Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Visual Language: Futurefarmers
Christian informed me about Future Farmers, although I think I may have heard about them before through a documentary called the Virtual Revolution based in the area Futurefarmers work.
They have a very impressive HTML5 website that I'm still trying to get my head around.
The collection of creatives is quite something; one of their projects particularly interests me. Transportationtown builds on the idea of SimCity but as an educational tool. It gives me an element of inspiration for what I might do.
Visual Language: Taxonomy of Languages
Visual Language: Virtual Environments
Here's another example of a virtual environment; this time animated.
In this, the user basically clicks and it leads them to another scene. Within one scene, some limited options are available such as activating a character or opening a door/window.
In this, the user basically clicks and it leads them to another scene. Within one scene, some limited options are available such as activating a character or opening a door/window.
Visual Language: A Visual Narrative
Google Street View is a book; a narrative that leads you through a virtual experience of life.
Users are encouraged to explore cities around the world, and people can end up wasting a lot of time exploring their cities in street view.
What if this time-wasting, yet interesting, experience could be captured for educational purposes?
Friday, 26 November 2010
Christmas Round Up
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John Lewis focuses on the joy of giving gifts this Christmas. Their advert is notable in that it has launched another notable single for Ellie Goulding, 'Your Song'.
Interesting choice of song though. Big risk to choose a song with the forbidden word, 'money' in it. "I don't have much money" is a rather ironic lyric to have in a John Lewis advert, which to be blunt, has little time for people who don't have much money.
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John Lewis focuses on the joy of giving gifts this Christmas. Their advert is notable in that it has launched another notable single for Ellie Goulding, 'Your Song'.
Interesting choice of song though. Big risk to choose a song with the forbidden word, 'money' in it. "I don't have much money" is a rather ironic lyric to have in a John Lewis advert, which to be blunt, has little time for people who don't have much money.
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