In this really interesting TEDxW talk from Seth Priebatsch, the Chief Ninja @ SCVNGR (a game-layer on top of the “real” world). In his talk he explaines how these real-life game mechanics work. Interesting stuff. He states that this decade was the decade of social and the coming decade the decade of games. Enemy RC-XD spotted!
Via Mashable
“How to play” SCVNGR video after the break.
IntelW‘s Research Lab has come up with a awesome idea to incorporate in toys. By using a KinectW like camera they can see shapes and give them contextual interaction with their environment.
This experiment gives a glimpse into the future which is really interesting. Are we going to shape all our experiences with rich interactive programmed content or is this a logical step in evolution? Anyhoe good busy Intel, it makes me think.
Via Engadget
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Really kewl video from Berg and DentsuW, how (interactive) media can be incorporated in a creative and fun way!
Media surfaces: Incidental Media from Dentsu London on Vimeo.
Via BoingBoing
During Adobe SystemsW‘s MAX 2010, they showed how you can convert Adobe FlashW animations to HTML5W. Pretty freaking awesome!
Via 9to5Mac
The people at ABC (American Broadcasting CompanyW) and The Nielsen CompanyW have come up with a smart solution to synchronize content from your TV to your iPad so you can use the latter one as a true second screen.
By using some kind of audio fingerprinting, the ABC serie My Generation sync’s to the My Generation iPad app, providing the user with extra (interactive) content about the show, while watching the show.
I think this technology could get very interesting in the not to distant future.
Via Engadget
GoogleW announced Google Font Directory (Beta). This font directory is is an API to use non-web fontsW on a website. It supports the most popular browsers like Chrome (browser)W. Internet ExplorerW, FirefoxW, Safari (browser)W and Opera (browser)W, besides iOS (Apple)W and, strangely, Android (OS)W. Another “potential’ downside is that it has to download the fonts to the client and caches it on the client’s computer , if this gains popularity that won’t be that big of a deal.
Let the designing commence!
How to use Google Font Directory by Revolute
Via Mashable
If you got an iPadW you must, I repeat MUST, download Flipboard. This is a social (and I mean social) magazine which aggregates content your friends share via TwitterW and FacebookW, but also from sites like BoingBoingW and The OnionW in an extremely nice design. I think the concept and execution it is quite brilliant. A very high “Why didn’t I think of this?”
Wow, in the video below you can watch the demolition with explosions of a stadium and have interactive panoramic view of the event. So you can change in realtime your point-of-view of the video with your mouse, while the explosions are happening. F#cking A!
Via BoingBoing