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The “Avatar Machine” on BBtv

The “Avatar Machine” on BBtv

On today’s BBtv, Xeni talks with Marc Owens about his Avatar Machine, a camera rig that turns you into a gaming avatar in the real world. Howstuffworks details how the Avatar Machine is built, which as Owen says in the interview, is basically a camera tripod mounted on your back. Avatar Machine – Marc Owens’ […]

Designer Gasmasks

Designer Gasmasks

Lovely designer Gasmasks by Diddo Velema via Core77. Artist’s statement… We are in a state of perpetual war – with ourselves and with the eco-system that sustains us. Perpetual war breeds perpetual fear. In the present context, this fear stems from our extreme desire for authenticity and manifests itself in our collectively insatiable culture of […]

Chris Vecchio’s meter art

Chris Vecchio’s meter art

Chris Vecchio spoke at this past Sunday’s Make: Philly event. He’s an artist doing some though-provoking, frequently funny, work centered around the human relationship with technology. Here are some objects from his Meterboxes series. Evolution of Desire Walnut veneer, meter, custom circuitry. The indicator goes quickly off the scale in the “passion” direction and then […]