Wednesday 4 December 2013

'Viewpoint of Billions' uses Google Glass to make art look back at you

'Viewpoint of Billions' uses Google Glass to make art look back at you
Dec 4th 2013, 18:45, by Adrianne Jeffries

New York artist David Datuna debuted a Google Glass-powered interactive piece yesterday at Art Basel, one of the world's biggest modern art shows. "Viewpoint of Billions" is a giant 85" by 114" American flag covered with thousands of eyeglass lenses, but that's only the first layer.
There are four cameras embedded in the piece, running on a Raspberry Pi microcomputer. Viewers who opt in by picking up one of the Glass devices on site will be shown a feed of people looking at the painting in real time.
"'Viewpoint of Billions' is not just about you looking at the piece, it's about the piece being able to look back at you. It's about having an interactive experience with the painting," says Det Ansinn, founder of BrickSimple, the agency...
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