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BBC’s “Dimensions” overlays geographic data of large-scale events on your region
Many times I struggle to comprehend the magnitude of an event, such as the flooding in Pakistan. News reports state that the flooding has affected one-fifth of the country – well, is that a lot or a little? In attempt to answer this question, Berg and BBC producers developed “Dimensions” to help users visualize the scale of major events. By overlaying the affected area in relation to my zip code, I can now see that the flooding stretches from Orlando, FL, to New York City, NY. Now that I can directly compare the size of the flooding to roughly U.S.’ east coast, I can say for certainty that flooding in one-fifth of Pakistan is a huge issue!
Inside the 3D industry with 3D Guy Al Caudullo
In my quest to keep up with the rapid evolution of 3D stereoscopic TV and related technologies, I had the opportunity to contact a couple of knowledgeable people, and even took a trip to my local Best Buy for a hands-on demo.The first source for information about all things 3D was Al Caudullo. Al, known as the 3D Guy, was happy to respond with words of wisdom to my questions about this topic.
France 24′s “The Fall of the Wall” web documentary: storytelling falls short despite interactive interface
Adam Westbrook recently alerted me about France 24 and Tandem Production Berlin’s latest web documentary titled “The Fall of the Wall,” and I was eager to check it out after Adam prefaced the link by “lots of good interactivity but poor on the storytelling.” Did this mean that they prioritized functionality over content? I had to go check it out for myself and low and behold, I actually agree with Adam’s assessment – they succeeded in making an interactive web documentary, but unfortunately the actual story content was quite underwhelming.
RENCI pioneering the visualization industry with innovative interfaces
Today I flew through a digitally enhanced simulation of an ear canal, looked at 3D manipulations of static 2D images, and watched a seamless video projected simultaneously on four surrounding walls. The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is based in North Carolina and oddly enough it was my first visit to this extremely innovative and eye-opening interactive institute. Not only did it get me excited about information visualization, it gave me tons of inspiration for the future of immersive and interactive multimedia.
Trivial Pursuit experiment combines interactivity and innovation to promote game
Drop everything and go play Trivial Pursuit. No, not the old board game that is probably collecting dust in your game closet. I’m talking about the new “Trivial Pursuit experiment- Who’s smarter than who?,” where men and women compete against each other in this interactive feature. Currently, the women are just narrowly winning, so join in and get some Flash inspiration while playing this fun game!
Top 50 multimedia sites of 2009
2009 brought countless inspirational Web sites, touching stories, and innovative ideas. Here is my “Top 50″ list of favorite multimedia sites from this year. Thanks for all of the inspiration and keep it up for 2010!
Six must-see interactive movie Web sites
While the movie industry may go a little overboard in their use of Flash for their promotional Web sites, the end products are still extremely innovative. Included here are six movie sites we recently came across and subsequently spent over an hour immersing ourselves in their engaging sites. Enjoy!
Toyota launches user-submitted multimedia interface “Beyond Cars”
Less than a year after Toyota wowed the interactive community with their “Why Not? Innovation Experience” site, they have launched “Beyond Cars,” a user-submitted interactive portal allowing their audience to discuss a “better tomorrow.” Their site provides a truly engaging experience as users move around a visually stimulating interface to read, watch, and view other people’s thoughts about our future.
Dallas Cowboys Stadium: Two multimedia approaches, one story
Last week, I came across two eerily similar multimedia packages about the new stadium for the Dallas Cowboys. The New York Times chose a video format, allowing the user to sit back and watch the 3D animation and listen to the reporter’s synced voice-over track. On the other hand, USA Today built an interactive graphic, allowing the user to move the animation with a scrubber bar. This is a great opportunity to analyze the two and think about how the medium selected impacts the user experience.
Waterlife interactive website an inspiration for all
I came across an extremely inspirational site today that I knew would create a stir amongst the II community. Take five minutes to experience this innovative interface, Waterlife, and appreciate the possibilities with Flash. For a documentary about the water resource of the Great Lakes, I can’t imagine how much of their budget was spent on the Web site. Regardless, it helped get my creative juices flowing!
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