It has been a busy week. A last minute project came by with a deadline that was very tight, but we managed to deliver a 3d visual update in time. The project was build by others so it is always getting used to how they managed all the assets. We proved to ourselves that we [...]
The blog exists for 3 months now. Time for a reflection! I tried to write regular posts on my previous sites and they never worked… I was more busy with tuning the experience of the site than with real content. With getting back to basics in this one I think I finally managed to write [...]
Why getting it? Multimedia, the stuff that I have learned to create, is all about getting the message/fun/information etc. accross. Getting it is the state you want your user to reach. Understanding getting it is needed to understand other users. So as a designer you have to get it first. Growing knowledge cloud. Some raw [...]
You get it or don’t. Somebody has laid out an experience and people get what is meant or not. It can be about getting the fun or getting the passion, but can also be about more serious goals like getting the knowledge that is teached. It is very difficult to get somebody else to get [...]
Well I think the winner of the next gen battle is here. The output of graphics and sound has evolved greatly in the past generations and Sony and Microsoft tried another leap there. But that leap is costly in research, which has to be paid back in the costs of the console. (599 euros for [...]
I really like to have new gadgets. I don’t buy gadgets suddenly but search for them till the right one comes by. For almost 4 years I had a nokia 3510, I got it cheap, it was reliable with long battery power and was very easy in calling and sending SMS functions. The calender grew [...]
Last friday was a big day. We delivered the official release of the Virtual Reality Engine Room to the Maritime Institute of Terschelling. I was asked to do a small presentation on the building process and the future. I decided it was time again for a supporting ‘powerpoint’ presentation. This time I decided to try [...]