Future Everything. Environment 2.0 Futuresonic. 3 Projects Take part in fun and surprising outdoor events to discover the urban climate and wildlife of Manchester in new and unexpected ways. Play with games and experiences in the streets and online, using the latest mapping technologies to develop 'new senses'. Share your discoveries with your neighbours and people around the world to become a part of a world-wide network of 'one billion eyes.' All open to anyone and free. Futuresonic and the Met Office present bubble blowing games that enable people across the city of Manchester to test air flow circulation, and by sharing the results online, enable the Met Office to get a snapshot of the Urban Heat Island phenomenon. Futuresonic, the Natural History Museum and artist Christian Nold present a participatory project to discover and map the city's urban wildlife in new ways, using a 'Manchester Rover' vehicle, a lo-tech version of the Mars Rover.
Futuresonic 2009's art programme features 30 international artists and 10 world premiers. JonCohrs urbanprospecting.net. Drew Hemment Imagination Lancaster. Futuresonic Mobile Connections 2004. Mobile Connections Out of the galleries and off the screen: exploring new horizons in wireless and mobile media, the boundary between open and closed nodes, and changing perceptions of location An exhibition by Futuresonic, curated by Drew Hemment Exhibition and conference at Urbis, plus mobile projects in the city streets April 28th to May 8th 2004 Mobile Connections was the first major exhibition worldwide on mobile, wireless and locative arts. It followed pioneering events and workshops by RIXC in Latvia, and preceded Wireless Experience at ISEA2004. Curatorial Statement Mobile Connections (2004) was the first major art exhibition on mobile and locative media. It was staged by Futuresonic at the Urbis museum in Manchester, featuring participants from more than 20 countries.
The exhibition explored how mobile and wireless media reconfigure social, cultural and information space? Grass roots movements of artists and technologists are opening up new horizons. Drew Hemment, Curator, April 04. InterUrban. About | muio.org. The muio interface WAS a expandable USB system for sensing and controlling the real world. Designed to be plug and play, the muio offers an easy way of accessing data in most AV software. Please note that the muio interface is not currently in production or software maintained. Akitsugu Maebayashi. Home | Installation | Exhibition Home Akitsugu Maebayashi has focused on auditory sense as an interface between the body and the environment, and has created installations as opportunities for personal experience. His work Audible Distance was awarded the runner-up prize in the ICC Biennale '97, and the honorable mention in the Ars Electronica '98 in Linz.
He created Sonic Interface in 1999, which examines the influence of changes in the sense of hearing upon perception. (In Japanese) 前林明次は身体と環境の接点としての「聴覚」や「音」に焦点をあて、体験の「場」としての作品を提示している。 Jonah Brucker-Cohen: Interactive Networked Projects. Jonah Brucker-Cohen: Interactive Networked Projects. The Central Cityprojects Version 6. 2004.
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