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How do you differentiate yourself and stand out to your audience? We think storytelling animation may be the key.
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March 7 2013
Made to Order
With all the ability of creating 3D objects, there has been a catch-up phase for creating physical copies of these pixel-born objects. That catch-up is happening now, and is happening quickly. One can now print in almost any material, ranging from metals and plastics, to porcelain, glass, and even food such as cheese or sugar. Notable milestones as of late are the Nike 3D printed shoe, the Vapor Laser Talon. The shoe was 3D printed to escape the constraints of conventional manufacturing. I would liken it to an organic object growing to…
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February 26 2013
Conferences…as an attendee!?!
I had the pleasure of attending two conferences this past month that I wasn’t a speaker at. I got to attend them purely as a member of the audience. Those of you who are speakers know that this small shift in category of attendance really affects how you approach the conference; in this case I could chill, just listen, only participate in a conversation if I felt there may be a longer-term goal in there to pursue. But for the most part –I could be pretty dang anonymous and take…
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February 19 2013
We Have Something, Have We Not?
With the opening of the Pie Spot just a few weeks ago at the Ocean complex, I’ve completed principle photography on the documentary short I’ve been working on. Now I need to cut the thing together. Oy. I’m totally guessing, but I think we’re up there in the shooting ratio of 80:1. The idea for the short is to use it as a promotional piece to garner funding for a feature length cut, but we want to have enough in the can to make a fuller version should that rainbow…
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December 3 2012
A Lesson Learned from the Granddaddy of Computer Graphics Software
Lately we’ve been having a great time working on interactive projects, trying to design intuitive and easy-to-understand touch interfaces. User Interface (UI) design has always been fascinating to me, so our recent focus on interaction has been exciting, and a bit daunting — and I’ve gained a new appreciation for some of the interfaces that we take for granted today. Take, for example, the original Macintosh. The basic concepts of a “graphical” computer interface were still in flux. Graphical UIs had been in use in academia, and high-powered research facilities like…
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October 11 2012
You are the Button: Notes from a Visit by Amber Case, Cyborg Anthropologist
Amber Case is an interesting person. She’s driven and quirky and geeky, and not afraid to make a fuss about something that she believes in. And she’s got some really interesting ideas about how we interact with technology, and what a future filled with mobile smart devices could look like. And she thinks that the future of interaction is all about where you are. Or to put it another way, “Location, location, location!” She came to visit as a guest speaker at a joint CHIFOO (Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon) and…
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