Although Virtual Barbershop is three years old, I only came across it last weekend. And it’s one of the most interesting things I’ve seen – or in this case, heard – in a long time.

The technology required to create this kind of immersive 3D surround sound (called binaural recording) doesn’t appear to be used much, so I’m guessing it’s either prohibitively difficult or expensive. Either way it opens up so many creative opportunities for experiential events, and this new iPhone game sounds amazing:

Entering the Palace of Bones by Papa Sangre

Entering the Palace of Bones from Papa Sangre on Vimeo.

A couple of games-related videos that I’ve stumbled upon today.

First up is Super Mario Bros by Andreas Heikaus. It goes on for a bit too long, but it’s a pretty cool mixture of live-action and CGI:

And secondly, If games had super-easy mode courtesy of College Humor:

I’m not a big fan of Kasabian’s unimaginative pub-rock mix of Oasis and The Stone Roses, but this is a pretty cool idea.

Basically it’s a large-scale version of Guitar Hero, but instead of using a plastic axe, you get to kick a football at a coloured square on a wall. Great idea that could be carried forward to funfairs/festivals etc.