A Shift to Gestural User Experience with 3Gear Systems

June 29, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

Interactive tools for creative development, using a PrimeSense short-range 3D sensor tracking hand gestures to improve your desktop user experience.

The technology enables 3D cameras based on the Kinect to reconstruct a finger-precise representation of what the hands are doing. This allows the building of simple and intuitive interactions that leverage small, comfortable gestures such as pinching and small wrist movements instead of sweeping arm motions.
(19:00 min)

Fresh Options for Sustainable Soils

June 23, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

Animated narrative about the reality of soil resources around the world, covering the issues of degradation, urbanization, land grabbing and overexploitation.
A film by Uli Henrik Streckenbach.

Do You Eat Food? Then Soil Matters.

June 23, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

Why soil? Because 25% of soil has been degraded to the point it can no longer support food production.
Time to recognize the importance of soil and warn of the negative influence of unsustainable agriculture and soil management on the health of our soils and food security.

Join Summer of Soil.

Mary Meeker – Internet Trends 2013

June 7, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

Mary Meeker presenting her Kleiner Perkins Internet Trends 2013 Report at the D11 conference, revealing online insights and emerging trends.