Wayang is an Indonesian word for theatre (literally “shadow”). Wayang Kulit is the indonesian shadow puppet theatre, in which finely carved and painted leather puppets move behind a screen making the audiance see their shadows only.

In Reverse Shadow Theatre (vimeo) the situation is reversed. The role of the elaborate puppets is emphasized, while the visitor is a mere shadow trying to control the puppets by her movements.

Reverse Shadow Theatre is created with the Animata real-time animation editor. Animata is developed by Peter Nemeth, Gabor Papp and Bence Samu whose peculiarity consists in giving movement to figures and backgrounds in real-time: Code Dreams are Made of This. If you want to try playing around with the software yourself, the Animata software can be downloaded for free.

This is a 2 years old video. I already looking around, find one post in Kaskus too, but can’t find out their history, why use wayang (EyesWeb got real-time puppet animation too), or maybe one of the team studied in Indonesia once. And I found their lab, Kitchen Budapest, is interesting, they have many great project.

Reverse Shadow Theatre with Animata originally appeared on margjakob.net on February 7, 2010.

Six month baby. He’s really there. Run over by a train. He isn’t hiding in attic‎.

This Is Miracle originally appeared on margjakob.net on October 17, 2009.

This afternoon I use Google Wave for the first time. It’s neat. ‘Waving’ with kcim from warez-bb for awhile. Then we don’t know what else to do there, so I started playing sudoku alone. My total score now is 61. I already sent invitation to my friend. Looks like no one get it yet (Google still licking the stamp :D).

So, is Google Wave worse than email? Worse than twitter? I think it’s a nice digital office. Cool playback feature. But not everyday use social media.

[update 161009] It’s supposed to be something like this:

Pulp Wave Fiction (you must watch Pulp Fiction so you understand). Nice!

One more important thing: with:public

So I Use Google Wave to Play Sudoko… Alone originally appeared on margjakob.net on October 13, 2009.

Second, PhotoSketch, an internet-based program that can take the rough, labeled sketch into great Photoshopped picture (see more gallery at Giz). The author of this program are from Singapore, a country slightly larger than Samosir Island.

Maybe something like robot from Transformers will come soon? Yes, look at this transforming robot:

Anyway, the action in Transformers is great, but poor story line and act (maybe we should ban overrated Megan Fox like Wal-Mart does) . You’ll find the same great action in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) eventhough the CGI is not so real.

One more thing, Japanese is a freak! But creative!

Yes, These Are Robots originally appeared on margjakob.net on October 8, 2009.

My fav athlete of all time. I remember I used to have number 23 jersey of Chicago Bulls.

[ESPN]

Michael Jordan’s Top 23 Moments originally appeared on margjakob.net on September 15, 2009.

So, humanthesizer is synthesizer made from human, in this case made of, er, pretty ladies! Take 15 bikini-clad lovelies, paint them in special ink and put them in a dance studio with special conductive pads on the floor and, hey presto, you have the Humanthesizer. (But this is not about the ladies.)

Basically, the ladies stand on conductive pads on the floor, and paint their (and Harris’s) hands with the conductive skin-safe ink called Bare Conductive. When Harris slaps his hands against those of the ladies, a small current travels through their bodies and onto the pads on the floor, which triggers a sound, all without the girls feeling a thing (Giz).

This is made to promote Calvin Harris’s single, Ready for the Weekend. And the album already out now! If you need a preview of this new album take a look at his MySpace, genre: Electro, Electroclash, Pop, Disco, Dance.

Cool Humanthesizer! originally appeared on margjakob.net on August 21, 2009.

The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is a mythological creature and an ape-like cryptid said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet.

Nice funny ads: If you need help, better to ask it from someone you can trust.

[Inspired by Best Ads on TV eps. 41]

There’s No Such Thing As Yeti originally appeared on margjakob.net on July 15, 2009.

They are students, not professional, but their work is professional. Nice ads!

Response to D&AD Student Awards (design and advertising) brief set by Hewlett Packard.
“Present an idea which promotes HP Workstations ability to bring to life anything the creative mind can conceive.”

HP User Made Ads – D&AD Student Awards 09 originally appeared on margjakob.net on July 9, 2009.

One of the six winners of the inaugural Democracy Video Challenge. Winner from Africa region.

And just to remind you: 20 days to go, Indonesia president election

[DemocracyChallenge]

Democracy is… originally appeared on margjakob.net on June 18, 2009.

I’m not a gamer. But this make me wanna play games.

[Microsoft's E3 News Roundup]

Project Natal originally appeared on margjakob.net on June 3, 2009.

Isn’t it nice, when things just work?

World’s Costliest Ad originally appeared on margjakob.net on May 26, 2009.

DOTHETEST: It’s easy to miss something you’re not looking for

Awareness Test originally appeared on margjakob.net on May 9, 2009.

[Inspired by TUAW]

Multitouch Screen originally appeared on margjakob.net on April 8, 2009.

So cool… want to try… I like drawing…

And this is how it’s works: It uses Flash on a normal PC as the platform, and the Wiimote as the controller.

[Inspired by Gizmodo]

WiiSpray Teaser originally appeared on margjakob.net on April 6, 2009.

“There are some times in life when you fall down you feel that you don’t have the strength to get back up. Do you think you have hope? Because I tell you, I’m down here, face down, and I have no arms no legs. It should be impossible for me to get back up, but it’s not. You see, I will try 100 times to get up. And if I fail 100 times, if I fail and I give up, do you think I’m ever going to get up? No! But if I fail and I try again and again and again, I just want to tell you it’s not the end. It matters how you are going to finish. Are you going to finish strong? And you’ll find the strength to get back up.“

Be Inspired: Are You Going to Finish Strong? originally appeared on margjakob.net on March 25, 2009.

Watch the video. Some local animation about our politician, make people really sick of them. Just look at their campaign banner hanging everywhere. Why can they make something useful with that money? Too much talk, no action! And did they ask they self, are they able to lead this nation, or deliver people voice to the government? It need hard work and responsibility. We don’t need some artist or artist’s family who don’t care about other people, or someone who only care about the salary, new field to work on, or need public attention, or just go along because other people do it.

So, what’s the solution? Watch the video. Don’t vote!

Don’t vote unless you care about health care, education, welfare and rights.

Don’t vote if you don’t know their ability. Don’t vote just because they are someone you know, they are famous, they give you some money, or you just go along with other people too.

The election is coming. 15 days to go. Don’t vote!

Don’t Vote! originally appeared on margjakob.net on March 25, 2009.

It’s time for Indonesia to take part. Vote earth by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for earth hour.

Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30PM.

Watch this video. It’s really inspiring.

I’m just one person. You can help! One person, one lamp, one hour, one day, one world,

Earth Hour Indonesia originally appeared on margjakob.net on March 22, 2009.

“Welcome to Macintosh – The documentary for the rest of us.” is the first documentary of its kind to mix history, criticism and an unapologetic revelry of all things Apple into a movie experience. Whether a long time Mac fanatic or new to computers, Welcome to Macintosh takes you from the early days of the Apple-I to the latest the company has to offer.

So, why Apple? They’re creative and innovative, they don’t think about other product, other competitor, they just made something better than other. It didn’t make you stupid, there’s no warning that you don’t understand (like BOD). It’s not complicated like registry and non understandable string. It’s UNIX like, it is easier to understand, and you really need it in Computer Engineering (my major in school). They have better design and graphics. Special hardware and software. Friendly community of Mac user. Better supply and support. And many more advantages. It just little bit pricy… make people think twice before they buy Apple product. But it’s comparable with the satisfaction. Once you use it, you’ll really love it. Just hear the boot sound… it’s a happy sound. You hate people who use it, but when you used it, you will addicted to it.

This is picture of all students in university classroom are working on an Apple MacBook. Get it from labnol.

Everybody using Mac. Welcome!

Welcome to Macintosh originally appeared on margjakob.net on March 20, 2009.

It’s about extreme modification, using 24 unit of 256 MB Samsung SSD (total 6 TB) as storage unit (using RAID). What can it do?

• 2 GB/s read/write data
• Open all of Microsoft Office in 0.5 second
• Open 53 program in 18 second
• Super fast defrag: 3 second, same as recycling 5.6 GB data
• Rip DVD as fast as throw it away from second floor to the ground

Wow!!!

But the problem is it’s still more expensive than HDD, about US$3/GB, and still in development for bigger capacity.

[Inspired by Gismodo]

SSD: It’s faster originally appeared on margjakob.net on March 10, 2009.

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The dance is not so great. But the idea, glowing dancer (with some balls) in the dark moving and flying (yes, they are not on the ground)… wow! Sure they have high tech there. High tech talent!

[LiveLeak]

Glow in the Dark Dancer originally appeared on margjakob.net on March 2, 2009.