shiftcontrol studios : Development of realtime-rendered and interactive media

About shiftcontrol was founded by Jørgen Skogmo and Patrik Svensson in copenhagen, 2006.
With a background in interaction design, focused on algorithm controlled animation, sensor driven interactive installations, web applications, broadcast applications and digital design, shiftcontrol applies a united process of design and development to its clients and users.
In 2008 Simon Løvind joined as associate partner, bringing experience from media-art, academia and game developement.

shiftcontrol has already taken on projects for Carlsberg, ZDF, Al Aan, BBC, DR, JDS, Danish TV2, PRADA, OMA, AMO, Kontrapunkt and VW.

shiftcontrol works tightly with the team behind Unity - our preferred platform for exploring next generation interactive media, and Markus Schaefer/Hosoya Schaefer Architects - our preferred partner for exploring next generation concepts.

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Featured project unite09 Unity Developer Conference

News YouTube/COP15 : Raise Your Voice 091102
As COP15 approaches fast, our work on the moving logo is showing up more and more places. Check for instance the YouTube 'Raise your voice' campaign, with speakers such as Desmond Tutu (we're on @1:54) and Connie Hedegaard (@ 1:58).

unicef 091023
shiftcontrol has been shortlisted to redesign the UNICEF Webcatalogue.

AAU / Form and Flow 091006
shiftcontrol is teaching the annual 'Form and Flow' course for 7th semester, Urban Design, Architecture and Design, AAU this week. Topics include visualization tool development for communicating Flows and Flow-systems, excerzises for identifying Flows, Ecosystems, Energy harvesting, Flow disruptions, Future flows - working within the Nørreport station site and its urban context.

Creative! 090930
Our design for the CIID website listed as Creative!

LINKUP SHOWCASE Copenhagen Design week 090828
shiftcontrol was invited to Linkup's "showcase" arrangement for Copenhagen Design Week 2009, under the theme "Greener, Bigger, Better". During the one day workshop earlier this year, we teamed up with Sandra Johansson and Troels Øder Hansen to coin a concept based on:
Copenhagen is a harbor city (and the waterfront / passages are increasingly becoming important for the culture in the city center). Copenhagen is a bike city (and has a declared goal of increasing the presence of bikes in the city) - so, what if we activated the waterways with HarborBikes!?
Read more about the showcase here, and read the flyer (Danish) here.

COP15 Projections at DR's koncert hall 090826
Stoked by the oppurtunity, shiftcontrol has been commisioned to activate the huge facade of DR's concert hall for the entire duration of the upcoming COP15 Climate Conference. The Metro (being the preferred transport route out to the Bella center (that will facilitate the conference)) passes right in front of the site making it one of the most visible buildings on the route to this years clearly most visible and important event...

sharedrobotics.com 090803
In collaboration with robocluster, shiftcontrol launches the sharedrobotics.com blog that will serve as the datasource for our upcoming 4m multi-touch wall-installation at Brandts during robodays'09. The exhibition opens August 20th, help out by adding your favorite robot to the blog.

SpilOgMedier Reception 090619
Did a quick VJ show at Frederiksberg Bibliotek, for the opening of a new website: SpilOgMedier.dk. The other act was Sidney Lee(!), playing Tekken. More pictures at hallursaevarsson's youthube