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Animation: Stylistically Speaking

As a wise man once said, “Id rather entertain and hope that people learn, than teach and hope that people are entertained.” This man was Walt Disney. I decided to follow suit and screen a collection of animated films for…

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Books, Music and TV for Preschoolers

Most content made for preschoolers is awful. Harsh? Maybe, but when your little monster wants to read a book, listen to a song, or watch a show on repeat, you have plenty of opportunity to notice. As a parent, finding…

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The connection between physical product and virtual product

As a computer programmer, I’m always on the lookout for cool online content – it’s a geek thing.  And so, as a new-ish member of Zinc Roe team, I thought “hey, let’s see what the kids are into these days”.…

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Why own, when you can borrow the press?

“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.”
— A.J. Liebling
Eons ago, when the web was emerging from its grey-background Times Roman infancy, one of the aspects that drew me and many people to it…

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New Media Art!

Sometimes you need a push to delve into things you once loved. Leaving university I needed a break from making electronic and robotic art, but maybe, just maybe its time for that break to be over.
I wanted to do…

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Motion & Activity Tracking in Flash

With the introduction of FLARToolkit and other means of tracking user input through a webcam in flash, I recently had a chance to read up on some of the other ways we can interact with flash applications using a webcam.
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