October 2013 – ɔimoɈɒ

Modern Family

This is an illustration of a modern family. Taking into account that my partner has a 3G device, my son has his own 3G device and I provide tethering to the rest of the family as well (which has used 64 GB this period so far and I’m only 2/3 of the way through that … Continue reading “Modern Family”

This is an illustration of a modern family.

Taking into account that my partner has a 3G device, my son has his own 3G device and I provide tethering to the rest of the family as well (which has used 64 GB this period so far and I’m only 2/3 of the way through that billing period), it seems to me that a family consisting of a mom, pop, two kids and two step-kids could easily use three quarters of a terabyte of data in 30 days. That’s 250 GB in 10 days. 25GB a day. And that’s just during their waking hours.

This comes from nearly everyone but me having a long list of YouTube subscriptions. My usage is mostly Netflix (and an episode or two of Breaking Bad a night isn’t going to break the bank).

It’s also worth saying that the bandwidth we’re using is restricted by the provision. We often see quality issues on YouTube and Netflix. Latency is often high. It would be fair to say that we’re at the top end of the broadband users but that’s what a modern family is.

The demand for this content and the demand for it to be ever higher quality will push our broadband demands though the roof. Is our infrastructure ready for that?

Virtual Belfast

This was built with Unity: To support the Team Niven Architects – we used REALIS3D to produce real time visuals and this video. We got the finalised Revit file with just 6 hours to go but demonstrates just how we can use this powerful tool to produce rapid visualisation. How many 3D models of buildings … Continue reading “Virtual Belfast”

This was built with Unity:

To support the Team Niven Architects – we used REALIS3D to produce real time visuals and this video. We got the finalised Revit file with just 6 hours to go but demonstrates just how we can use this powerful tool to produce rapid visualisation.

How many 3D models of buildings and plans of Belfast are there? Nearly every building in Belfast younger than 15 years old would have a 3D model of it. This includes architectural masterpieces such as Titanic Belfast and love-it-or-hate-it the Metropolitan Arts Centre. There is also a 3D model of City Hall. 3D model of BT1 and BT2. I know this because I’ve seen them. We also know that SIB are investing in the Colin region to create a townland. I’m sure they have architects visualisations.

The point of interest to me is that I would release much of these assets onto game asset stores. You won’t make much money off them so give them away. And make it so that Belfast is a location (for good or ill) in games. So that people who play these games are already familiar with the city. And make it that someone from the west of the city can explore the east of the city without pressure of fear.

And I’ll challenge anyone to a game of CTF Capture the Fleg on the streets of Virtual Belfast.

Noah (8) does a Minecraft animation

Noah spent yesterday afternoon and evening putting together a short animation with camera control, rigging, motion blur and textures. This was put together using Blender 3D which he’s been learning at the 3D Dojo in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This is how kids use their mid-term holiday if you give them the right tools. Noah was … Continue reading “Noah (8) does a Minecraft animation”

Noah was amused that “in my day” we didn’t even have cameras to do stop motion animation. We had to write little pictures in the corners of notepads and animate them by flicking them quickly. These days he has the entire gamut of animation software to try things out.

This is why we need to do more of this across the region because the kind of thinking that got us to this place will not get us out of this. We need to re-brand Northern Ireland as a “creation nation” or an “innovation nation”. That’s the sort of rhyming that gets the PR truck running.

So, watch what else comes out of 3D Dojo. We have some of the best minds in the country. We have some of the best creatives in the world. And, perhaps for good or bad, the only way is up.

Heisenberg 8 bit de-make

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From here:

Yeah, I’d play that.

Aaaand….

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13 Coins Out Now.

13 Coins was released yesterday. I’ve been following the development of this for several reasons, not least because I consider Martin and Greg to be friends, but also because Phil, Paul and I did something similar a few years ago (which Phil has made into a lovely little app dev company. A static picture can’t … Continue reading “13 Coins Out Now.”

A static picture can’t do justice to the 13 Coins comic. What we did in Infurious was revolutionary then and was, by far, the best comic platform at the time. What Corinthian Publishing have done with 13 Coins is absolutely re-define the comic buying experience and the scale and scope of what can be done. It goes much further than just putting a comic onto the iPad, it’s about giving a real comics fan the sort of digital experience they’ve been wanting.

Hyperbole? Maybe a little – but I’ve got experience of this. And this is good stuff. I wonder if they’re interested in publishing Murderdrome?

The Context of Conversation

After a really fun Civic Conversation earlier this year, Paul Bower volunteered to do some visualisations of some of the themes. I’m delighted with this one. @cimota I've re-presentd your excellent eg. of how certain conversational introductions carry a context of their own pic.twitter.com/2qC7fSvReX — Paul Bower (@paul_bower) October 24, 2013 These words all mean … Continue reading “The Context of Conversation”

After a really fun Civic Conversation earlier this year, Paul Bower volunteered to do some visualisations of some of the themes. I’m delighted with this one.

@cimota I've re-presentd your excellent eg. of how certain conversational introductions carry a context of their own pic.twitter.com/2qC7fSvReX

— Paul Bower (@paul_bower) October 24, 2013

These words all mean the same thing. But depending on the who or then when or the where, they have vastly differing meanings.

Take a couple of minutes to appreciate genius.

This morning I made everyone late by getting trapped on the Black North vimeo page. Have a look yourself: CLOUD SKY Main2x from Black North on Vimeo. New forest from Black North on Vimeo. forest test (Enhanced) from Black North on Vimeo. There are heaps more videos on their page. You’ll notice they’re building “Finn … Continue reading “Take a couple of minutes to appreciate genius.”

This morning I made everyone late by getting trapped on the Black North vimeo page.

Have a look yourself:

CLOUD SKY Main2x from Black North on Vimeo.

New forest from Black North on Vimeo.

forest test (Enhanced) from Black North on Vimeo.

There are heaps more videos on their page. You’ll notice they’re building “Finn in the Forest” in Unity. (I’ve mentioned that Digital Circle is offering free training in Unity RIGHT NOW)

WIPERS TIMES trench shot breakdown from Black North on Vimeo.

GRAVE.mov (iPad, iPhone 4 & Apple TV) from Black North on Vimeo.

This stuff looks like magic. In other words – the technology is sufficiently advanced 🙂

3D Objects of Immense Antiquity

We now have 3D images of heritage artefacts found in the Belfast Hills on our website – check it out!… http://t.co/OwOivuRSGl — Belfast Hills (@BelfastHills) October 22, 2013 Now, I’d like them to get with the “3D Programme” and release their scans of these artifacts as OBJ files on Thingiverse or a similar 3D asset … Continue reading “3D Objects of Immense Antiquity”

We now have 3D images of heritage artefacts found in the Belfast Hills on our website – check it out!… http://t.co/OwOivuRSGl

— Belfast Hills (@BelfastHills) October 22, 2013

Now, I’d like them to get with the “3D Programme” and release their scans of these artifacts as OBJ files on Thingiverse or a similar 3D asset site. This is the sort of thing that Don Undeen at the NY MET is doing.

#tmbelfast – TeachMeet Belfast 2013: Presenter 3

I was invited to speak at TeachMeet to try and highlight some of the work we do in the education sector as a non-profit focused on making the sector stronger. We also got to show off stuff with an Oculus Rift and Raspberry Pi (sadly not in the same presentation) Related posts: The Broadband Blueprint … Continue reading “#tmbelfast – TeachMeet Belfast 2013: Presenter 3”