I finally dragged my butt of the couch and got my first mountain bike ride of the year in. It always takes the first ride to get the single track fever back and now it’s hit me in full force. Between scouring Google maps for trails and pondering which bike parts I need to upgrade, there’s a whole slew of videos to I need to watch. Framed is a short but gorgeous video showcasing just how awe-inspiring mountain biking can be. Some scenes were filmed with the Red One; one of the highest quality digital video cameras out there.
Ever since that space video, I’ve wanted a GoPro HD camera; I just didn’t want to drop 300 bones on one. Thanks to the REI Used Gear sale and some chump who returned a perfectly good camera, I scored one for $20. Here’s my first pass with it on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. I can’t wait to hook this up to my mountain bike and hit some trails.
Project: Immersive Flash site for for Rage. My role: Flash developer.
The client needed an interactive site to promote their new upcoming video game, Rage. I was tasked with developing several popcorn assets on the site that showcased 3D versions of the various weapons and vehicles available in the game.
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Inventor of the Super Soaker, genius, really nice guy and all-around stud. He holds 91 patents, consulted for NASA on multiple space shuttle projects and lately he’s been spending his time trying to change the face of solar technology; you know, nothing major.
I’d like to say I’ve grown wiser and more mature in recent years, but lets be honest: I still hate those kids that went to Space Camp. And with Sir Richard Branson taking his sweet time getting the commercial space tourism industry launched, options are dwindling for chumps like me to see the global horizon. That’s why this experiment done by a father and son in Upstate New York seems so awesome. Using little more than a weather balloon, GPS tracker and an HD helmet cam – the so very awesome GoPro HD – they got legit HD quality footage from space. Seriously badass.
Project: Shrek microsite for Nick.com. My role: Lead Flash developer.
Nickelodeon came to us needing a Flash microsite for the latest Shrek installment, Shrek4. I was given the role as lead developer on the site, including a majority of the site creation, all the framework development, deep-linking and tracking info. The E-cards and Waffle Shuffle game were developed by my friend Felix.
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