MetaFilter posts tagged with motion

You've Been Served

netbros — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:43:43 -0800

The Served is a family of sites that brings you a steady supply of top quality creative work in specific categories: Fashion, Industrial Design, Photography [some nsfw], Typography, and Motion Graphics. All projects are streamed directly from the owner's portfolios in the Behance Network, along with proper attribution and a direct link to contact information.

Ear-sighted

Kronos_to_Earth — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:30:02 -0800

"People with synaesthesia can’t help but get two sensory perceptions for the price of one. Some perceive colours when they hear words or musical notes, or read numbers; rarer individuals can even get tastes from shapes." (previously) Neuroscientist Melissa Saenz of the California Institute of Technology has discovered a new form [pdf] of synaesthesia. Can you hear the dots? (QT)

Do the loco-motion with me.

wallstreet1929 — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:54:26 -0800

Perepiteia. Thane Heins, who named his invention after a Greek word meaning an action that "has the opposite effect to that intended," has perhaps created a...perpetual motion machine. His 20-year obsession has broken up his marriage and lost him custody of his two young daughters. Contraption stumps MIT professor. Is it a hysteresis brake? Or a scam. YOU decide.

Bugs Bunny! No!

Astro Zombie — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:39:53 -0800

When motion capture goes hideously wrong.

They call it crowdgaming.

phaedon — Sun, 27 May 2007 19:17:36 -0800

Become a joystick.

Lucid Movement

hama7 — Sat, 26 May 2007 17:57:33 -0800

Lucid Movement.

PSST! Pass It On…

ijoshua — Tue, 08 May 2007 06:37:49 -0800

PSST! Pass It On…

What Does Marsellus Wallace Look Like?

kirkaracha — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:24:24 -0800

Say What Again [audio NSFW] Pulp Fiction dialogue done with motion typography. [via]

Soda Constructor

AstroGuy — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:42:38 -0800

Sodaconstructor. "Looking at the fluid, lifelike way these creatures walk and roll and slink across the screen you might think that there must be some very complicated stuff going on behind the scenes. well fear not, it's actually very simple. it only looks complicated because lots of simple bits are working together." Be sure to stop at the sodazoo to see others' creations.

Necessary and Collectible

breezeway — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:21:13 -0800

A comprehensive catalog of airsickness bags from airlines worldwide, Rune's Barf Bag Collection has pictures and descriptions for each one (none are shown used).

motion induced blindness

elemenopee — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:11:41 -0800

Motion induced blindess. Be sure to check out the other really cool stuff

Shake it 'till you make it.

o2b — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:48:05 -0800

Shakeskin.com — An international gallery of faces in motion.

Topobo

andrew cooke — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 04:59:21 -0800

Topobo - Topobo is a 3D constructive assembly system embedded with kinetic memory, the ability to record and playback physical motion (movies). From Eyebeam.

BBC Motion Gallery

thatwhichfalls — Sun, 27 Jun 2004 06:17:25 -0800

The BBC Motion Gallery provides access to film and video clips from the BBC and CBS. Registration required to view the clips, and only small, watermarked versions can be downloaded for free, but an interesting resource all the same.

V is for violin

Robot Johnny — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:37:16 -0800

The alphabet like you've never seen it (quicktime movie).

You think it's moving but it's not.

xmutex — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:17:28 -0800

You think it's moving but it's not.

zoetropes, praxinoscopes, kinetescopes & other pre-cinema diversions

madamjujujive — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 17:21:46 -0800

Pre-cinema devices & diversions - before film, multimedia amusements ranged from zoetropes and magic lantern shows to praxinoscopes and kinetescopes. Whether you're a film buff or a photographer or simply just prone to nostalgia for a day when the world seemed less jaded, you will love this site - take the time to take the tour.

sylloge — Sat, 18 Mar 2000 15:55:58 -0800

The most fun I've had with an applet, ever. [From Eatonweb.] This just isn't getting linked to enough, so I had to post it somewhere else. Make sure you read the bit in the instructions about muscles, otherwise you won't get very far. If only there was a way to save configurations . . .