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re:log: Tracking the Movements of Conference Attendees via WiFi

June 18, 2013
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re:log: Tracking the Movements of Conference Attendees via WiFi

re:log [opendatacity.de] by German data designers OpenDataCity reveals the movements of about 6,700 different electronic devices during re:publica 2013, a prestigious European conference on the topic of Digital Society. A dynamic map of the conferenc...

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Map Stack: Designing a Map in Easy and Fun Ways

June 18, 2013
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Map Stack: Designing a Map in Easy and Fun Ways

Map Stack [stamen.com] by Stamen Design aims to make it radically simpler for lay people to design completely unique, personalized maps. The online visual map design service provides easy access to the color, opacity and brightness of any map backgro...

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Points: Smart Robotic Street Sign Rotates towards Direction of Content

June 7, 2013
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Points: Smart Robotic Street Sign Rotates towards Direction of Content

Points [breakfastny.com] by futuristic product development studio Breakfast is a new kind of street sign that dynamically rotates towards the direction of the real-time content it is showing. The directional street sign consists of 3 separate arms po...

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NeuroKnitting: Knitting a Personalized Scarf from Brainwave Activity

June 5, 2013
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NeuroKnitting: Knitting a Personalized Scarf from Brainwave Activity

NeuroKnitting [knitic.com] by Varvara Guljajeva, Mar Canet, and Sebastian Mealla consists of a collection of knitted garments that represent the wearer's affective and cognitive states while listening to Bach's Goldberg Variations' aria and its first ...

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Eurovision Tracker: the Twitter Buzz and Conversations per Country

June 5, 2013
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Eurovision Tracker: the Twitter Buzz and Conversations per Country

Eurovision Tracker [brandwatch.com] by social analytics company Brandwatch provides a visual overview of the Twitter buzz during the live Eurovision final that took place on 18th May. In this streamgraph visualization, each colored stream represent...

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The 3D Trajectories of the Tennis Ball during the Final ATP Matches

May 29, 2013
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The 3D Trajectories of the Tennis Ball during the Final ATP Matches

Corona Perspectives [coronaperspectives.com] developed by advertising agency JWT Spain and web development studio Espada y Santa Cruz provides an interactive and 3D perspective of all the tennis ball trajectories during 3 past ATP tennis matches. The...

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Beatquake: the Music Listening Activity across Facebook over 90 days

May 28, 2013
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Beatquake: the Music Listening Activity across Facebook over 90 days

Mapping Music on Facebook [facebookstories.com] by Stamen Design for Facebook shows the dynamic characteristics of the typical listening activity across Facebook. Inspired by the dynamic movement of a graphic equalizer, Beatquake maps the popularity ...

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Every One, Every Day: Media Architecture Cube Reflects Energy Usage

May 28, 2013
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Every One, Every Day: Media Architecture Cube Reflects Energy Usage

Every One, Every Day [kuuki.com.au], designed by media production collective Kuuki, is a media architecture installation measuring 27 cubic meters that reflects the near real-time price and demand of energy in New South Wales, Australia. The cube wa...

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Hospital Rates: Comparing Hospital Costs versus their Mortality Rate

May 21, 2013
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Hospital Rates: Comparing Hospital Costs versus their Mortality Rate

Is your local (U.S.) hospital more expensive than others? And how does its mortality rate stack up against others? Hospital Costs [kitware.com] developed by visualization and imaging company Kitware, contrasts statistics about hospital-specific char...

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30 Years of "Oxford Summer Eight" Rowing Boat Bump Races

May 21, 2013
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30 Years of "Oxford Summer Eight" Rowing Boat Bump Races

The interactive visualization Men's Eights 1980 - 2012 [feathersquare.com] by Feather and Square provides a complete overview of the "Oxford Summer Eight" bump race results. Individual teams can be selected to explore their historical performance be...

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