You Need Serious Play*
In lieu of a Friday Flickr Fix, I’m serving up video. Last week I won a webcam and this video is the result of my special effects test. When I watched it, the Radiohead mashup came to mind. The two complement each other (and redefine goofy in the process).
This is not my first webcam or my first video. But I’m posting the video to prove a point.
Playing around with new web sites and new gadgets can lead to some serious benefits. My presentations have improved since tuning into Flickr and using video to kick off a slide deck. So this post is to encourage and inspire – while hopefully making you laugh (with me, not at me).
Far too often, I think people want to fully understand new technologies before they start using them. But instead they should just jump in, experiment and engage in serious play. *Serious play is also a design conference and a book.
Dude, my inner-child came out when I got my Mac and discovered photobooth. I must have played around with it for hours. It just goes to show where technology is going... to the limits of our imaginations. Expand your mind.
Posted by: Johnathan Barrett | Friday, June 06, 2008 at 07:09 AM
Dude, my inner-child came out when I got my Mac and discovered photobooth. I must have played around with it for hours. It just goes to show where technology is going... to the limits of our imaginations. Expand your mind.
Posted by: Johnathan Barrett | Friday, June 06, 2008 at 07:09 AM
Johnathan - Photostory 3 which is a free download from Microsoft and Animoto are also a lot of fun.
Posted by: Kevin Dugan | Friday, June 06, 2008 at 08:11 PM