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Articles by Stephen Fortune

Stephen is a regular contributor to PSFK. He is also an interactive media practitioner engaged in artistic interventions which investigate and illuminate computational culture. His areas of expertise include open data and physical computing.

  • Dream-App

    Smartphone app augments experiences to influence where your mind goes when you sleep.

  • Up-by-Jawbone-2

    Jawbone brings a slick new interface to the array of quantified-self products with exciting results.

  • sensegs-e-sense-touch-pixels

    Haptic interaction with technology could take giant leap forward thanks to Senseg's 'tixels.'

  • sonic_cradle

    An interactive media exhibition provides aural immersion and potential therapeutic benefits.

  • Infographic_Collaborative Home_crop

    Understanding how the web enables new consumer patterns has never been easier thanks to Collaborative...

  • rosettastone

    Embedding endangered languages in the fabric of the social web may provide a means to save them from...

  • glitch-hiker

    An unconventional take on traditional game mechanics inverts user expectations to make art out of video game.

  • Keira_rathbone_typewriter_gramophone

    Analog fetishism provides artistic inspiration for 'live - typed' portraits.

  • MIT-senseable-city-connected-states-america-th

    MIT's latest project creates an image of the United States based on how people make contact with one another.

  • berg-icon-receipt-as-paper-app-th

    The design firm creates an old-school interpretation of a modern app.

  • Old hardware provides insight for new ways for us to get in touch with software.

  • continuum-n12-3dprinted-bikini-detail

    An iconic piece in a women's wardrobe becomes a transformative milestone in the world of fast-fashion.

  • cloud-computing-and-personalities

    Will getting a better deal for data exchanged for online services feed our desire for a personal brand?

  • app-enhances-nourishes-inner-self

    Can the same devices that ensure we're "always on" also allow us to get in touch with experiences which far...

  • somnus-sleep-shirt

    Wearable technology means 40 winks may no longer be so elusive.

  • keyboard-3D-visualization

    3D printing affords interesting insight into the ergonomics of a ubiquitous device.

  • decim8-glitch-app

    Digital photo manipulation eschews retro celebration in favour of raw glitch aesthetic.

  • FutureEverything-Festival-As-Lab

    FutureEverything Festival provides an example of how inspirational congregations can become hubs for ongoing...

  • philter-phactory-Maschmischine

    The post-user Internet is explored by creating web 2.0 bots to reenact Lewis Carroll's classic at the...

  • Nathalie-Miebach-Blizzards-and-Hurricane-small

    As open data gathers pace we can look to artistic explorations for indications of the trends which may emerge.

  • tales-of-things-futureeverything

    Memories become metadata at Manchester's FutureEverything Festival.

  • senseable-city-borderline-futureeverything-2011

    MIT's Senseable Cities project shows how data could minimise disruption to the 'human network' and transform...

  • smack-leamington-rename-outrage

    Steve Smith divulges the design ethos behind the controversial and successful Leamington Spa nightclub Smack.

  • interior-design-music-for-the-bionic-ear

    Audio visual wizard Robin Fox has been nominated for the prestigious Future Everything Award for his ongoing...