Top 10 Flash Websites of 2008
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 31st, 2008
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/best-flash-sites
Monthly Archive for July, 2008
Microsoft Suface Sphere
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 29th, 2008
I want one.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1526070353/bctid1691159174
Converting videos using VLC
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 21st, 2008
It turns out that VLC can also be used as a video conversion tool, here’s a link on how to do it:
http://www.edsupport.cc/mguhlin/share/index.php?n=Work.VideoGrabVLCflv2mov
Online Alarm Clock
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 18th, 2008
Alarm Clock for Big Brother and Getting to work on time!!!
http://kukuklok.com/
Asmedia
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 18th, 2008
Hey everyone, I thought I’d link to my other (brand new) blog where I discuss media technology and storytelling in the digital age. The function of the blog is to discuss my thesis next Spring. I’ll be posting research and brainstorming ideas. Comments are welcome!
http://asmith50.wordpress.com/
Suggestions needed: Digitizing maps
Posted in gis, image, virtual worlds, visualization on Jul 16th, 2008
As I start putting antique Vermont maps as overlays in Google Earth, I found that Google Earth might not be the best way to “digitize” maps. The complexity of the earth surface steals the thunder of the map details. And Vermont looks absolutely ugly when patched by a giant map.
The maps have already been scanned [...]
Rome Reborn
Posted in animation, virtual worlds on Jul 13th, 2008
While looking for materials on the Nero’s Golden House project, I stumbled across another project called Rome Reborn. This project is the brainchild of a man working at the University of Virginia. Essentially it’s a collaboration project between historians, classicists, and virtual model makers to recreate Rome and exhibit it during its stages [...]
It’s official: my personal goal for the summer is to learn Motion 3. In only a few days of exploring the program, I’ve been amazed at how powerful it is. You can manipulate videos in real time and add incredible 3D motion [...]
Two interesting applications
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2008
From Ethan Murphy…
I remember that you were talking about using visualization software a lot and I was wondering if you had heard about IBM’s project called “Many Eyes”. I think it would be great for professors that want to upload research data sets and instantly have a bunch of ways to visualize that data [...]
Art in Illustrator
Posted in image on Jul 9th, 2008
Hey guys,
I know Photoshop is not for everyone. It takes oodles of practice and working with a mouse can be an extremely frustrating experience. If you find Photoshop is not for you and still want to work with digital art in some capacity, Illustrator is your best option. Since the program is [...]