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Via YouTube/theRSAorg Channel: "This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award."
RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms
Dot. The world's smallest stop-motion animation
Dot. The world's smallest stop-motion animation character shot on a Nokia N8. See Dot. The movie and Dot. The making of
3D, realtime, multiplayer engine for Flash
During the Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles on the 25th of October a new possibilities of new Flash player were shown. Showcase called MAX Racer created by AlternativaPlatform presented technology for multiplayer browser games with possibility to draw more than 3 millions of polygons with high performance. Alternativa3D is Flash 3D engine for realtime, multiplayer games, virtual words, demos and promotional projects....and is now for free to download. Info via: flashflex.com . For more information about the project see the video.
Toy Photography and Photo Tips and trix
Photo by Zelevol
Great collection of toy photography and plenty of Photography Tips and Trix you wiill find on hongkiat.com/blog. Read more on: Bokeh Photography
Action Sequence Photography
Tilt-Shift Photography and High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography. The site provide plenty of information on "How to" in different areas, more on photography you will find in: Five Photography Tips for Amateur Photographers, Five tips to better Group Photography and in Five Vital Black & White Photography Tips
From 2D Mandelbrot to 3D Mandelbulb
The Unravelling of the Real 3D Mandelbulb, Great story and examples of 2D Mandelbrot to 3D Mandelbulb by Daniel White.
The Empathic Civilisation
RSA Animate - The Empathic Civilisation. Jeremy Rifkin's brilliant talk and animation on "mirror neuron" and empathy.
YouTube Play. A Biennial of Creative Video
"YouTube Play. A Biennial of Creative Video aims to discover and showcase the most exceptional talent working in the ever-expanding realm of online video. Developed by YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum in collaboration with HP
Top 25 Videos Announced
On view at the Guggenheim Museums in New York, Bilbao, Berlin, and Venice from October 22 to 24, 2010, the top 25 videos comprise the ultimate YouTube playlist: a selection of the most unique, innovative, groundbreaking video work being created and distributed online during the past two years. The videos and artists were celebrated at an event at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on October 21, which was streamed live to a worldwide audience at youtube.com/play." Via: www.guggenheim.org/
Evolution of 3D Technology
3 interesting articles on Evolution of 3D Technology by Mark Hixenbaugh
Part 1. Break on Through (To the Other Side)
Part 2. Ghosts, Gorillaz, and a Guy named Wolf
Part 3. Trailblazing In 3D: Does Practicality Match Potential?
Via: Brave New Media
Nature by Numbers
Nature by Numbers is a video created by Cristóbal Vila from Etérea. This grate CGI work is describing geometry in nature trough the mathematical sequences such as; Fibonacci numbers, Golden Angle and Ratio and Delaunay triangulation. Documentation along with mathematical explanations you will found here.
Breathing Earth
Breathing Earth – Displays the carbon dioxide emission levels of every country in the world, as well as birth and death rates.
Polar Panorama Effect
Dirk’s Photo Blog present a helpfull tutorial on haw to create your own planets using the “Polar Panorama Effect” with help of the Polar Coordinates filter of Photoshop or the Gimp. Some nice examples are published at webdesignerdepot.com and at hongkiat.com
Gaming the Classroom!
Lee Sheldon assistant professor of telecommunications at Indiana University format his multiplayer-game design course as a multiplayer-game, which increased significantly students level of engagement. According to Sheldon his students are "the gamer generation, they are the social-networking generation, so this class is couched in the terms that they understand." Lee Sheldon’s grading scheme is based on game scoring system; Experience Points, as in the World of Warcraft. I love the idea!
More info via: Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning
I have recently found an interesting contribution from Worcraft community regarding educational aspects of gaming on line: Gettin' Good Gear: Play, Pedagogy, and Engagement in World of Warcraft
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