TechnoFrolics Seeks Partners for Planet-Encompassing, Interactively Explorable Point-Of-View Video Journey
SOMERVILLE, Mass., Sept. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Installed in scores of science museums around the world, TechnoFrolics's FrameGlide software + Spin Browser dial (FG|SB) puts the flow of time into the hands of users, allowing them to traverse video content backwards and forwards at any speed while retaining absolute visual clarity and fidelity of motion.
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TechnoFrolics founder David Durlach explains the original inspiration for the technology:
"Instead of accepting the common assumption that video is pre-produced, passively viewed content, I approached it as a fluid medium, imagining what might be possible if one could fly backwards and forwards through hours upon hours of content, all while retaining total visual clarity, or alternatively, interactively explore high-speed phenomena perfectly smoothly in motion slowed to one's own choice of progression, with a simple, engaging interface that would immerse users in the experience."
The inspiration for David's current aspiration stems from FG|SB exhibits that have proven the technology to be ideally suited to extended, interactive, point-of-view journeys.
As one example, an FG|SB exhibit at the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center in Burlington, Vermont enables visitors to explore 16+ hours of content, filmed from a boat on a journey along Lake Champlain; another at the Connecticut Science Center spans hundreds of miles in an aerial flyover of the Connecticut River from Canada to Hartford, Connecticut.
To date, each such exhibit has focused on a specific region.
"But imagine," says David, "if we offer users, within a single exhibition, the ability to journey far and wide, experiencing diversity and commonalities globally. Through stunning natural landscapes – a 24-hour jeep ride across the Serengeti desert, a 16-hour journey in a submarine traversing the Great Barrier Reef, a 6-hour helicopter trip just above the tree canopy of an Amazon Rain Forest. Through cityscapes – point-of-view rides along the streets of villages and urban areas from Greece to Japan. Traveling swiftly, users would see topographical changes occurring across hundreds of miles, while when moving slowly, have the ability to explore local phenomena such as a flock of birds ascending from a river to form their signature arrowhead formation in the sky, or the interactions of city residents at a farmer's market on a weekend morning. We expect such a resource would be of interest to both the public and to scientific researchers."
Potential enhancements to the core concept include elements such as location-specific, geographical, cultural, historical, and scientific information, as well as personal narratives from locals within the diverse regions.
TechnoFrolics is seeking potential funders and sponsors, museums interested in renting or purchasing such an exhibition, and partners for the filming of or otherwise acquiring suitable content. If interested, please email povjourneys@technofrolics.com.
To learn more about TechnoFrolics and the FG|SB system, visit:
– www.technofrolics.com
– www.spinbrowser.com (aliased to the relevant part of TechnoFrolics site)
– www.temporalinnovations.com
CONTACT: David Durlach
617-441-8870
Email