Month: March 2011

Geek Run, a Kinect game

This game, designed by Emilie Tappolet, Raphaรซl Munoz and Maria Beltran, involves manipulating physical cubes as if they were game controllers. Geek Run is a collaborative game prototype played with cubes and a Kinect controller programed with open frameworks and presented at the LIFT11 conferences. By moving cubes on the floor in front of the […]

How-To: Kryptonite Candy

How-To: Kryptonite Candy

Chemical and Bio-engineering student Britt Michelsen writes in about her Kryptonite candy, which uses vitamin B2 to make this homemade confection glow. For some time now, I’ve been playing around with Fluorescein, which is a dark red powder soluble in water and alcohol. It is commonly used as a fluorescent tracer. Though it is used […]