Sure, firewalls are an important part of secure computing, but
they aren't nearly as cool as their name suggests. You know,
like an actual wall made out of fire. This firewall isn't
exactly that either, but it's a step closer, and bears at least
a passing resemblance to fire despite being a bit safer to
touch.  The Firewall is an art installation whipped up by Aaron
Sherwood and Mike Allison and is actually made up of spandex,
not fire. When you apply pressure, it affects the volume and
tempo of the music being played in conjunction. The Firewall's
movement is monitored by a Kinect, and there's a switch on the
frame that allows users to switch between that first, more
serene setup and the second more aggressive one.  Is this the
future of musical instruments? No probably not. Would it be
super awesome to watch maybe five or six of these being played
simultaneously? Yes, definitely. It's way cooler than that
software that keeps bugging me to update it. [Vimeo]