The Coolest STEM Artist!

About a year ago, I went to the Denver Art Museum’s Blink show an saw one of the coolest interactive artworks I have ever seen.  It was a projection that looked at you shadow and analyzed it for closed loops.  For example, if you made the OK symbol with your fingers, it would turn the shape between your fingers into a surface and fall to the ground making a crashing sound.  The larger the surface the deeper the sound.  It was awesome!!!

The work was done by Golan Levin.  Check out his TED talk.

 

You can also check out his website! http://www.flong.com/

The Coolest STEM Artist!

About a year ago, I went to the Denver Art Museum’s Blink show an saw one of the coolest interactive artworks I have ever seen.  It was a projection that looked at you shadow and analyzed it for closed loops.  For example, if you made the OK symbol with your fingers, it would turn the shape between your fingers into a surface and fall to the ground making a crashing sound.  The larger the surface the deeper the sound.  It was awesome!!!

The work was done by Golan Levin.  Check out his TED talk.

 

You can also check out his website! http://www.flong.com/

Chrysler Uses 3D Animation: An Assembly Line Gone Hollywood

Chrysler workers are using tools normally found at film animation studios -- such as 3D videos and computerized motion sensors -- to reshape the way they assemble a car or build an engine.

The automaker and the UAW have created an amusement park-like atmosphere in a generic industrial building in Warren to teach problem-solving skills that workers apply back at their plants, said Scott Tolmie, World Class Manufacturing academy leader.

By Brent Snavely Detroit Free Press Business Writer

Read Article

http://www.freep.com/article/20120124/BUSINESS01/201240322

Forensic Animation- Forensic Computer Animation

Here is a short interview about forensic animation – The Forensic Files.

Lexus Engineering – Virtual 3D Crash Test Dummies

Check this Lexus promo out,  they are using virtual 3D crash test dummies to enhance their existing research. Very Cool! ~Cornell

See how Lexus is engineering amazing with digital crash test models that give engineers a better understanding of the human body. To learn more, visit www.lexus.com/EngineeringAmazing.

3D Glass Printer??? - SolarSinter Project

Now it seems a bit crude, but think of the 3D potential – printing in glass.  Specially from the perspective of a digital sculptor.   I think is is way too cool!  We are just entering the teen year of 3D technologies, printers that print in food, plastic, wax, metal, tissue (medical uses) , and now glass.  The 3D industry is not going away; it has only just begun.  ~Cornell

In this experiment sunlight and sand are used as raw energy and material to produce glass objects using a 3D printing process, that combines natural energy and material with high-tech production technology.

 

Markus Kayser - Solar Sinter Project from Markus Kayser on Vimeo.

Check out the Autodesk IBC 2011 Show Reel!

It is by far my favorite Autodesk show reel, check out.

http://area.autodesk.com/ibc2011/showreel/showreel?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=450&width=650

Autodesk at IBC 2011–LIVE

If you happened to miss any of  the Autodesk live feed presentations, Autodesk added a cool feature DVR, which allows you to jump anywhere in the  presentation.  So if you missed the beginning, you can always rewind a bit.  Now since it is Live, you can’t watch the future unless you are in the past.  If that makes sense.  We just watched the latest Autodesk reel and Maya live feed in class to day.  Very COOL!

All the videos seem to be on-demand, so it is great for the varying classroom schedule, including interviews, on-demand demos, behind-the-scenes reports, and more.

*You need to at least watch the latest Autodesk Show reel.  It is awesome and the students really get  PSYCHED!  ~Cornell

http://area.autodesk.com/ibc2011

A Different Side of Architecture

Interview with Paul Nicholls and Jonathan Gales (Factory Fifteen) - Winners of the 2011 CGarchitect 3Dawards Film and Image Category
By Jeff Mottle
During the Mundos Digitales conference in La Coruna, Spain this year CGarchitect sat down with Jonathan Gales and Paul Nicholls to talk about their recent 3D awards win. Jonathan and Paul were classmates at The Bartlett in the UK and were independently selected by this year's panel of expert judges as the winners of the 2011 CGarchitect Architectural 3D awards Film and Animation categories. Since their win they have gone on to form a new company called Factory Fifteen with several other classmates.

Video :  http://www.cgarchitect.com/upclose/article1_FF.asp

Interview with Paul Nicholls & Jonathan Gales (Factory Fifteen) from CGarchitect on Vimeo.

 

Interview with Paul and Jonathan at Mundos Digitales

Paul Nicholls - Winning Film entry from the 2011 CGarchitect Architectural 3Dawards.

Shadow Art

I love light & shadow AND I love sculpture.   I have experimented a bunch with creating sculptures where the subject was the actual shadow not the sculpture.   It is not easy, well at least not for me.  I just came across this software that does exactly that.   I wish I had a 3D printer.  The design examples that are used are a bit on the simple side, but it has potential.  - Cornell

Niloy J. Mitra, Mark Pauly
ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2009

Abstract:

To them, I said, the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images. - Plato, The Republic

Shadow art is a unique form of sculptural art where the 2D shadows cast by a 3D sculpture are essential for the artistic effect. We introduce computational tools for the creation of shadow art and propose a design process where the user can directly specify the desired shadows by providing a set of binary images and corresponding projection information. Since multiple shadow images often contradict each other, we present a geometric optimization that computes a 3D shadow volume whose shadows best approximate the provided input images. Our analysis shows that this optimization is essential for obtaining physically realizable 3D sculptures. The resulting shadow volume can then be modified with a set of interactive editing tools that automatically respect the often intricate shadow constraints. We demonstrate the potential of our system with a number of complex 3D shadow art sculptures that go beyond what is seen in contemporary art pieces.

The rest of the article.   http://graphics.stanford.edu/~niloy/research/shadowArt/shadowArt_sigA_09.html

 

 

Also check out this movie produced with the Shadow Art tool.

http://www.silhouettesofjazz.com/

Creativity: Phineas and Ferb Get Busted! “They are forced to think inside the box.”

Today in class we talked about “Creativity and Divert thinking”.  I posed questions such as, “Can you learn to be more creative or is is something that you are born with?” and  “How does ones environment influence creativity?”   I introduced the talk by sharing a short music video from Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!  It is an awesome Disney TV series about two inventors.  When my daughter watches TV, which is not very often, it is one of her favorites;  I love it too.  The students wanted to watch the entire episode, because they all seemed to love the show as well. 

In this episode Phineas and Ferb  get caught by their parents making a flying car and get sent to reform school.    The reform school tries to break them of all creative thought.

Sergeant: OK, listen up, maggots! You are here because your parents (mockingly) are worried about you. Now, the way I see it, the root of all children's problems is unacceptable levels of imagination, fun, creativity and unbridled enthusiasm! Don't you eyeball me! Our goal at this school is to crush the dangerous elements inside you and replace them with structure, order, discipline and conformity.    (Part 1, 05:31)

The music video “Chains On Me” sung by Dan Povenmire,  has a fun chorus ”Cause they say imagination is morally wrong.”

“Chains On Me” by Dan Povenmire

I woke up this morning, and the world was gray.
Haven't seen the sun since they hauled me away.
The boss man says there's no use in trying,
He won't let me color outside of the lines.
Got these chains on me,
And they're draggin' me down.
Got these chains on me,
Hear that clanking sound?
Got these chains on me,
Mister, hear my song
Don't say imagination is morally wrong
Mm-hmm
Drink of water, boss?
As long as I've been here I got nothing to show,
Try to make something but the boss says no
Wanna be creative but the man won't hear it
That big boss man, he's trying to crush my spirit
Got these chains on me,
They won't let me fly
Got these chains on me,
Won't tell me why
Got these chains on me
Mister, hear my song
Don't say imangination is morally wrong
No, they won't let us dance or bang that gong,
”Cause they say imagination is morally wrong.”

 

Inkling: Check it Out–Very Cool!.

A friend of mine just sent me this link – Very Cool!  I am going to get one to try out and will let you know what I think.  I have seen similar pens was not too sure of their accuracy.  The Inkling is still questionable and want to play with it first.  They say on main drawing area of A4 paper, it has  +/- 2.5 mm of error. Which I guess seems accurate. – Cornell

The Inkling digital sketch pen captures a digital likeness of your work while you sketch with its ballpoint tip on any sketchbook or standard piece of paper. Designed for rough concepting and creative brainstorming, Inkling is ideal for the front end of the creative process. Later, refine your work on your computer using an Intuos4 tablet or Cintiq interactive pen display.

In addition to capturing your sketch, stroke by stroke, Inkling allows you to create layers in digital files while you sketch on paper. Digital files are transferred to your computer using the Inkling Sketch Manager software, and later, exported to applications such as Adobe® Photoshop® and Illustrator®. Files can also be opened with the included Inkling Sketch Manager software to edit, delete, add layers or change file formats.

Highlights:

Sketch your ideas on standard paper or sketchbooks while capturing a digital likeness of your sketch.

Store hundreds of sketches on the receiver before transferring them to your PC or Mac.

Export your sketches with layers directly from the Inkling Sketch Manager software into Adobe® Photoshop®, Illustrator® (CS3+), Autodesk® Sketchbook® Pro (2011+) or Autodesk® Sketchbook® Designer.