Making my own camera remote

So I got an app for my android phone call DSLR remote. Now to use it, I need to make an infrared controller. this is the start of that project.

TedX

TedX was a unique opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of information from experts with a strong knowledge base of their topic. The format used by the organizers of multiple presentations on topics so varied, ranging from biking to ambiguous geneitalia may be off putting to some. However it reminds me of the rationale behind a strong liberal arts education. Exposure to new ideas, to knowledge outside of one's scope, to information beyond one's experiences allows for great opportunity.

It is only by opening ourselves up to new ideas that we can grow as people and as artists. TedX brings together innovators and those who want to become innovators. It brings together brilliant minds and allows those minds to share their brilliance and opens the listeners to becoming more brilliant.

TedX is inspirational  in the ingenuity of its diversity, its excellent presenters, its wealth of knowledge, and is on my calendar for 2012.

TEDx Rochester and RIT Link

While waiting for TEDx to start and looking over the speaker lineup, 6 out of 15 of the speakers are involved with RIT in some form or another. 

This should be interesting.

Cars from the inside!

Animated Car Anatomy - Jake Parker Spills the Guts on Pixar's 'Cars' (GALLERY)

Pure brilliance!!

Industry info

Animation daily

Keeping up on industry info is important. Here is a good site I check out.

Join my LinkedIn network

Begin rant

LinkedIn: Do you know what bugs me about linkedin? When people can't be bothered to send a personalized note asking to be a part of their network and just send the default invite.

If you are serious about getting connected to people, send a personalized note. If you don't know that person, let them know why you want to connect with them specifically.

End Rant

Thanks

10 Thesis ideas

1) Creating a better penholder for the Wacom tablet line

2) Creating all the assets for a movie about living a life and aging.  The main part of the thesis would be the design of the character as well as the aging process and textures

3) Creating the 2057 Chevrolet in 3D.  Much like the Thunderbird, Mustang, PT Cruiser, Prowler and Camero

4) Designing an installation piece in the bathroom that would track if someone washed their hands, a laser would project on the floor if they had or not and would follow them around.

5) Design the website for the Transportation Museum, creating immersive video be highly functional

6) Create a website that has just menus on it from restaurants near you.  They would all be formatted the same and would be easily navigable so when someone wants to eat something, they can just look it up and easily know how to navigate the menu.  It would include an allergy section so you will be able to know if you can eat it or not.

7) Create and Design an android app for gold index.  Offering another way to purchase gold.

8) Create the set and characters for an animation about hope called Occlusion

9) Design a better baby carrier

10) Create a realism vs hyper real CG comparisons.  I find images, or take the images my self and recreate them in cg. trying to make people look twice and hopefully guess the wrong image.