Monthly Archives: December 2008

TaPuMa – a Tangible Public Map from the Tangible Media Group at MIT

Recently, I’ve been studying some of the interesting things that have come out of The Media Lab at MIT. One of the most interesting departments is the Tangible Media Group. So here’s a video on TaPuMa. TaPuMa is a digital, tangible public map that allows people to use their own belongings or the everyday objects [...]
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Nicholas Negroponte – Founder and Director of the MIT Media Lab

Lets face it – it is pretty important to watch historical material dealing with a subject or ecosystem one is currently immersed in. This is why I’ve chosen to post this video. Hopefully it will serve as an amusing and relevant history lesson/historical perspective by the founders of one of the most interesting places currently [...]
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Join us for a Candy Factory Tour!

Join Us for a Candy Factory Tour! from Amber Case on Vimeo. While driving around Denver, Colorado, my family and I saw a sign for a free candy factory tour. We called the number to get the address and arrived a half hour later. However, it was Christmas eve, and there were no tours happening anymore. But the [...]
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A story about a Robot and his Dog (and a Duplication Machine)

A Story about a Robot and his Dog (and a Duplication Machine) from Amber Case on Vimeo. What’s one to do when snow attacks your current place of residence, disallowing a flight back home? There’s only one thing a person like me can do — make stop-motion animation! Warning: Contains violence, terror, and futuristic epicness.
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Join Us on a Candy Factory Tour!

While driving around Denver, Colorado, my family and I saw a sign for a free candy factory tour. We called the number to get the address and arrived a half hour later. However, it was Christmas eve, and there weren’t any tours happening anymore. But! The owner saw our faces and took us on a behind-the scenes [...]
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Looking At Solutions From The Ecologist’s Points Of View

Last time, I talked about how the designer and economist see and gauge the effectiveness of a solution. This time, we’re moving into the third territory: the ecologist’s. We’re going to look at solutions that change the shape of the space they’re in. True to its name, I’m going to use the natural web of life, [...]
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Soccer Playing Dog Found in Southern Oregon

Soccer Playing Dog Found in Southern Oregon from Amber Case on Vimeo. Salem Ore – Ticket, a soccer playing dog, was last seen near an elementary school in a cozy hidden neighborhood. Ticket’s owner, Xali Poppystone, reported that her dog had just “picked up the sport one day at the dog park”. “I threw him the ball [...]
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