developed by Chris Sugrue. The Graffiti Analysis sculpture in the Kunsthalle exhibit was printed by RedEye. The project was supported in part by the Kunsthalle Wein. Big thanks to Sydney Ogidan, Catherine Hug, Sigrid Mittersteiner and everyone at the Kunsthalle for their help. Audio in the video above is by Dimlite and was ripped from Theo's Spring Mix 2010. GA 3D software and source code will be available at graffitianalysis.com shortly, follow @graffanalysis for updates. I will also be premiering the new 3.0 version of Graffiti Analysis this week at Les grandes Traversées festival in Bordeaux (more info on that soon). Graffiti Analysis 3D (anonymous Viennese Graffiti Writer), 2010 ABS Thermoplastic 49.0cm x 367.4cm x 257.7cm If you're going to the exhibition at the Kunsthalle make sure to also check out the Graffiti Taxonomy installation I did along the project wall: Your browser does not support iframes.

For the March 2010 issue of Boards Magazine, Emily Gobeille and I worked with Nexus Productions to develop an interactive cover experience called Rise and Fall. The software uses the amazing opensource Ferns tracking library together and openFrameworks, an opensource creative coding library written in C++.

Here is a little preview of the experience.

Software and cover:
Download the software and the cover as a pdf to try it out for your self:
http://boardsmag.com/RiseAndFall

Source code:
Grab the source code here: http://boardsmag.com/RiseAndFall
Post questions about it on the openFrameworks forum.

For the March 2010 issue of Boards Magazine, Emily Gobeille and I worked with Nexus Productions to develop an interactive cover experience called Rise and Fall. The software uses the amazing opensource Ferns tracking library together and openFrameworks, an opensource creative coding library written in C++. Here is a little preview of the experience. Software and cover: Download the software and the cover as a pdf to try it out for your self: http://boardsmag.com/RiseAndFall Source code: Grab the source code here: http://boardsmag.com/RiseAndFall Post questions about it on the openFrameworks forum.

It’s easy to find Beanbags (call +9126407382), Royal Enfields and Old Monk Rum in Bombay, but where do you find the parts to build an EyeWriter? Scroll down boss, scroll down.

A Part and Tool List for building a MumbaiWriter: a solder-less version of EyeWriter made from parts and tools found locally in Mumbai.

View MumbaiWriter in a larger map

And if you wanna see what the resolution looks like on the other side of the tracks, here is documentary filmmaker Mark Foster’s take on the EyeWriter parts hunt.

Stay tuned for an upcoming post with assembly instructions from the FAT Lab: Jugaad since 2007.

BIG Thanks to Mark Foster, Anurag Garg, Vikrum Sood, Sreekumar Puthanveetil, Amitabh Bhattacharya, P-13, Nomad Films, Andthen, I.I.T. Bombay, Hanif Kureshi, Wilson, Shaunak, Vikas and the rest of the MumbaiWriter family…

It's easy to find Beanbags (call +9126407382), Royal Enfields and Old Monk Rum in Bombay, but where do you find the parts to build an EyeWriter? Scroll down boss, scroll down. A Part and Tool List for building a MumbaiWriter: a solder-less version of EyeWriter made from parts and tools found locally in Mumbai. Store  Parts  Direction  Contact  Cost  Patel Electric & Hardware  Insulated Tape, small screwdrivers, cable ties, iron wire, pliers/cutters  Opp. I.I.T. Market, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076  +91 22 2578 7524  234 Rs.  Paras Photo Studio and Color Lab  Unexposed & processed 400 speed film  Shop No.3, Opp. State Bank of India IIT Main Gate, Powai 400 076  +91 22 2570 5014  175 Rs.  Gala Electronics  2x Near IR LEDs, 1 meter 10 conductor stranded wire, 6x aligator clips, AA Battery holders  Sho No-2, Kotwal Mansion Grant Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400007, India 022 8821236  +91 22 2387 9562  65 Rs  Mccann Infosys  Intex Webcam 2.0 megapixels   Plot Number 347, Shop Number 45, Rajesh Building, Opposite Lamington Road Police Station, Dr. Dadasaheb Bhadkamkar Marg Lamington Road, Mumbai, Mumbai 400007, India  + 91 22 2389 1916  380 Rs.   D-Mart  Cheap Sunglasses  Ground Floor, High Street Corner, Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai, India  n/a  149 Rs.  View MumbaiWriter in a larger map And if you wanna see what the resolution looks like on the other side of the tracks, here is documentary filmmaker Mark Foster's take on the EyeWriter parts hunt. Stay tuned for an upcoming post with assembly instructions from the FAT Lab: Jugaad since 2007. BIG Thanks to Mark Foster, Anurag Garg, Vikrum Sood, Sreekumar Puthanveetil, Amitabh Bhattacharya, P-13, Nomad Films, Andthen, I.I.T. Bombay, Hanif Kureshi, Wilson, Shaunak, Vikas and the rest of the MumbaiWriter family...

2009: Year of the FAT from james powderly on Vimeo.

In February 2010, the most renowned curators and critics in the world nominated the best 100 designs of the previous year for the Design Museum London’s Design of the Year Show. Amongst the fancy chairs, fabric sports cars and dresses for chubbers, 3 projects by FAT fellows were nominated in the category of Interactive Art: openFrameworks, Graffiti Taxonomy, and the EyeWriter. 100 designs were honored… but only one can win… probably gonna be that dead fashion designer…

So, like Babe Ruth, I’m calling my shot: The FAT Lab is gonna win the Interactive Art Category. Im so certain of it, that i am making a challenge to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon. If the F.A.T Lab wins, I will wear a red toupee for 3 months. If Amazon’s Kindle 2 wins, Bezos will have to wear the rug for a mere 30 days. If neither of us wins, we both do. C’mon Bezos, you know my number… let’s do dis! Usman, Eno, Jason, you want a piece of this action? In the words of another notorious loser, “Bring it on!”

If you’re in London (i feel sorry for you…), head down to the Museum to check out the show and tune-in to the Culture Show on BBC2 London on March 4th at 19:00 GMT for the results and may the best looking head win! And Tivo that shit, cuz I aint got a TV.

Congrats to Zach, Theo, Chris, Evan, Mick, Tony and the rest of the FAT crew for a great year. LYLAS!

2009: Year of the FAT from james powderly on Vimeo. In February 2010, the most renowned curators and critics in the world nominated the best 100 designs of the previous year for the Design Museum London's Design of the Year Show. Amongst the fancy chairs, fabric sports cars and dresses for chubbers, 3 projects by FAT fellows were nominated in the category of Interactive Art: openFrameworks, Graffiti Taxonomy, and the EyeWriter. 100 designs were honored... but only one can win... probably gonna be that dead fashion designer... So, like Babe Ruth, I'm calling my shot: The FAT Lab is gonna win the Interactive Art Category. Im so certain of it, that i am making a challenge to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon. If the F.A.T Lab wins, I will wear a red toupee for 3 months. If Amazon's Kindle 2 wins, Bezos will have to wear the rug for a mere 30 days. If neither of us wins, we both do. C'mon Bezos, you know my number... let's do dis! Usman, Eno, Jason, you want a piece of this action? In the words of another notorious loser, "Bring it on!" If you're in London (i feel sorry for you...), head down to the Museum to check out the show and tune-in to the Culture Show on BBC2 London on March 4th at 19:00 GMT for the results and may the best looking head win! And Tivo that shit, cuz I aint got a TV. Congrats to Zach, Theo, Chris, Evan, Mick, Tony and the rest of the FAT crew for a great year. LYLAS!