This is one of the best examples of interactive artwork I have seen in absolutely ages. Chris O’Shea’s ‘Hand From Above’ is well thought out, witty and novel. Make sure you watch the video - the public’s reaction is fantastic. “Hand From Above encourages us to question our normal routine when we often find ourselves rushing [...]
Hand from Above from Chris O'Shea on Vimeo . I'm sorry to be missing today's Playful conference where amongst many other delights, if:book associate Tim Wright is talking about his Kidmapping activities. Here's a video of a lovely project by Chris O'Shea, another speaker there today. And talking of play ... bookfutures
I love this art project by Chris O’Shea called ‘Hand from Above’ (via Neil Perkin of Only Dead Fish). It’s artistic, it’s innovative and challenges your thinking of real and virtual environments. But most of all its playful and fun. Have a look. Hand from Above from Chris O’Shea on Vimeo.
Hand from Above from Chris O'Shea on Vimeo. "Chris O'Shea's Hand From Above encourages us to question our normal routine when we often find ourselves rushing from one destination to another. Inspired by Land of the Giants and Goliath, we are reminded of mythical stories by mischievously unleashing a giant hand from the BBC Big Screen. Passers by will be playfully transformed....
A recent post on the Interactive Architecture blog was of artist Chris O'Shea's "Hand from Above" project, a joint co-commission between FACT (Foundation for Art & Creative Technology), Liverpool... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Chris O'Shea, an artist with latent fantasies about growing into a giant and teasing, then destroying, the people of Liverpool, England, has a new installation! It's a live video billboard that teases, then destroys, the people of Liverpool, England. The piece, titled "Hand from above," is best explained in video, but in any case it's fairly simple: a live camera feed from in...
Augmented Reality Thing of the Day: Chris O’Shea takes over the BBC Big Screen in Liverpool for a really neat Augmented Reality art project called “ Hand From Above ,” in which passersby traversing the streets below unexpectedly find themselves “tickled, stretched, flicked or removed entirely in real-time by a giant deity.” [ via .]
... Evectively a mirror this work offers the ultimate immediate, yet ephemeral, contemporary portrait. Chris O’Shea wrote the software with openFrameworks & openCV .
... vs Playstation). 15. Kidmapped is a cute idea. But the really cool bit was actually doing it. 16. Chris O'Shea (pixelsumo) makes very cool playful art. The world is a better place as a result...
Now that’s what I call ‘user engagement’! The ‘Hand from Above’ video below is the work of artist Chris O’Shea and like Neil Perkin mentions in his blogpost… wonder how long it’ll take before we see this in a commercial context. Check it out: [Via Only Dead Fish]
Chris O'Shea's " Hand From Above " art project added a touch of augmented reality to the BBC Big Screen during its September 23-27 installation. Passersby, expecting to see exactly what was going on in real life on the big screen, instead saw themselves assaulted by an enormous, mischievous hand. At first, the hand appeared to be tickling people walking by, but then it began...
Chris O'Shea's " Hand From Above " art project added a touch of augmented reality to the BBC Big Screen during its September 23-27 installation. Passersby, expecting to see exactly what was going on in real life on the big screen, instead saw themselves assaulted by an enormous, mischievous hand. At first, the hand appeared to be tickling people walking by, but then it began...