Monthly Archives: May 2011

67 disaster disaster – is it time to burn the fire footage.

Ok disaster is a strong word disappointment would be far more apt. My 67 bush fires content was just too grainy to use at any reasonable scale. It worked just fine on a small scale but the quality of the footage was … Continue reading

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67 Bush Fires

My first interactive idea to explore was to enable the viewer to scrub through some footage. I’m interested to see if this is more engaging than just viewing a straight piece of media. My first test will be using a … Continue reading

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Disaster on TV

Japans earthquake and the media attached to it was incredibly emotional and captivating, sitting in the comfort of my lounge watching this play out what part does/should the media play in these disasters is it important to watch this unfold … Continue reading

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A semester of play

Other than experimenting with the Kinect this semester if completely open. I have no preconceived ideas of where this will go or even ideas of a specific work I may want to undertake. Not requiring an out come is completely freeing. Usually … Continue reading

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Context and Inspiration

Where do I sit ? Who are my peers ? I am mostly interested in games technology and how it can be used in an Art context. Although impressed with the quality of games graphics and the immersive worlds they create I’m slightly disappointed that more … Continue reading

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A new way of seeing.

Seeing in depth rather than light is a concept I find very interesting. To even think about the idea of a new way of seeing questions what it is to see, how we see and what other ways could we … Continue reading

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Kinect – what can it do ?

The Kinect can track people in 3D space due to its ability to see depth. The parts of the Kinect that interest me are the infrared projector and infrared camera. The projector projects an array of dots that the camera … Continue reading

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Kinecting with tech

The basis of this semester will be exploring the Kinect. For those not in the know, the Microsoft Kinect is an input device the the x-Box360. It allows players to play games (interact with the games console) with out the … Continue reading

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e-media 3 – Having too much fun to post.

Having too much fun… well almost. This is my first official post for e-media 3 semester 1. Yes its late. No its not because I haven’t been doing anything. I have actually been having lots of fun. I do have … Continue reading

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