The EyeWriter

The EyeWriter is a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus & custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists with paralysis resulting from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to draw using only their eyes. In 2009, the GRL, openFrameworks, TEG and the FAT Lab collaborated with TEMPT One, legendary LA graf writer and ALS suffer to make the first prototype of the EyeWriter.

A Hundred Options in One Dress

The Galaxy Dress is the center piece of the "Fast Forward: Inventing the Future" exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The museum is celebrating its 75 years and has commissioned the GalaxyDress for their permanent collection.
The GalaxyDress provides a spectacular and mesmerizing effect being embroidered with 24000 color LEDs, it is the largest wearable display in the world. Constructed using the smallest full-color LEDs that are flat like paper and measuring only 2 by 2 mm.

iDrive

An Oldsmobile Delta '88 converted into a remote control car in just 4 weeks. The control systems were built using a few motors, potentiometers, a Compact RIO embedded controller, and LabVIEW. Then a wi-fi communication was set up so that one could drive the car from an iPhone as well as from a modified Power Wheels truck.

Football Hero

An experiment to create a giant (three stories high!) guitar game controlled with footballs. Football Hero is played by a team of insanely gifted young freestyle footballers. The game is programmed with the Kasabian track Underdog.

Augmented Esquire

Virtual Rapist. Or Virtually a Rapist

Japanese Rape Games invade the Indian market.
I was spooning through my morning bowlful of news, when I ended with a mouthful of this one. And boy has it left a revolting taste in the mouth.
WTF.
Rapelay. A virtual reality rape game.
So what's the objective? To be the tog-dog rapist?
Can you imagine the conversations the kids would be having? "Dude I killed it last night on Rapelay, I hit 13 rapes." "Hey how do you rape the woman in the park, I just can't seem to crack that one?" "It's easy, You got to wait till she walks into the shadows and then hit her on the head"
In times, when the sexual violation doesn't seem to take a day off, a virtual reality training ground is the last thing we need.
And when one does become a pro at the game, what stops him from dropping the virtual bit? After all, he's already aced all the ways to do it.
Morality? Conscience? One might say. Well, would he be playing it if he had any?
And whether the players have any conscience or not, the company that makes such games certainly has NONE.
Illusion (the Japanese Firm that created Rapelay) must be the single largest congregation of sick minds. I suspect, it must be part of their recruitment policy. "Candidates need only apply if they nurse frequent urges to violently violate women (rape isn't a corporate word, you see). Experience in the same would be seen as an advantage."
It's Rapelay today, what stops them from coming up with a Pedophile or an Incest game next? Maybe we can.
I'm hoping that this blog entry has grossed you out enough to throw-up and then to sign this online petition against Illusion and their games. If you still feel sick after singing it, forward the petition to as many as you can. Hopefully we can spread this feeling of sickness far enough for something to be done about it.
As for the petition, it shall be forwarded to the Information & Broadcast Ministry/Interior Ministry of as many countries as possible. You may think it's been a little too optimistic. But the way I see it is, let us be optimistic about the game and the developer being banned, instead of some young kids being optimistic about being able to get away with rape. Just like in the game.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN

Dancing in the rain, in the sun, in the snow

Prince of Persia Trailer

Pocketful of light

Pocket Light by Ryan Harc