Jason Kottke recently posted a link to a video that puts things in perspective… in a graphical perspective.
“Le Grand Content examines the omnipresent Powerpoint-culture in search for its philosophical potential.”
But, the video is inspired (and appropriately giving credit) by Jessica Hagy’s way of looking at things.
Simply put: outstanding.
Yesterday I was listening to The World’s Interview with Andrea Crossan on NPR.
She talked about some panorama photos (Managua, Massaya volcano) that she took while visiting Nicaragua, using a device called the Gigapan.
At first sight, the photos may not be that great, but when you zoom in onto any area of the photo you then realize how much detail is brought to you. It sort of reminds me of Google Earth’s rendering.
“The Gigapan is a simple robotic platform for capturing very high-resolution (gigapixel and up) panoramic images from a standard digital camera. Sponsored by Google, CMU and the NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, the Global Connection Project has also developed software which places you inside the panorama and lets you explore.” — Global Connection Project
Andrea Crossan mentioned that there’s a consumer version of the Gigapan to be sold for about $100 some time in March. They’ll even provide support so you can build it yourself.
Cool!!!
