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.
"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
