@MadMeggie Not sure what to think about all the Darkhawk changes. Sucks to feel like the early90s was a lie . Just re-read all that stuff! in reply to MadMeggie#
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@nilskidoo That’s an unfortunate reality I suppose. I’m curious to see how this all plays out though, I won’t lie. in reply to nilskidoo#
@silverage I’m crossing fingers that this turns out right … strange enough the webcomic release model kinda provoked the concept! in reply to silverage#
Ever since Gabe Mac came down last weekend my brain has been kick-started to another level (not a new level, just another level ; my brain has no problem being kicked AND kicking like a mule all the time). It’s like I need more things to WANT to start!, right?! It’s something that can’t be helped! It seems to be part of who I am–and I think I need to start embracing that part of me in a more fulfilling way instead of letting it hamper me.
One new project that came to mind occured immediately after coming across a service that I’ve known about for months but never ended up checking out until this week. The web service is called 12seconds.tv.
12seconds.tv is a new “evolution” of the Twitter idea. It is to vlogging what Twitter is to blogging. Although not “competing” with Twitter as pointed out by Sol Lipman, Co-Founder of 12seconds.tv (who also corrected my .com/.tv blunder in the first video test below), it’s a comparison that is obvious even if unintentional. Twitter limits what you can type by giving you 140 characters to type your thoughts. 12seconds.tv limits what you can say by giving you 12 seconds to record your thoughts.
I really liked the concept from the get go because it adds another layer of personality to a “micro thought”. It can, of course, provide the internet with a new fountain of “human spam” but alas, that’s the world we live in today; adapt and accept it, filter it as needed to get through the day if you’re bothered by it, and you’ll survive on the e-frontier.
After doing a few different webcam tests throughout the early process I was able to at least have a set of quality markers. The kind of quality captured affects what the content of my 12 second rant will be. Sounds unnecessarily complicated? Of course it is! I should just use whatever I have when I have it right? Sure!
But that’s not the way I roll.
Nokia N95
MacBook Pro, Wireless
Logitech WebCam, Direct Connection
MacBook Pro, Direct Connection
Live Stream from Qik to 12seconds
These videos represent samples.
You can see the full videos
on 12seconds.tv/channel/NunoXEI
if you want to see stuff that
doesn’t matter in larger quality.
The mini-project I have in mind is one that takes 12seconds.tv a step further–in perhaps a direction it wasn’t intended to go–but that’s what makes the concept of the process intriguing to me. The goal is simple: Create a video capturing a serial short story in 12 second chunks that, as a whole, constructs the final piece.
How does one separate the tale?
How does one keep pace and rhythm?
How does the fractured delivery affect the final result?
How is punctuation dealt with considering the 12 second constrain?
Here’s to hoping I see at least “one chapter” of this project come to a close before sidetracking to something new!
I have the fortunate experience of going to the University of Waterloo for 5 years for a degree in Fine Arts and English. I spent a LOT of time on campus trekking from the far east end where the Fine Arts building was all the way to the far west end where St Jarome’s was (where they held most English classes). Between the large stretch of campus I got to witness small chipmunks chasing tailless squirrels, squirrels scavenging in trash bins, squirrels frolicking in Spring, squirrels eating out of lazy student hands, and on unfortunate instances the still corpse of a tenacious squirrel that didn’t run fast enough, turned back after finishing its mad dash by 90%, or frozen in fear like a deer in headlights–splat!
Harsh reality, Darwin be with them all! It’s all part of the fact that Waterloo (campus) has an over abundance (some would say) of the fluffy rodents. When populations go nuts, the nuts are harder to find for one of Waterloo’s most “abundant native game species” and the damned ravenous chipmunks never took it easy on the larger foragers; they were plainly aggressive and devilish in their territorial rulership.
With all that said, I came across this video and it reminded me of those times back a decade ago. A time when looking at squirrels running back and forth was considered the highlight of my days. Every term had a squirrel story to tell. Actually, here’s another story! “Squirrel” was the first word in memory I had trouble spelling during a grade 4 spelling test. I then made a project detailing the squirrels habitat, etc and even drew a squirrel on the cover–one of my first animal drawings, and also one of the reasons I almost became a veterinarian. That being said, you can see why the above video touches me deeply. Hopefully when I move back up to Waterloo this September I’ll cover these little buggers a bit more closely for everyone’s enjoyment…
Or just mine.
University of Waterloo, Health Services, note on squirrels:
Squirrels present a nuisance problem more than anything else. They can be very destructive.
Squirrels do not carry the Rabies virus, but they can bite. As with any animal bite, up to date immunization for Tetanus and Diphtheria (Td) is important. This immunization when given is valid for 10 years from date of injection.
Good hand washing technique is necessary if in contact with a squirrel. They are known to carry fleas.
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