I got an email recently from one Martin Lenclos, who creates 3D online experiences. The New York Photo Festival, which took over DUMBO for four days earlier this month, was one of his clients, and Martin was writing me to share what he created for that event.
“Over the last few years, I’ve developed an innovative method of covering events. I create a 3D online experience of the event, rendered through the interplay of photos and video interviews with attendees and special guests, all set in an evocative, 3D representation of the event’s environment,” he explained in his email. “Quickly after an event begins, a virtual version is launched, which those interested can then visit and explore, both contemporaneous with those attending the event live, or at any point thereafter.”
If you go to the NYPH site, there’s a link to Martin’s project on the right side of the page. Click on that, and a window pops up with a 3D depiction characterizing the festival location.
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If you’ve played video games or used, say, Google Earth, you’ll be at ease with the interface that follows. You pretty much use your cursor/mouse to move around the image and when you roll over something that has content, an indicator pops up showing you your options: a roll of film for pictures, a quote bubble, for text, etc. (You can also use the menu on the left side of the screen to access the content.)
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Martin’s coverage includes interviews with exhibitors, curators, and attendees. You can also view the main exhibitions (the images are a bit small on a laptop, but it’s better than nothing).
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Unfortunately, there’s not a direct link to the NYPH 3D coverage at the NYPH site, but you can embed it at your website—an option that is central to the project. “It’s meant for dissemination throughout the Web,” Martin said. “This new type of journalistic model vastly expands the number of people who can experience an event. The event will live on online, reaching visitors and influencing their decisions long after the festival has closed.”
Was Martin’s project successful? Useful? Interesting? Significant? I’d love to know what you think.
The New York Photo Festival in 3D
I got an email recently from one Martin Lenclos, who creates 3D online experiences. The New York Photo Festival, which took over DUMBO for four days earlier this month, was one of his clients, and Martin was writing me to share what he created for that event.
“Over the last few years, I’ve developed an innovative method of covering events. I create a 3D online experience of the event, rendered through the interplay of photos and video interviews with attendees and special guests, all set in an evocative, 3D representation of the event’s environment,” he explained in his email. “Quickly after an event begins, a virtual version is launched, which those interested can then visit and explore, both contemporaneous with those attending the event live, or at any point thereafter.”
If you go to the NYPH site, there’s a link to Martin’s project on the right side of the page. Click on that, and a window pops up with a 3D depiction characterizing the festival location.
.
.
If you’ve played video games or used, say, Google Earth, you’ll be at ease with the interface that follows. You pretty much use your cursor/mouse to move around the image and when you roll over something that has content, an indicator pops up showing you your options: a roll of film for pictures, a quote bubble, for text, etc. (You can also use the menu on the left side of the screen to access the content.)
.
.
Martin’s coverage includes interviews with exhibitors, curators, and attendees. You can also view the main exhibitions (the images are a bit small on a laptop, but it’s better than nothing).
.
.
Unfortunately, there’s not a direct link to the NYPH 3D coverage at the NYPH site, but you can embed it at your website—an option that is central to the project. “It’s meant for dissemination throughout the Web,” Martin said. “This new type of journalistic model vastly expands the number of people who can experience an event. The event will live on online, reaching visitors and influencing their decisions long after the festival has closed.”
Was Martin’s project successful? Useful? Interesting? Significant? I’d love to know what you think.
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