HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. It is a set of techniques for allowing a higher range of values between the lightest and darkest areas of a digital image. The results can be truly breathtaking, here are some examples from Wikipedia.
The practical details involved with achieving these effects I’m not sure of yet, I literally [...]
The (insert-any-letter-here)Art puns continue. But in all seriousness, I think I’m ready to make Mars Bars go Far, work. This was one of my very early creative ideas developed during a furious period of brainstorming just after I was offered an interview for University. My notebook was this envelope;
Ideas 2006
The concept embodies my target of [...]
I just experienced an earthquake for the first time in my life, in Manchester, of all places.
It was a truly weird experience; I was sitting on a chair working on the computer. I noticed a swaying motion and looked round expecting to see my girlfriend there. Unfortunately as I turned I saw she was sitting [...]
Researching stuff for the Interactive Arts Wiki, found Zenphoto. Possibly a good thing for Photobombing…
I’m collaborating on a project with various people on my course to create “David Bowie World” on Second Life. That is a separate post on its own - but its got me to thinking about a few things:
Geocaching for Second Life (or a Geocaching-like game)
Photobombing for Second Life
Travel-bug games for Second Life (passing a “token” [...]
I’ve made my own Infrared Pen for use with a Wii controller; interactive white board a-hoy. Hopefully will use it somehow with Zimmy’s feedback project using Johnny Lee’s interactive white board software. See this post for some cool videos demonstrating it.
For anyone’s reference; I got the infrared LED from Maplin. The part is “High Power [...]
I’ve started working with Zimmy on creating an multi-faceted installation based around audio visual feedback. It stems from Zimmy’s experiments with pointing video cameras at projections of what the video camera is looking at… thus creating a feedback loop.
It is hugely fun, and awe inspiring in a way- I really love things that make you [...]
Just as everything felt as if it were going well… I discover I’ve somehow managed to spam everyone who got involved with my “Prayer 2.0″ project. I had a feeling something was up, should have sniffed it out. Idiot me… Makes me think of Bob Dylan again;
Someone’s got it in for me, they’re planting stories [...]
During my last years study I was very interested in WikiPedia and the potential of creating or using a Wiki for developing creative practice, as well as using the structure of a Wiki for some sort of creativity. I explored creating a self-referential artwork through sabotage of WikiPedia; an interesting concept but in reality something [...]
I liked Gregor Neuerer, and I thought his work was of interest. However it doesn’t detract from an element of irony in the title of his latest exhibition; at least there is irony for me having listened to his lecture! It left a trace, but it was but a trace! I found the presentation reminiscent [...]
This is my current work plan - although its getting to the point where “juggling work” almost deserves its own place on the plan.
Prayer 2.0 fixes and development. I’ve somehow created some bugs in the Prayer 2.0 website that need fixing urgently, also I’m planning to launch some similar websites with different purposes.
Photobombing development. I’m [...]