I was just watching this cool video by Subcycle Labs and was trying to figure out what this kind of thing is good for. One thing is obvious these days, software that responds to touch is the wave of the future. We already knew this when the iPod Touch took hold, and more recently the iPad announcements.

In the video above, there is a lot of eye candy, but I can’t imagine it is useful for anything beyond posting to the web in video format. In the studio i’m sure the overload of colour and animation would get tiring to look at fast, and in a live performance environment the gimmick of watching the performer work with this would also likely wear off quickly. They would be very busy interacting with a machine, and not the audience.

I’m not trying to slag the person who made this – it looks sheerly brilliant. I just can’t find a place for it. Not there has to be one in the first place. He didn’t make it for me. Well enjoy this video!

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