Die Hard World of Warcraft Fans

It has been long debated that computer games can bring out addictive tendencies in certain people. You don’t have to troll the internet far to find stories of gamers that have stayed up for days on end with little food and sleep. In the most extreme circumstances I found an article printed by The Telegraph which reported that a man had died after a 7 day World of Warcraft binge. To be fair the man, 26, was a weighty 23 stone which probably played a massive role in his death but you can understand the point I’m trying to make. So I asked myself the question “what is it that’s keeping these die hard gamers up all night?” and then it hit me, why not develop an energy drink which specifically targets this demographic.

After a quick search on Google I discovered this....



This is an energy shot in the shape of potion bottle which is specifically aimed at WOW gamers....Back to the drawing board.

Projection Mapping Artists

Here are a few of the artists who I have been researching recently. I have added both Joanie Lemercier and Bram Snijders on Facebook, the latter of whom actually made contact with me through private messenger. I have included our brief conversation below.

Bram Snijders – www.sitd.nl
Joanie Lemercier (Crustea) - www.antivj.com
Klaus Obermaier – www.exile.at
Till Nowak – www.edges.framebox.com
Ricardo Rivera – www.klip.tv

Bram Snijders January 19 at 2:09am
Hi Michael, I was asking my selve, where do i know you from? mabey you have the wrong guy in front of you?
Greedz Bram Snijders
SITD)

Michael Riddell January 19 at 2:28am
Hi Bram,

I was trolling the internet today looking for projection mapping resources and came across your videos on Vimeo. I thought I would add you on Facebook along with a few other video artists who's work I was impressed with.

Cheers

Michael

Bram Snijders January 19 at 3:09am Report
Hi i dind't read you message before i send you the first message. Thank you, and i feel appreciated by your request.

I'll ad you to my contact list. Feel free to get in contact. sorry for my first reaction, i trey to keep my facebook contacts organised;)


Are you to active as an video artist/student/performer?

Last Saturday we organised an audio visual network festival in Amsterdam (NL) Called Fiber, there where alot of video artist ther to, we also have sommehing called Fiberspace, where we inspire each other with videos and developments we think are interesting, feel free to engage. you can go to : http://www.fiberfestival.nl/blog/

Cheers,

Bram Snijders (SITD)
www.fiberfestival.nl

Michael Riddell January 19 at 12:42pm
Hi Bram,

no problem, I would have done the same thing if somebody I didn't know had added me :-)

I am a studying Computer Arts BA (Hons) at The University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland. In the last year I have become interested in motion graphics and video compositing. However, recently I have been blown away by some of the projection mapping videos I have seen online by yourself and others. I have decided that this is something I would like to learn and start producing for myself with the aim of possibly implementing these techniques in to my Honours Project.

The only problem is I am very new to projection mapping. Could you possibly recommend any software, hardware and any online resources as a good starting point?

Thanks for taking the time to get back to me.

Cheers

Michael

I'm still waiting on a reply to this last message....

Projection Mapping/VJ Software

There is not a great deal of software out there (that I have been able find) that can offer the sort of functionality I require to achieve the kind of results I’m looking for. However, I have come across two open source software packages that do offer the kind functionality I require:

VVVV - vvvv.org

is a general purpose toolkit with a special focus on real time video synthesis and programming large media environments with physical interfaces, real-time motion graphics, audio and video. VVVV is free for non-commercial use and available for download at its website.

Video Projection Tools (VPT) - hcgilje.wordpress.com/resources/video-projection-tools

“Is focused on different ways of incorporating video, light and sound into physical spaces. Instead of simulating a 3D environment projected onto flat screens it is more focused on creating dynamic spaces using video as light; by projecting 2D into a 3D space (and more advanced projecting a modelled 3dspace into a physical 3d space), masking of the image (like Iball), relief projection (projecting an object back onto itself, like Naimark´s Displacements.”

I plan to experiment with both to discover which would be best suited to my project.