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Moodstream

posted by Rick Webb
Rick Webb
Rick Webb

Co-founder, COO : New York

topics: Social Media, Installations, Barbarian, Search, and User Experience

on June 10, 2008 at 12:46 PM
filed under: Barbarian
http://tbg.cm/gSYyvG
So last night was the big Webby Award debut of Moodstream, our new project with Getty Images. Last night it debuted at the Webby Award Film and Video Awards after party here in New York at the Angel Orenz Foundation down in the LES.
This thing is so awesome. It’s so awesome! You gotta try it.
What is Moodstream? It’s a concepting tool. The modern version of the fireplace. An interactive art piece. TV for the future. It’s a website we created for and with Getty Images to showcase all of their offerings – still, video and sound – and inspire interactive creatives. And it’s really, really fun to use.
Oh, AND, it’s in .NET. I mean, come on. How hard core is that? Anyway mad props to Kim and Mike P and Shelby and Renee.

8 comments

Love it! Very well done. Great interface elements and so simple.
On June 11, 2008 at 02:37 PM, Jen Burak wrote:
Rick - your team rocks. Thanks for putting up with us. Jen Burak
Well done.
This is fun, and it runs really smooth.
Very cool application, truly. The mixed media slideshow is just what I'm looking for -- though from my own music/pics/videos -- and the controls abstraction will make it fun to play with, to explore.

What I'm hoping, though, is that someone is already working on an HTTP API for the controls and stream that would allow others to build similar interfaces (perhaps requiring special API keys to insure Getty approval) for a wide range of devices.

I'd love to sit back and enjoy it playing on my widescreen and home stereo in the living room, running on my XBMC media player. (http://xbmc.org)
Very cool! We are looking for something like this for a client in-store. Do you think Getty will offer it as a service?
On July 15, 2008 at 08:29 AM, ravi wrote:
It's very cool, I was just wondering it the moodstream was a silverlight type affair???

very cool..
@ravi - Moodstream was built in Flash and .NET on the backend, No Silverlight....
Her eyes are so expressive. What a beautiful piece. Reminds me of lacquered furniture.
Well done! I love looking at others' work. It's inspirational.