Ben Gold

September 22, 2011
#tech #gaming
poptech: “The Ascent” Art Installation/Ride at Rensselaer Links EEG Headset and Theatrical Flying Rig A team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students has created a system that pairs an EEG headset with a 3-D theatrical flying harness, allowing users to “fly” by controlling their thoughts. The “Infinity Simulator” will make its debut with an art installation in which participants rise into the air – and trigger light, sound, and video effects – by calming their thoughts.  Shirley Ann Jackson from RPI spoke at the PopTech Energy Salon earlier this month. I went to this school. What the fuck is this shit.

poptech:

“The Ascent” Art Installation/Ride at Rensselaer Links EEG Headset and Theatrical Flying Rig

A team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students has created a system that pairs an EEG headset with a 3-D theatrical flying harness, allowing users to “fly” by controlling their thoughts. The “Infinity Simulator” will make its debut with an art installation in which participants rise into the air – and trigger light, sound, and video effects – by calming their thoughts. 

Shirley Ann Jackson from RPI spoke at the PopTech Energy Salon earlier this month.

I went to this school. What the fuck is this shit.

September 16, 2011
#projects #video #tech #mashup
jamiew: I made showmenonstop.com with Chad Pugh and Casey Pugh at the 24 hour hackday.tv event this weekend. Type anything in the box for a continuous, full-browser stream of videos. Get as specific as you want, e.g. dogs welcoming soldiers home. The app is just HTML & javascript using a customized VHX embed player. You can click to skip, but there’s no play/pause button cuz this is nonstop. Click here for source code. See also: Music Video Genome I love this thing. I also loved sitting next to Jamie and bothering him while he made it.

jamiew:

I made showmenonstop.com with Chad Pugh and Casey Pugh at the 24 hour hackday.tv event this weekend.

Type anything in the box for a continuous, full-browser stream of videos. Get as specific as you want, e.g. dogs welcoming soldiers home.

The app is just HTML & javascript using a customized VHX embed player. You can click to skip, but there’s no play/pause button cuz this is nonstop. Click here for source code.

See also: Music Video Genome

I love this thing. I also loved sitting next to Jamie and bothering him while he made it.

August 30, 2011
#tech
david: Novak Djokovic’s Secret: Sitting in a Pressurized Egg Ever since last year’s U.S. Open, Djokovic has been trying to improve his fitness by climbing into a rare $75,000 egg-shaped, bobsled-sized pressure chamber. The company claims that spending up to 20 minutes in the pod three times a week can boost athletic performance by improving circulation, boosting oxygen-rich red-blood cells, removing lactic acid and possibly even stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis and stem-cell production. I’ve decided to replace my fitness regime with this egg. In addition to the health benefits, it will also hard-boil your insides and make you taste great with toast.

david:

Novak Djokovic’s Secret: Sitting in a Pressurized Egg

Ever since last year’s U.S. Open, Djokovic has been trying to improve his fitness by climbing into a rare $75,000 egg-shaped, bobsled-sized pressure chamber.

The company claims that spending up to 20 minutes in the pod three times a week can boost athletic performance by improving circulation, boosting oxygen-rich red-blood cells, removing lactic acid and possibly even stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis and stem-cell production.

I’ve decided to replace my fitness regime with this egg.

In addition to the health benefits, it will also hard-boil your insides and make you taste great with toast.