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Creative Tech #1: The Robot Takeover
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November 7, 2019
Welcome to the first issue of the Creative Technology newsletter, which you signed up for at endquote.com, or you got signed up for because you've been in touch with Josh Santangelo recently. This issue features three different projects that use robot arms, which is pure coincidence and not a marketing tie-in to the new Terminator movie.
An interactive light installation illustrates connections across the US/Mexico border in dramatic style
WHITEVOID brings a constellation of kinetic triangular displays to a Beijing performance
Everything you need in your pocket, with infinite battery life
The Louvre's huge Leonardo exhibit replaces the painting with a VR exhibit by Emissive and Vive Arts
Kinect Azure cameras on robotic arms amplify the movements of models and dancers, don't miss the BTS video
A subtle, reactive lighting installation in an SF office lobby
A data-driven, user-generated, five-story artwork in Warsaw
Remix the new Matthew Dear track in WebVR, then play with the early prototypes and source
A dance of robotic arms, lights and images in Rome
Pull separate vocal and instrumental tracks from finished songs for remixing
The popular visuals package delivers more realistic graphics
Lightform's easy-to-use projection mapping tools get an upgrade, now combining the camera, projector, and compute into a single unit
The Lumen Prize for Art and Technology recognizes Refik Anadol, Sougwen Chung, Maja Petric, and more
Vanessa Chang discusses the role of unseen intelligence in art, from player pianos to current fads