Here we are, the final Echo reverberates across The Cube in hybrid glitch form.
The photo booth is installed, the virtual mirror throbs in anticipation and the Echo character maps across the space. She navigates us, “Come closer “ she says, you are now part of something bigger”.
Tuning back from the reverberating world of ECHO …
A month under my belt and still two to go. The project is growing limbs by the second and each day seems more exciting than the last. Tech wise our facial tracking application is well on the way to having the main functionality working smoothly. Here’s a taster video of the…
Putting the fun back into physics!
On Saturday 7 January, 4,200 visitors flocked to The Cube for an extra dose of physics fun to celebrate the opening of the Physics Observatory Summer Holiday Program. We presented a range of Physics-inspired workshops including Hula Hooping by Vulcana Women’s Circus, live science shows by Street Science,…
Q&A with Lauren McCarthy: Provoking ‘fellow feelings’ in her own way
Ars Electronica Q&A with Lauren McCarthy about her Transmit³-Residency: The Changing Room. Designer, artist and programmer Lauren McCarthy explores the structures and systems of social interaction, identity as well as self-presentation and the potential of technology of how it can influence the dynamics between those traits. During her Transmit³-Residency…
The Cube as a smart social environment
Hi, Lauren here. I’m wrapping up my two month TRANSMIT3 Residency at The Cube and next Thursday 11 August will be the official opening of the new piece I’ve been working on with the team. The event will feature an interactive performance installation in which we dine together…
Public Programs: the year that has been …
Leighann Ness Wilson reflects on her role over the last six months, as The Cube’s first STEAM Education Officer. My name is Leighann Ness Wilson and I’ve had the privilege of being The Cube’s very first STEAM Education Officer. With a Bachelor of Built Environment from QUT and…
Hello and welcome, Lauren McCarthy
Hi! I am an artist from New York, in residence for the next two months at The Cube. My practice involves looking at our social interactions, the rules and expectations that govern them, and the effects of technology. I have always been a pretty socially awkward person, and…
Hello 2016. Hello STEAM.
Is there an official cut off date for welcoming in the New Year? I say, in this instance, living by that old adage ‘better late than never’, is not such a bad thing to proclaim. It also helps us to keep in mind that we’ve been fabulously busy…
Happy 3rd Birthday (part 2)
To continue our reflection of the year that was, this week we hear from our Public Programs team, Jacina Leong and Elise Wilkinson, with some more of The Cube’s highlights from 2015. In May we welcomed educators, curriculum writers, pre-service teachers, and a group of enthusiastic school students…
Happy Australia Day
As well as featuring well-known dinosaurs such as T-Rex, Stegosaurus and Triceratops, Dino Zoo includes five Australian dinosaurs —Queensland’s own Muttaburrasaurus, Kunbarrasaurus, Rhoetosaurus, Coelurosaur and Australovenator.