Tanya Croft, Eli Purchase, Jean Escalante, Kyle Thomas and Megan Holsapple watch Taylor Moore's presentation on online interactive games at North of 60 Blog Camp, April 2, 2011.
Had a great time at my first North of 60 Blog Camp over the weekend. Thanks to Nancy Zimmerman for organizing the event, and to the other participants who shared their geek-knowledge. Here’s what Tweeters had to say about the event:
The 55-inch Samsung Edge costs $3,688.88. To play movies you'll need a Blu-ray player. Regular HD doesn't have capacity for 3D information.
When I spotted a 3D Samsung TV in the flyer for Audiotronic I had to go check it out for myself. I found online 3D at NFB to be difficult to watch and was skeptical. So my field trip to Roy’s was a pleasant surpise – watching this TV mimicks the cimema experience perfectly.
I was shocked at the $449 cost for each extra pair of 3D glasses (TV comes with two). But they are awesome. These active shutter glasses are so magical they can simulate 3D in 2D movies and games, a feature will be a boon for video-gamers.
But what about 3D content, what’s out there now?
Although this is a growing field, it is limited at this point. Masters Golf was broadcast in 3D (in Yellowknife through Bell ExpressVu), the World Cup will be 3D and there are rumours the Stanley Cup will be 3D.
As well, Hollywood has been churning out plenty of 3D movies of late, which will all find their way to Blu-ray. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Aliens Vs. Monsters appear to be the first movies available in 3D (at least in Yellowknife).
Avatar has only been released in 2D to date (with 3D slated for Christmas), but it can be watched with the 3D render glasses. Honestly, even without the 3D glasses, the 2D Avatar looked sort of 3D to me.
It will be interesting to see how fast the new technology is adopted once the prices begin to drop. Not everybody is a fan of 3D. Legendary film critic Roger Ebert’s vociferous opposition to 3D has been the source of stories on Mashable and Newsweek (lots of great points Roger!).
What do you think of 3D, will you be purchasing any 3D devices in 2010?
A recent large fire at the Yellowknife landfill had the city all a twitter with advice (“keep the windows closed”) and Twitpics of the huge cloud of black smoke that could be seen across the city, such as this series posted by Val Pond.
There was plenty of information on Twitter, but the city was silent.
There has been talk in council of using Twitter (for a full list of councillor social media links, check out Kyle’s listing.) I think that’s a good start, and keeping its website up-to-date would be another avenue.
Nanaimo's website features emergency warning registration form
For instance, the city of Nanaimo website features a prominent Emergency Notification link on its homepage. You register with a form and can receive emergency notifications via telephone or email. The phone/email you receive will detail the nature of the situation and give instructions on what to do.
This is a great idea, I think Yellowknife should adopt it. How about you?
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Our approximate route from Burnaby to Yellowknife. Harsh!
Greetings again, this time from north of 60. We made it into Yellowknife a week and a half ago now after a grueling three day drive through B.C. and Alberta. The scenery through mountainous B.C. was wonderful, but made for challenging driving conditions. I was happy to see the flat, boreal forests of Alberta, with the monotony broken up by continual hawk sightings.
Once we were across the NWT border, bird sightings increased, flocks of snow buntings (sign of spring in the north – yeay) and the ponds by the side of the road were a gathering spot for various ducks headed north for the summer. We even spotted an incongruous-looking sandhill crane by the side of Highway 3 (road to Yellowknife).
Below is the promised bison photo, he was lurking in the shadows and tough to shoot, but I had to get the obligatory shot anyhow.
Strangely, he was the only bison we spotted, though there was plenty of bison droppings along the way so I assume they were all lurking in the nearby forest.
It is great to be back in the north, Yellowknife is a welcoming community. I am going to Yellowknife’s first Tweetup this Saturday to meet some Yk tweeple. The temperatures are still cold here, hovering around/below freezing (it’s been well below average!), but the people are warm so it’s all good 
Bison seen by the road to Yellowkife
Finally my year in the New Media program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology is over and I am preparing for Industry Night at the BCIT downtown campus this Wednesday.
Please drop by if you are in the neighbourhood and check out some of our projects and say hi and goodbye to me. I am moving to Yellowknife, NWT in about three weeks (depending on when enough ice melts in the Mackenzie River for the Merv Hardie ferry to begin operations).
Here is an iCal file for those of you on Mac.
New Media class April 2009 graduation
If you have time, please check out my portfolio website, I am still making changes to it and would appreciate your comments/feedback.
This will be a short post as I have much packing and organizing to do, as well I am taking Avid video-editing classes on the weekends so almost too busy to tweet.
To all Vancouver peeps, it’s been a slice and will see you when we are back on vacation. To all Yellowknife peeps, save a spot for us at scotch night at the Elks third or fourth Tuesday of May
