More Second Life

I am still having problems with the program running slow on my PC at home, but I think I will have a better chance of using it when I am back in Nottingham.

I have managed to explore Second Life and I have started to speak to other online users a lot more. I have also changed the appearance of my character which I had quite a lot of fun doing.

A nice person took me on a ride in their car, which was nice. And i even called shotgun....


They were also nice enough to take me driving through the ocean, (which i thought was pretty cool) where they talked about obama alot...No idea why...

Happy new year...

Second Life

Create an avatar in an online 3D environments, such as Second Life, there.com or Virtual Doppelganger and spend some time exploring the virtual environments and think about the role of identity in these virtual worlds, try and talk with the virtual residents. Keep diary of at least four weeks of your Avatar’s experiences and post it to your journal, also take screen shoot of your experiences.

I have decided to go with Second Life for this project. However, I have only had time to spend a couple of hours on it so far. My first impression is that it seems a bit slow, but that could just be my computer....
Here are some screen shots of what I have been getting up to...

One Shot Film - CCTV

This is the final version of my One Shot Film, it shows a CCTV camera following a suspicious member of the public.

Midnight Feast

This is an initial idea for our One Shot Film about sleepwalking. However I think I still like the idea of using several cameras...

Pixilation With Music

Light and Colour

Visit the FIGURING LIGHT, Colour and The Intangible Exhibition at Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside. Choose a piece of work and write 200 words about the artist use of colour and light.


Rebecca Partridge
Evolver
oil on canvas, 155x185cm, 2008

Today I went to the Colour and The Intangible Exhibition at Djanogly Art Gallery. I didn’t manage to take any photographs of my own because they wouldn’t let me, but I managed to find a picture of my favourite piece on the internet to put in my blog.
What first attracted my attention to this piece was the use bright colour, it draws you towards the painting. There is good use of complimentary colours and geometric shapes next to each other to create a white space in the centre.
The colours and shapes used in this piece also create a lot of energy. It seems almost as if it is exploding towards the viewer. The way the artist uses different tints of the colours used in the background gives the piece depth, which emphasises the explosion effect.


Take two photographs based on a theme of your choice. Using Photoshop change and replace the colours to express complementary pairs of colours. Explain your choice of colours.





In both of these photographs i have edited the colours in the sky in order to enhance it. I have changed the colours in the clouds to oranges in order to make them stand out more against the blue sky. This is because orange and blue are a pair or complementary colours, which means they make each other stand out when place next, or near, to each other.

One Shot Film Inspiration

This is the opening scene from Guy Ritchie's film, 'Snatch'. The use of several monitors can make a one shot film a lot more interesting and complex. It is an idea I am considering using myself.

Pixilation

Walkabout

Due to illness I was unable to attend the group sessions for the pixilation project. However I have produced a short animation of my own. It is only a rough version, which i plan to edit at a later stage.

The Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds is a technique used mainly in photography. The canvas is divided into 9 equal parts, using 2 horizontal and 2 vertical lines. Areas of interest are positioned both along the lines and at crossover points.

Very effective pieces of work can be created when this rule is used properly.

MacBook Pro

Why is it that we want our belongings to do more for us than to function well?
Why are we willing, as soon as we can afford it, to pay extra for things with appealing forms?

The most recent piece of equipment i have bought is my MacBook Pro. I chose to buy it over any other model firstly because of it’s great performance. However, Apple products have a certain appeal to them due to their sleek and stylish look. They are seen as the best in their field, particularly in the world of computers.



As long as we can afford them, most people are happy to spend extra cash just to have a nicer or more professional looking product. This is usually due to the fact that it makes us feel better about the product we are using, as well as how people look at us.
Apple seem to have got it just right. they have established an image that creates efficient products that are more aesthetically pleasing than the competitors.

Assignment 001 - Robot Servants

Write a 300 - 500 word article that tells the audience about a recent multimedia technology that is being or has been developed in the last six months and explain what you think the impact of this technology will have upon society.

Robot servants have long been a dream, but recent technology has been unveiled announcing the arrival of ‘house-bots’. Advanced new robots which have been developed as toys, have opened doors to wider acceptance of the technology. They are expected to become a reality in British homes within ten years, according to experts at Britain's biggest technology retailer.
Even more sophisticated worker robots are currently being developed, such as the iRobiQ,by a South Korean company called Yujin Robots. Robots like the iRobiQ are linked up to home technology and broadband internet. They will be able to do such things as turning on the washing machine or change the TV channel or music. This is all done by transferring voice commands into wireless signals. The iRobiQ can also be used to teach cildren English. This is being done in South Korea through both spoken word and letters which appear on a screen.
I feel this advance in technology can bring both good and bad consequences. On one hand, ‘house-bots’ can turn out to be a great time saver for households and allow people to work more, earn more money, or just simply get more done.
However, there is a risk that they could create a wave of laziness across the nation and people may start to take advantage of them. I think the outcome of this advance in technology will completely depend on the situation the user is in.

Whiteboard Animation

using whiteboards and marker pens, my group's animation starts at 2 minutes 22 seconds.