Kaneda gets Gun Crazy, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. An Akira themed Gun Crazy GIF for DS106 GIFfest (Extended). Shotaro Kaneda gets Gun Crazy while battling Tetsuo Shima.
Two guys and their Miniguns
Two guys and their Miniguns, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. A Minigun themed Gun Crazy GIF for DS106 GIFfest (Extended). With its rotating barrel, cascading cartridges and dramatic muzzle flash the Minigun seems to be the weapon of choice for movie characters who need to battle against great odds. Terminator 2: Judgement Day and The […]
It’s a great day for sporting GIFs, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. A Flyers VS Blackhawks 2010 Stanley Cup playoff themed It’s A Great Day For Sporting GIFs for DS106 GIFfest.
What counts is that the rhymes designed to fill your mind (Turn up the radio), originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. A Public Enemy themed Rock ‘N Roll ‘N GIF for DS106 GIFfest. Yes. Public Enemy are rock ‘n roll like The Clash!
Fugazi forever rocking DS106 GIFfest, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. A Fugazi themed Rock ‘N Roll ‘N GIF for DS106 GIFfest.
Slayer rocks DS106 GIFfest 2012
Slayer rocks DS106 GIFfest 2012, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. Which other band is more qualified to provide a soundtrack to truly rock DS106 GIFfest other than the mighty Slayer? Nobody rocks a Rock ‘N Roll ‘N GIF for DS106 GIFfest 2012 like Slayer! Nobody!
A work-in-progress render of the scene and 50 frame animated geometry for an augment of door/entry area to Dr Softain’s laboratory. Thematically, this scene takes place around the same time as Dr Softain’s emergency broadcast. The modelling is based on measurements and reference photos taken at the scene. The animated door opening was achieved by creating a […]
Visual Assignment 24 – Troll quotes brief Find an image of a well known figure, add to it a famous quote by someone related in some way to the figure in the image and then attribute the quote to a third, related figure. From the official site: How It Works. Get a picture of someone […]
Dr Sigmeund Softain is specialist surgeon. He was responsible for pioneering The Softain Biopsy medical procedure. Dr Softain’s research is experimental and ongoing. He Tweets his day-to-day research activities and also discusses his work and recent findings on his blog. One day everything changed. Something went wrong in Dr Softain’s laboratory. An experimental medical procedure went awry. An outbreak. Amidst all the chaos […]
I’m interested in exploring the use of augmented reality (AR) in learning experiences. I’ve decided to prototype my early simple AR experiments with Processing and Blender. These early explorations will make use of augments placed with fiducial markers. My goal is to then explore developing AR learning experiences with Layar that can then be viewed […]
Days later or maybe even weeks later is a concept for a collaborative workplace/institute/teaching centre-wide activity for staff and students designed to mend the physical and psychological effects of the Victorian government’s $300 million in cuts from the state’s TAFE sector. Physical and psychological effects could include closure of campuses, a reduction of courses being offered and job cuts. […]
The description for the official Unicorn City trailer on Youtube describes the protagonist as ‘a hard core gamer creates a Utopian society based on rules of table top gaming in a desperate attempt to prove to a prospective employer that he has leadership skills.‘ The creation of a utopian society by the protagonist is a […]
You never know what you’re going to hear when you tune in to DS106 Radio. You’ll always hear a great selection of tunes via /AUTODJ, but it gets a whole lot better when someone unexpectedly grabs the stream and goes /LIVE. It was a late Sunday afternoon and I was in my kitchen preparing our […]
This post documents my thoughts on Darfur is Dying as part of the Week 1 activities research into Serious Games for the Games Based Learning (GBL) MOOC. The game Darfur is Dying – http://www.darfurisdying.com What is it? Darfur is Dying is mtvU’s Darfur refugee game for change that “provides a window into the experience of the […]
This post documents my thoughts on Viking Quest as part of the Week 1 activities and research into Serious Games for the Games Based Learning (GBL) MOOC. The game Viking Quest – http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/viking_quest/ What is it? Viking Quest is an adventure game produced by BBC history. The player is placed in the role of a […]
Know your audience – Anti-graffiti community service announcement, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. An interesting approach to an anti-graffiti community service announcement by a local City Council. I’m curious if the outside of the bus is the most effective location for this kind of message. Would the outside of the bus be seen by the […]
Here are just two examples I’ve found in local print advertising where Facebook has been the single entry point for interactions between an organisation’s products and their potential clients. I’m sure are many more organisations operate in this way. What is most interesting for me is that Facebook is now the default entry point. Previously […]
One of the interesting things that caught my attention in the trailer for Ubisoft’s upcoming video game Watch_Dogs is the inclusion of what could be considered a non-traditional gaming weapon in the player’s inventory. This non-traditional weapon is an electronic device which can be used by the player to hack into electronic devices and systems […]
Mix tapes
Mix tapes resurrected from the archive.
Visual Assignment 24 – Troll quotes brief Find an image of a well known figure, add to it a famous quote by someone related in some way to the figure in the image and then attribute the quote to a third, related figure. From the official site: How It Works. Get a picture of someone […]
Practising out in the open can sometimes lead to a happy accident, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. 遺伝子組み換え食品との付き合いかた-GMOの普及と今後のありかたは? The way of dealing with Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) now and in the future. Written by Ichiro Motoki. Photograph of page 81 from 遺伝子組み換え食品との付き合いかた-GMOの普及と今後のありかたは by Rowan Peter. Used with kind permission from Kaoru Kobayashi and Ohmsha Publishing. […]
This is my weekly archive of the work I’ve produced for The Daily Create (TDC). The Daily Create (TDC) 73 – Make a photo that emphasises yellow I went with the obvious banana. The Daily Create (TDC) 75 –Read a favourite quote, emulating the author’s voice. Tell us why the quote is meaningful This quote […]
A classic TDK D90 tape from the archive. My recording of Fugazi performing on JJJ’s Live at the Wireless program in October 1991. The recording still sounds pretty good considering the poor quality portable stereo I used for recording.
Personal whale
Personal whale, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. I guess everyone has their own personal whale they need to overcome. This could be mine. Workplace-doodle-turned-excellent-parting-gift from a work colleague of 6 years. Thanks.
This is my weekly archive of the work I’ve produced for The Daily Create (TDC). The Daily Create (TDC) 62 – Take a picture from the inside of something looking out Looking through a glass. The Daily Create (TDC) 64 – Make a creative photo of some sort of boundary I was trying to emulate […]
This is my weekly archive of the work I’ve produced for The Daily Create (TDC). The Daily Create (TDC) 29 – Something upside down that is never seen that way – Coffee cup I have a clean desk. The Daily Create (TDC) 30 – The place where you lose things in your house – Under […]
My wave
I shed a little tear every time I receive a reminder email from Google telling me about the looming closure of the Google Wave service. I really liked Wave and where possible I tried to use of it when discussing or reviewing concepts with project team members. I’ll miss it when the service is turned […]
This is my weekly archive of the work I’ve produced for The Daily Create (TDC). The Daily Create (TDC) 22 – A photo of two related objects of drastically different sizes Toy trucks of slightly different size. The Daily Create (TDC) 23 – A photo that freezes or isolates the motion of an object Basketball […]
I used an old Weekly Shōnen Jump as source material for Speed reader. I like it’s economic black ink on pulpy multi-coloured paper style. I also thought the Weekly Shōnen Jump imagery would be able to withstand a drastic reduction in colour palette; a byproduct of balancing the constraints of the gif file format, image […]