[From The Creators Project blog, where the post includes a 7:00 minute video and many more images] [Video] Leviathan: The Future Of Storytelling By The Creators Project — Apr 9 2014 Considering a future wherein cinematic experiences are participatory, audiences would interact with narratives as if they were concurrently films and video games. Enter: “Leviathan,” an experimental leap forward in cinematic technique that heralds such an evolution: This past January, in collaboration with Intel Labs, the USC School of Cinematic Arts World Building Media Lab unveiled “Leviathan,” at CES 2014’s Intel CEO Keynote speech. As the audience used Intel Ultrabooks…

[From E&T (Engineering and Technology Magazine); more coverage is available from Travolution; the first part of the Skyscanner report is available at skyscanner2024.com] [Image: Wearable technology could provide immediate translations for travellers and suggest holiday destinations] Virtual reality trials for future holiday makers Future holidaymakers will make virtual reality visits to potential destinations and take advantage of semantic search to choose holidays, according to a new report 10 April 2014 By Edd Gent The first of a three-part series of reports from travel comparison site Skyscanner called ‘The Future of Travel 2024’ was revealed at an event in London today,…

[From Yahoo! Tech, where the story includes a 0:54 minute video; more information is available from Land Rover] Land Rover’s New Camera Technology Lets Drivers See ‘Through’ the Car’s Hood Relaxnews/Yahoo Tech Apr 9, 2014 For years, different kinds of cameras have acted as smart mirrors for vehicles, helping drivers better see what’s happening behind them. Now luxury SUV maker Land Rover is expanding on that idea, incorporating a camera under the hood to help drivers better see what’s happening right in front of them. The technology is called the “Transparent Bonnet,” and it overlays a camera feed onto the inside…

[From New Scientist] [Image: Roboy the social robot] The robot tricks to bridge the uncanny valley Giving robots a series of small behavioural tics can make help them appear a lot more human, which makes us feel more comfortable interacting with them 19 March 2014 by Paul Marks If a robot bleeped and squeaked with personality like R2D2 from Star Wars, would you like it better? What if it glanced into the distance when you asked it a question, as though pondering its response? Little behavioural tics like these could be crucial to people accepting robots into their everyday lives.…

[From The Creators Project, where the post includes more pictures and a 3:10 minute video] Experience The Magic Of Iceland Through This Multi-Sensory Book By Bogar Alonso – Apr 7 2014 Long known for its breathtaking vistas, Iceland offers an experience too rich for just one of the five senses. Whereas other literary depictions of the Nordic expanse might only focus on pretty pictures, Hvísl – Whispers of Iceland is a visual and auditory journey. Pages aren’t turned so much as they’re triggered. A colorful arrangement of electronic sensors spark snippets of Icelandic sounds provided by artist Johannes Mandorfer.…

[From Fast Company, where the story includes more images and a video; see also available a story in Architect magazine] [Image: Lifteye projects into the elevator what you would see if the walls were made of glass.] This Elevator Might Make You Forget You’re Stuck In A Metal Death Trap With Strangers What if instead of staring at the walls as we rode up and down, we could look at the view from outside? Sydney Brownstone April 4, 2014 Unless someone comes up with a better way for groups of people to move vertically within tall buildings (pneumatic tubes, anyone?),…