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This video is certainly making the rounds at the moment, but for good reason. How can you beat an 8 bit destruction of NYC?

AntiVJ – SONGDO from AntiVJ / Joanie on Vimeo.

AntiVJ : NUITS SONORES from AntiVJ / Joanie on Vimeo.

International visual label AntiVJ (Bristol – Paris – Bruxelles) create monumental projections in public spaces, combining powerful video projectors with digital mapping techniques and holographic illusions. Stepping away from conventional techniques, the artist’s offer an alternative perspective on social spaces and cultural communication.

Seriously impressed by their work and they’ve partnered with some excellent artists, Murcof being one of my favourite electronica producers. Their site is http://antivj.com. Their Vimeo channel http://vimeo.com/antivj. Please go and check them out.

Following on from my previous post about the sheer awesomeness of AgencyNet’s new portfolio site, they have now included a ‘making of’ on their blog. Really thorough walkthrough covering the entire creative process behind the site, right through from scamps. There’s quite a few sections on the blog detailing each section and actually their blog is well worth a read also.

So, if you’d wondered how it was done, wonder no more. http://anidea.com/creative/behind-the-scene-agencynet-v2-0

if you were familiar with the old AgencyNet site then you will know that at the time it was pretty cutting edge.

Well AgencyNet have released their latest version of the site and it is an absolute beast. Following the same theme as it’s predecessor, the new site uses a 3d animated cross section of their offices, each room representing a different section of the site. This time though they have really gone to town with some sections of the site resembling sites in themselves. I can’t really begin to imagine how long and hard they must have worked on this (well I can and it’s a long time and they must have worked really hard) but it’s really paid off. There’s some very simple yet effective twitter integration and so many nooks and crannies worth exploring that you can get lost in the site for some time. One of the highlights for me is the helicopter that you can fly using an iphone app. Although relatively pointless, it’s fun and It’s that type of attention to detail and creative use of technology that really makes them pioneers of this type of interactive design.

An old colleague of mine Agustin Sanchez works for them now as an Art Director. I have no doubt that some of the nifty ideas and probably the execution of them in the site were down to him.

I’m not bitter though Agustin….

Actually, yeah I am.

SKODA SUPERB GLASS HARP from Sehsucht™ on Vimeo.

This is actually real. The guy is Petr Spatina and is a musician from Czechoslovakia.

Production: Sehsucht Hamburg
Director: Ole Peters
Co-Director / Compositing: Hans Schultheiß
DOP: Holger Diener
3D: Timo von Wittken, Maurice Panisch
Producer: Jan Tiller / Stephan Reinsch
Agency: Leagas Delaney Hamburg
Creative Director: Willy Kaussen / Oliver Grandt / Hermann Waterkamp
Writer/Art Director: Jan Wiendieck / Melanie Mertens
Tv Dept.: Barbara Meier / Patrick Plogstedt

More superb interactive video execution from Kokokaka for Wrangler. The links such as Blue Bell on the left nav open other brilliant Wrangler sites, all by Kokokaka.

Youtube interactive video at it’s best. Let it properly load first. Made by the talented folks at Kokokaka