Radiohead has released a video for their song “House of Cards” using no camera, instead created using data visualization.

The video was created using two technologies that use scanning systems and lasers to capture 3d images: Geometric Informatics and Velodyne LIDAR. Geometric Informatics uses a 360 degree revolving scanner using 64 lasers to capture a detailed close-up while Velodyne LIDAR  captures larger ranges of geographic terrain that results in a rough scan.

The band has also made the data available so other people can manipulate the data and create their own video. You can see and manipulate the data here and also download tools yourself to create a video. You can see the resulting videos at the House of Cards Youtube Group.

Finally, here is a quote from the short film on the making of the music video:

“In a weird way its a direct reflection of where we are in society. Everything is data. I mean, everything around us is data driven in some shape or form and we are so reliant on it now.  Our lives are digital.”

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