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The Creators Project : Curt Morgan from Brain Farm

James — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:57:06 +0000

Be sure the check out the other Creators.

TEDtalk: John Underkoffler and the future of UI

James — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:52:35 +0000

Minority Report science adviser and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak — the real-life version of the film’s eye-popping, tai chi-meets-cyberspace computer interface.

PAGEOS 1

James — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:06:10 +0000

Test inflation of a PAGEOS satellite in a blimp hangar at Weeksville, North Carolina. 30.48 meter diameter. Use: satellite triangulation, measuring the Earth’s surface.

via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_satellite

Atari Video Music

James — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:02:34 +0000

Life will be one big game.. or advertisement.

James — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:42:33 +0000

Will? Is.

Carnegie Mellon University Professor, Jesse Schell, dives into a world of game development which will emerge from the popular “Facebook Games” era.

Jump to 21:20 if you get bored (foursquare).

Wii Fit = $1,000,000,000
More Farmville players than Twitter accounts
Club Penguin = $350,000,000 (Thanks Disney)

London, 1927 (color video).

James — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:58:48 +0000

What a difference 22 years makes.

San Francisco in 1905.

James — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:30:42 +0000

Scenes from a video shot from a streetcar traveling down Market Street in San Francisco in 1905. Before the earthquake and fire of 1906.

Gravity Wells.

James — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:12:34 +0000

The Known Universe by AMNH.

James — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:32:53 +0000

The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world’s most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History. The new film, created by the Museum, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010.

For more information visit http://www.amnh.org

Thanks, Adam. This confuses, enthralls, saddens, excites, depresses and fills me with joy all at the same time.

Digital Magazines: Bonnier Mag + Prototype

James — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:32:44 +0000

Mag+ from Bonnier on Vimeo.

This conceptual video is a corporate collaborative research project initiated by Bonnier R&D into the experience of reading magazines on handheld digital devices. It illustrates one possible vision for digital magazines in the near future, presented by our design partners at BERG. The concept aims to capture the essence of magazine reading, which people have been enjoying for decades: an engaging and unique reading experience in which high-quality writing and stunning imagery build up immersive stories.

The concept uses the power of digital media to create a rich and meaningful experience, while maintaining the relaxed and curated features of printed magazines. It has been designed for a world in which interactivity, abundant information and unlimited options could be perceived as intrusive and overwhelming.

The purpose of publishing this concept video is first and foremost to spark a discussion around the digital reading experience in general, and digital reading platforms in particular. Thus, we would be more than happy to hear what you have to say regarding the concept and ideas expressed in the video: the magazine reading experience, digital browsing, text versus images, as well as hear about your own digital reading experiences and thoughts. We are all ears.

Follow the discussion in the Bonnier R&D Beta Lab:

http://www.bonnier.com/en/content/digital-magazines-bonnier-mag-prototype