Update on BAMZOOKi, Ian Saunter, Development Director of the BAMZOOKi technology at Gameware Development, posted a comment a couple weeks ago with some interesting info and links on the show so I decided to re-post here.
"Not quite blue screen, but a system developed by the BBC called 'Free-D'. It enables the kids to see their Zooks on that table in front of them (as a 2D projection) whilst the cameras (and their operators) are viewing a real-time composite of the action fed to them via PCs rendering the scene from that camera's relative position in the studio. You can find out more t http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAMZOOKi and there's a nice promo video on Youtube too (at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nau11dK4Eds&search=augmented%20reality).
Cheers
Ian (at Gameware)"
A friend of mine recently asked if I will be changing the title of the blog now that I'm no longer at the GSB and have started work. So if anyone has any brilliant ideas for re-naming the blog just let me know. :) Anything more original than "Microsoft Mennonite"? I may need to keep GSB somewhere too for search engines. Anyone have knowledge on that one?
Oh and I was disappointed to discover that MennoKnight was already taken as an Xbox gamer tag. So I went with the boring Mennonite instead.
Two weeks ago today my grandfather Yutzy passed away. He was the first of my four grandparents to go so it was a new/tough experience for our immediate family. Deaths seem to bring about much reflection, both regarding the person's life and their legacy and also reflection on one's own life.
I caught a flight out on a Friday for the weekend near Columbus, OH. Almost the entire extended family was there for the viewing and later the funeral on Sunday. It was a good time to seem the extended family again, despite the circumstances. And also a chance to meet people in real life that I've either never met or have only recently interacted via email.
It was also the weekend before I was scheduled to start work, and it actually worked out well. I caught a flight back on Sunday evening and got back in time for NEO. Not the ideal situation as I didn't feel mentally ready to go to work, but perhaps helpful in the process.
The major reason for lack of posts is lack of internet access at home. I think I'll wait for Verizon to finish their FiOS installation in the neighborhood and then look into that to offset the Comcast monopoly on high-speed. Besides with Netflix we really don't need or want cable, which high-speed sans cable service is even more expensive.
The other significant reason is all the projects going on at home in this final week before I start work again. It's been fun to have completely free days to work and tear into things that I'll eventually have to fix. I'll need to start a list soon of what I've finished or at least started on. :)