More and more things are moving to the cloud. The hype around OnLive and their solution for “Cloud Gaming” reached a fever pitch in early 2009. By years end they had a beta running. The following is a demo by CEO Steve Perlman to students at Columbia. As more things move to the “cloud” it offers interesting opportunities for new forms of social interaction. The following vid is cued to the demo section. But there is interesting info throughout the vid and Perlman gives a nice overview of the platform and biz model.
BOOK: Available Online for Free
Just returned from a 24 hour trip to LA. Long commute for what turned out to be an amazing set of meetings – more on that another time. But upon returning tonight I was greeted by a package from Hong Kong. A few weeks back I ordered Evan Roth’s book “Available Online for Free – selected works by Evan Roth: 2003-2008.” I’ve been a fan of Evan’s stuff especially the Graffiti Research Lab. Love how his work embraces open source philosophies.
onedreamrush 2009 ( animation – Maxim Zhestkov)
The following short directed by Matt Pyke and animated by Maxim Zhestkov was part of 42×42 a number of short works commissioned by 42 Below. The films needed to be 42 seconds long and surreal.
RADAR : MakerBot
The sign on the door reads MakerBot industries. Inside, boxes line the floors and there is a flurry of activity. A light humming sound fills the air. Machines buzz as they print physical objects that merely minutes before were 3D renderings on a computer screen. This is Bre Pattis’ ‘Botcave’ and within its walls resides a startup that intends to change the face of printing. The MakerBot is a box-like unit that prints using thin plastic, which it lays down layer by layer. Eyeglass frames, wall brackets, tweezers, action figures even a 3D rendering of Walt Disney’s head are all possible. Makerbot came out of NYC Resistor, a hackers collective offering shared knowledge and camaraderie. And out of Makerbot, the hopes are to create a revolution in crowd-sourced manufacturing.
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Didactic puzzle OBLO
For those looking to increase their geometry skills. OBLO is a didactic 3D puzzle designed by Marko Pavlovic.
BOOKMARK: The Art of the Title Sequence
Worth a bookmark: Opening titles have been elevated to their own art form. The Art of the Title Sequence is a wonderful collection of opening and closing credits. You can browse the stills or watch the actual sequences in SD or HD versions. Just seeing a series of still images from a title sequence gives you a new appreciation for it.
BOOK: The Smashing Book
The folks at Smashing – an amazing resource site / community for web design and developers have just released a comprehensive resource in book form.
The Smashing Book is a printed book about best practices in modern Web design. The book shares technical tips and best practices on coding, usability and optimization and explores how to create successful user interfaces and apply marketing principles to increase conversion rates. It also shows how to get the most out of typography, color and branding so that you end up with intuitive and effective Web designs. And lastly, you will also get a peek behind the curtains of Smashing Magazine.
Making a Big Head of Paper
Looking for an interesting way to spice up the holidays? This project was inspired by “big-head” mode seen in videogames. Making the “big-head” involved 3ds Max , Mudbox 2010, Photoshop CS3, Pepakura, and TexTools software. Followed by printing, cutting and folding.
