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Experiments with the Microsoft Kinect module
In the Second Story Medial lab, we have been experimenting with the Microsoft Kinect module to determine if it could be used to track groups of people for interactive exhibits. Because the sensor...
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Books and Interactivity
Recently, my colleague Daniel Meyers wrote a post about the importance of creative professionals to ask the question Why? rather than to jump into the question How? User experience is at the heart of...
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Making Soap
Here at Second Story, we pride ourselves on pushing the edges of existing technologies. But we also know how to create things using old-school methods. Back in our Media Lab – a place where multi-touch...
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Analyzing Chocolate
At Second Story, we are proud of our ability to organize and synthesize massive amounts of client data and content. It’s our job to understand the particulars as well as see the big picture, and to...
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Conceptual Vistas
Citizen Kane, dir. Orson Welles, 1941 Here at Second Story, we consider ourselves storytellers. But not so fast: Let’s look at that term, storyteller. When I tell my daughter a story, I’m controlling...
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Intuitive Vs. Curated Experiences
A fantastic discussion broke out recently about intuitive vs. curated experiences. Some co-workers and I were talking about the subjectivity involved in experience—how each of us brings our own ideas,...
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Point Clouds
We’ve all have to arrange and rearrange things on a daily basis. We arrange things in our personal lives—our sock drawers, puzzles, furniture, or a bouquet of flowers—and in our professional...
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Playtime with the Microsoft Surface
The studio was delighted to receive the new Microsoft Surface 2 yesterday—now, it’s time to experiment. All hands on deck. A few photos from our first date with the technology… Click to view slideshow.
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Looking through the Keyhole: Reinventing the Optical Peepshow
The technology of popular entertainment is ever-changing and constantly evolving, but if you distill the experience down to its essence, you’ll witness some very similar patterns. Consider pre-cinema...
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Studio Dog Showcase
Here at Second Story, we certainly consider ourselves to be “dog people.” Our studio canines are essential to our culture and an important part of our every day, from walks around our North Portland...
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