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Canada Day in Surrey!

Jessica — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:43:45 +0000

This is one of my favourite images from Canada Day. These beautiful Persian girls came into the tent and quite naturally made stunning images.

To view more Canada Day images, check out the new posts on our flickr pool.

2 New Glocal Toolkits Released!

Jer — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:38:18 +0000

The images above, and the images in the site header were all created by Glocal participants using pre-release versions of our first two toolkits. We are happy to announce that these toolkits are now available for public download from our Toolkits Page.

First up is the Motion Sequence Tool, a simple software program for converting motion into a still image sequence via a web cam. As you can see from our Flickr Pool, there is a huge variety of images that can be created with this tool.

Next is the Multiple Exposure Tool, which layers captured photos to create photographic images via a web cam or connected video cam. You can store up to 25 photo layers, and combine them in any number of different ways.

Both toolkits are compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms and require a webcam to run properly.

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Micro-narratives

Simon — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:37:39 +0000

Still looking at the whack of images we have taken while flying across the Georgia Strait, it has brought to light the use of still images alongside moving images. As you must of guessed in the last blog, Real vs. Representation, the flying plane is taken from a brochure image of the plane we are flying in.

So what other things can be done when you introduce printed still images in front of the webcam.

The introduction of micro-narratives through the juxtaposition of images and live feeds. The printed drawing and the real time pilot suggest prophetic possibilties to the flight journey.

Or what if real time representation was sistered to the schematic? Check out this image of the Island and its map illustration.

This has given us some new ideas for the upcoming Fuse event!

Real vs. Representation

Simon — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:52:43 +0000

One of the interesting things about the Motion Sequence Application is that it initially suggests that what is being captured is live and therefore real motion in real time. Without getting overly philosophical, what is it that we actually expect when the camera captures something over time? Look at these images taken while flying over Vancouver and the Georgia State.

What is real and what is representation?

Are there planes flying that close to ours? Is the propeller actually being caught and rendered almost still?

Seeing from the Sky

Simon — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:55:18 +0000

While flying to Victoria to meet for some consultation, we had the great opportunity to test the Motion Sequence Application in capturing some dizzying perspectives.

Its got us considering different ways we can create views from above. We’ve already started work on the Balloon Cams and we will soon be posting some tool kits that pass on tips on how to make your own.

Kite cams are next. Our initial research shows that many people are already doing this in cool and interesting ways. Check out both a modified disposable kite cam made by David Hunt and some little more sophisticated cradles that are used by kite cam photographers. Also the folks at Engadget have done a great job of explaining the hack of an old digital cam to make a digital kite cam.