Future Cinema

Course Site for Future Cinema 1 (and sometimes Future Cinema 2: Applied Theory) at York University, Canada

Questions about Helen Papagiannis’ “Augmented Human”…

A few questions raised by Papagiannis’ Augmented Human…

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Wed, November 29 2017 » augmented reality, haptic » No Comments

Thoughts on Manovich, Kinder, and Database Cinema…

Hi folks — since I’ll not be in class today, I thought I’d share a few thoughts in reaction to this week’s readings as a roundabout response to Slav & Shiyam’s discussion questions.

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Tue, November 21 2017 » Future Cinema, Manovich, database, interfaces, narrative » No Comments

Water screen

The prototype AquaTop display uses whitened water as an interactive screen – the most “immersive” media ever!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=fYJneaa2O8I
Developed by the Koike Laboratory at the University of Electronic Communications, Tokyo.
– Alison

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Sat, October 3 2015 » games, interfaces, screen technologies » No Comments

That Minority Report screen everybody keeps referencing

Minority Report UI Innovation analysis from Philippe DEWOST on Vimeo.

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Wed, September 23 2015 » augmented reality, future cinema 2015, interfaces, screen technologies » No Comments

Media Lab creates Center for Future Storytelling

Media Lab creates Center for Future Storytelling
Teams up with Plymouth Rock Studios to reinvent the movies
November 18, 2008
The MIT Media Laboratory today announced the creation of the Center for Future Storytelling, made possible through a seven-year, $25 million commitment from Plymouth Rock Studios, a major motion picture and television studio that is expected to open [...]

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Mon, April 13 2009 » 3D, Futurecinema_2009, art+science labs, community, digital cinema, digital storytelling, emerging technologies, interactivity, interfaces, narrative, screen technologies » 1 Comment

Beyond Virtual Reality; motion capture tech

Beyond Virtual Reality
The mind-bending new world of work
BusinessWeek – Cover Stories imageMotion-capture technology is bursting out of Hollywood and into businesses as diverse as aerospace, advertising, health care, automaking, cell phones, security, and sports. BW executive editor, John Byrne, and reporter Aili McConnon say it’s magic in motion
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Fri, January 4 2008 » Future Cinema 2, interfaces, wii » No Comments