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William Parker and the 'Tone Motion Theatre' Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. at Brooklyn's Own Roulette
An astounding production, Brooklyn's own event space, Roulette, is pleased to announce its forthcoming production honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. entitled "Yes I dreamed of Freedom" by William Parker and the "Tone Motion Theatre." A tribute to the late Dr. King, the event comes with the fifth installment of Parker's work, "Flower in a Stained Glass Window." Fove Announces Latest Virtual Reality Head Mount 'Eye Play the Piano,' Premieres at University of Tsukuba
A new organization is trying to rally funds for a most astounding new project. This one comes via the charity fundraising site JustGiving. The company, Fove, a Japanese virtual reality headset manufacturer, has divulged what the contraption is: Eye Play the Piano.The new device comes as a collaborative effort between the University of Tsukuba's Special Needs Education School for the Physically Challenged and Fove.According to "The Guardian," the headset operates with the aid of Fove's eye-tracking technology. The VR head mount reacts to the user's eye movements and, apparently, as the player blinks on one of the many eye panels within the interface — shown in the video below — it triggers the desired notes.The device made its debut in December 2014 when it was played by a student at the University of Tsukuba for a Christmas concert at its Special Needs School.
