Pinterest Explained: Q&A with co-founder Ben Silbermann
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Tuesday
3D Printing – Not Everyone will be Thrilled
3D printing can make reproductions in materials from chocolate to metal. So who wouldn’t be awed and thrilled?
A Chat with Christopher Groskopf of the PANDA Project
Christopher Groskopf, lead developer of the 2011 Knight News Challenge winning PANDA Project, was here at SXSW Interactive showcasing a demo of the newsroom data appliance. Groskopf talked with me about how the PANDA Project looks to solve the problem of knowledge management in newsrooms.
The iPad Theater: The convergence of Film and Interactive Media
The lines have blurred between different forms of media with the integration of interaction and traditional forms of media in particular, the integration of film and interactive media. The film Holy Hell made a innovative step towards blending movies and viewers’ experience by becoming the first film to premier content as an iPad app. “We […]
Beyond Dance Dance Revolution
Walking into this panel, one would have expected a round-robin discussion amongst the five panelists about new technologies that incorporate dance and tech, yet the panel consisted of an advanced discussion about two projects. The first project in cooperation with the Guerrilla Dance Project was the Rolling Stones, and the second project was Danceroom-Spectroscopy, which […]
What Left 4 Dead Can Teach Us About Kids’ Games
Zombies, guns and explosions are things one might associate with the videogame Left4Dead, but these cooperative types of videogames share similar qualities as videogames for children. Videogames created for kids focus primarily on child development and can be used as a means supplement learning. According to Anne Richards, No Crusts Interactive, games for kids should […]
Stratfor CEO George Friedman’s speech interrupted by an Occupy “mic check”
George Friedman, CEO of Stratfor, a global intelligence company, came to SXSW Interactive to speak about surviving technology. However, an Occupy “mic check” broke out over Stratfor’s alleged involvement in spying and trying to bring down the Occupy Movement. The alleged involvement stems from the December hacking of Stratfor, where customers’ credit cards were charged […]