TechnoFrolics Gives Viewers A Beautiful Sunset Over the Great Lakes.
 

SOMERVILLE, MA., 2008 - TechnoFrolics collaborated with the Great Lakes Science Center of Cleveland, OH to add real-time capture of a live camera feed to its existing innovative Spin Browser™ video explorer technology.

The Great Lakes Science Center exhibit features real-time weather capture that gives visitors the chance to fly through time, seeing clouds, waves, storms, and sunsets as they develop on the great lakes. Using a dial, the visitors spool back and forth through the previous year at their own pace. The live HD camera feed is continuously recorded at 1 fps for the last 24 hours, and 1/10 fps for the last year, while simultaneously retaining the fluid motion characteristic of the Spin Browser video explorer.

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A Beautiful Sunset

Right-Click image (or here) to download 62mb Quicktime movie.

 

Clouds Move Through

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"There has been a strong need for the integration of real-time capture capabilities with the Spin Brower viewing system," says TechnoFrolics' director David Durlach. "This enhancement opens up whole new areas of application that go beyond observing weather. For example, a museum exhibit could allow users to toss a pebble into a pool of water, then use the browser to instantly trace the motion of the burst of water in elaborate detail." The technology also has applications beyond the realm of the museum. "Medical students and surgeons will be able to review and analyze operating room technique during the procedure. Security personnel, sports trainers, laboratory researchers, and test engineers all stand to benefit from this development."

Timelapse capture offers exciting possibilities as well. "In the animal category, imagine being able to rewind the entire life of, say, a chicken. From the adult chicken you see live right before your eyes, back to a chick, all the way back to an egg." Durlach suggests.

For more information about the real-time capture Spin Browser explorer, please visit our Real-Time Overview page.
 
About TechnoFrolics
 

TechnoFrolics specializes in combining technology, art, the natural sciences, and play. TechnoFrolics' creations include dancing techno-artworks, kinetic signs, special event attractions, educational science exhibits, and interactive video presentation tools. TechnoFrolics' fans, clients, and supporters range from science museums to multi-national corporations to international and regional arts organizations and private collectors. TechnoFrolics was founded in 1988 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.


For more information, including a 5 minute downloadable video showing TechnoFrolics' works (including the Spin Browser video explorer) in action, please visit our homepage at www.technofrolics.com.

(We also have a touring Spin Browser video explorer demo unit which can visit your location. It takes less than 5 minutes to set up and is a great lunch break! Please contact us about it.)


CONTACT:
David Durlach, Director and Founder, TechnoFrolics
Phone: 617-441-8870, Fax: 617-441-8872
Email: David@TechnoFrolics.com