Richard Buchanan SxSW despatch writes:

Last night WKplatform was able to attend Plutopia- the future of play at the Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin –

“The Purpose: To leverage a combination of art, media, and entertainment as a persuasive mechanism in order to demonstrate emerging trends and positive future scenarios.”

This year Plutopia focussed on the future of play. It was really insightful. The event list included:

Bruce Sterling – Keynote (Italy, Science Fiction Author / Thinker)
Joe Tankersley – Keynote (LA, Walt Disney Imagineering, Expert on the Future of Storytelling)
David Merrill – Keynote (USA, MIT, co-founder Sifteo)
Bodytronix (Austin, Experimental Electronica)
Intimate Stranger with Telefunken (Chile, UK, US, Croatia, Music & Interactive 3D Audiovisual Show)
The Text of Light (NYC, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Ulrich Krieger, Alan Licht & Tim Barnes)
Nullsleep (NYC, 8Bit Artist) with special guest, NO CARRIER (NYC, Real-time video artist)

It was a fantastic event in a great location full of interesting people and objects. One of the best interactive experience. I felt was Akousmaflore by scencosme. Simply put the plants act as a user interface and when touched they emit sounds from a speaker built into the bottom of the plant pot. It is a really strange experience. Why don’t plants make sound in nature? I would love to have one for my home….

Please more on at platform.wk.com you can also watch the live stream of sxsw keynotes here 

Bertrum Thumbcat is the star of our new Cravendale campaign. The above image is from his Facebook page, on which he reveals his plans for world domination. Bertrum says:

"I had a glorious nap (it being National Napping Day) and had glorious dreams. Dreams of great power.
Power and Deliciousness."