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In Radiohead's new video for "House of Cards", no cameras or lights were used. Instead "3D plotting technologies collected information about the shapes and relative distances of objects." And the video was made entirely with visualizations of that data.
"We've been working a bit with Leah Buechley who's done a lot of work with craft technologies and is now at the MIT Media Lab.
We just happen to be running a class next week called Smarty Pants for 13-16 year-olds. We'll be using the Lilly-pad, a programmable sewing machine and design software
Here's the description:
Smarty Pants
Import your own freehand illustrations into computer software, then digitally sew your creation onto belts, bags, or t-shirts. Add a circuit using conductive thread and some LEDs to create your own blinking fashions.
Kristen Murray (director of Learning Technologies Center at the Science Museum) will be leading the class."