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Idea: Utilizing Sense/Stage to Control Crowds

Utilizing it on an individual results in really tightly controlled activity (like the example below, where the music adapts to the dancer rather than the other way around). I’ve been thinking about utilizing the system with crowds. Why? You can … Continue reading

29. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Sense/Stage

This is a very cool, very affordable system of sensors that feed into a common operating environment. In this case, they’re focusing on performance arts. Music/effects/lighting that match the performer rather than the other way around.  Video below. Sense/Stage Workshop … Continue reading

28. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Afghanistan ‘Awakening’

Hmm. US buys a 400,000 tribe for $1 million. (Hey, that’s a better deal than most PMC’s are offering.) Unfortunately…. In exchange for their support, American commanders agreed to channel $1 million in development projects directly to the tribal leaders … Continue reading

28. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Idea: Communities Health Network

This model of drone-based-health mapping lends itself to a pretty cool model that would slash costs, drastically, while generating economic rewards for many. (Following sparked from a conversation with gawp in the comments of the previous post.) Individual franchisees run … Continue reading

28. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Idea: Community Health Sensors

Cheap way to keep track of how a community is doing using fevers as an indicator. A few blimp drones, equipped with a sensitive infrared camera, circulating around the community (or office, or base, or neighborhood), mapping temperature over time. … Continue reading

27. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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