Yep, that’s a 30+ story Tetris game. By texting to a phone number during certain times at night, a person can play not only Tetris, but Pong, Breakout, and Pac-Man. An interesting and large-scale take on responsive arts.

so this might not be the most important concept of the week but i think it is pretty darn cool! I have a hello kitty toaster that puts her face on your toast… i though this was the the most amazing toaster in the world until i saw this idea for a transparent toaster.it uses…

This is art placed in high stressed areas in hospitals and clinics. It helps clams the patient and allows for a less sterol look.

It wasn’t until the reading in regards to New Media did I remember that Chicago once had this interesting Installation about web cams, Iraqis, and paint ball guns early this year. The artist Waafa Bilal setup an installation in the Flatfile gallery in Chicago with a web cam and a paint ball gun connected to…

This cool, although weird-looking thing, has 12 little circles that change function based on what is projected on them from up above. They can be a watch or a switch or many other things, and at first they are unified but become more complex the more they are used. It kind of looks like a…

Diners in Nuremberg, Germany are finally learning that humans are becoming obsolete, to serve fast food. using a touch screens you not only can select your meal but see what your meal looks like. No more surprised looks when the waiter bring your meal, and asking is that grilled chicken a la devil. but then…

UNICEF estimates that more than 1 billion people around the world are without year-round access to safe dinking water and each year more than 1.5 million children under the age of 5 die from water borne dieses. So the ability to create clean and drinkable water is essential to the survival of many people. Although…

No, this isn’t about that silly game where you run around in a dark room with those “futuristic” guns and armor with music blasting in the background.. Some graffiti artists have developed a new way to tag their artwork on walls and buildings. Basically they use a giant projector to project light on the building…

The light harp designed by Jen Lewin is an interactive instrument. Judging from the title, you probably can guess that this harp is played by breaking a beam of light. As the beam of light is broken, the harp senses how fast the string is broken and at what location it is broken. The information…

Last month, my neighborhood was one or many that had no electricity for up to a week. As a result, the Displanes River ended up filling my basement because our sub-pump had shut down. We quickly rented a gasoline generator to turn it back. If we hadn’t, we’d have to buy a new furnace. The…