20 May 2009
pervasive space invaders
Do I get bonus points for getting the word pervasive in the post title?…. anyhew if it was acceptable to do so I could quite easily just reblog the majority of the contents of Offworld, but as its not I have to pick one and stick with it, so I will not be writing about the updates on the Korean Katamari MMO, epic Chiptune mix tapes, or pixel themed weddings, but instead fun fair esque space invaders.
The game was part of the Guten Touch installation created by Multitouch Barcelona for the Red Bull Music Academy (something I admit I didn’t know much about before googling earlier today).
As can be seen from their site (which in itself is simply lovely) MtB are a collective who have been doing some amazing work with multi touch displays and interactive design that crosses the boundaries between people and pixels and Guten Touch is their “enthusiastic good morning to natural interaction”. Although I must admit I’m not the best at Space Invaders and adding in the complexity of physical exhertion is certainly not going to help matters… but this does not prevent me wishing I had this installed on my bedroom wall.
