Not really immersive design, but I just like it. A bit of fun by Portuguese designers Cabracega.
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Sunday, 13 September 2009
The Liar
The book I am currently reading now is "The Liar" by Stephen Fry - possibly the smartest & wittiest man on the planet. I've been trying to stay away from non-fiction books recently to expand my imagination as it is key to the idea generation process. Saying that I still listen to the HowStuffWorks podcast to continue learning about new things however trivial they are. I'm all about the knowledge!!!
Shooting Stars
Pure comedy genius! I love the absolute randomness in it - some of the best ideas come from ridiculous situations & thoughts.The new season of the show has just started - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lt2wx
5.5 Designers
I love the exhibit Cloning by 5.5 Designers - they create incredibly personal everyday items. I especially like the eye lamps!
Taken for granted...
What a week! After an incredibly long journey back to Scotland from Australia, it turned out our luggage magically disappeared in transit!!! The scary thing is that the airline - who we put all of our trust into - had no idea where it was either. What an emotional rollercoaster the following 5 days turned out to be before our possessions were located & delivered back to us in (almost) one piece:
1) Confusion - the initial realisation of the missing bags
2) Anger - how could they do this to us?
3) Fury! - after being told the airline had no idea where our things were
4) Despair - knowing we probably wouldn't see our bags again
5) Acceptance - remembering when we had our stuff
6) More Anger
7) Ecstasy - Finding out that the luggage had been located
8) Frustration - waiting for our possessions to turn up
9) Excitement - knowing we would be reunited with our bags
10) Joy - when they arrived (although one bag had been utterly destroyed!)
In summary, you don't realise the emotional connection you have with even the most trivial article until you think you will never see it again.
1) Confusion - the initial realisation of the missing bags
2) Anger - how could they do this to us?
3) Fury! - after being told the airline had no idea where our things were
4) Despair - knowing we probably wouldn't see our bags again
5) Acceptance - remembering when we had our stuff
6) More Anger
7) Ecstasy - Finding out that the luggage had been located
8) Frustration - waiting for our possessions to turn up
9) Excitement - knowing we would be reunited with our bags
10) Joy - when they arrived (although one bag had been utterly destroyed!)
In summary, you don't realise the emotional connection you have with even the most trivial article until you think you will never see it again.
Monday, 24 August 2009
G'day mate!
Sorry for the absence, but a lot has happened this month - notably my birthday(!) & currently biggin' it up in Australia, where broadband is a bit elusive...
Anyway, there's a lot of things I need to blog about, including the journey here & the many amazing locations I have visited including a golf themed bar, some wine tasting (hmm, this seems to be all orientating around booze!) & the general Aussie culture.
But what I've realised when visiting these place is that I'm fascinated by how immersed I become in the experience - completely losing myself in different scenarios & places - a sort of virtual reality. This had made me even more interested in the topic by reading the graphic novel "Surrogates" - taking virtual reality to its limits through robotics & discussing whether we have control over products or them over us.
So apart from that, you haven't missed much! I'll continue my efforts to blog regularly & get pictures, videos etc, but there's no promises as I'm having too much fun in Oz!!!
Anyway, there's a lot of things I need to blog about, including the journey here & the many amazing locations I have visited including a golf themed bar, some wine tasting (hmm, this seems to be all orientating around booze!) & the general Aussie culture.
But what I've realised when visiting these place is that I'm fascinated by how immersed I become in the experience - completely losing myself in different scenarios & places - a sort of virtual reality. This had made me even more interested in the topic by reading the graphic novel "Surrogates" - taking virtual reality to its limits through robotics & discussing whether we have control over products or them over us.
So apart from that, you haven't missed much! I'll continue my efforts to blog regularly & get pictures, videos etc, but there's no promises as I'm having too much fun in Oz!!!
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