A/V

The future of TV is social and the revolution is coming! [Mayhew]

On 06/28/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, innovation, multimedia, online learning, online media, participation, personalized/customized learning, technologies for your home, television, by Daniel Christian

The future of TV is social and the revolution is coming ! | SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS | Digital Ministry — from Mark Mayhew

Ynon Kreiz, CEO of the Endemol group the largest independent production company in the world responsible for Big brother said Social TV is going to be huge.

“The ability to create content that will enable people to interface with each other, to connect, to recommend, to share and experience over television, is going to change the landscape of the industry.”

Excerpts:

What is social TV?

Simply put, it’s about merging your social media networks to the TV. It’s making TV social–again. It’s about taking the water cooler effect and making this virtual, it’s about the empowered consumer viewing content when and where they want, deciding who they want to share it with and being able to do this all in real time.In essence it is a term that describes technology that supports communication and social interaction in either the context of watching television, or related to TV content.Viewers are now using social media to connect with the TV with content that matters to them. Then, as the MIT study shows, they are engaging in massive real-time conversations around those shows and learning to be a part of that conversation and it is a participatory culture as well as a personalised one.TV always been social and on the face of it TV and social media seem like a natural fit but if the TV industry is going to make the most of the opportunities it is going to have change quickly and learn the lessons of the music industry.

…

It is time to rethink TV. It is time to imagine what it could be and redefine it for the participatory culture of tomorrow.

From DSC:

In the graphic below…what thoughts might arise if, instead of entertainment-oriented items, we thought more along the lines of providing materials relating to education, training, professional development?

Tagged with: 1:1 • 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • change • convergence • game-changing environment • innovation • online learning • online media • participation • TV

Check out the Teachscape Reflect product — looks very promising!

Excerpt:

What if you could accurately capture everything that happens in the classroom? Imagine being able to catch every detail of teaching and learning, and then being able to review the captured material online anytime, anywhere, to assess instructional practices.

By combining 360-degree video and high-quality audio capture with online collaboration tools featuring research-based frameworks—including Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching—Teachscape Reflect delivers a classroom observation system and virtual professional learning community anchored in a common definition of teacher effectiveness.

From DSC:
We may be investigating this product for use with supporting remote student teachers. But Reflect can also be used for professional development purposes as well.

Also see:

Video Tools Take Panoramic View of Classrooms — from EdWeek.org by Ian Quillen

Teachscape’s omnidirectional camera is used to capture in real time a 360-degree classroom scene. In the video stream it creates, both the instructor and the students can be seen. —Zhigang Zhu/Department of Computer Science, City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center

New software and hardware tools are being developed to help teachers get a more panoramic view of how things are going in their classrooms

Tagged with: 21st century • A/V • adjunct faculty • career development • colleges • community college • corporate training / universities • faculty-staff • professional development • student teaching/teacher education • teachers • teaching & learning • tools • universities • vendors

Some items re: connected TV’s

On 06/27/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, technologies for your home, television, trends, by Daniel Christian

Excerpts (emphasis DSC):

What is interactive TV?
Interactive TV is technology that allows viewers to interact directly with content and brands through use of their TV remote control to request product samples, discounts and information, express opinions, engage in polling and trivia, and more. In a study, 82% of viewers said they would like to be exposed to additional interactive television advertising. (The Efficacy of Advanced Advertising and In-Program Interactivity, Canoe Ventures, 2010)

Also see Canoe Ventures (New York, NY):

The Next Great Digital Medium
Canoe Ventures^TM is changing television. We’re creating innovative products and services for networks to enhance programming and empower viewers to interact with their TVs.

We are accelerating TV’s evolution by combining the impact and reach of traditional TV with new technologies and marketing solutions that will better connect consumers with brands.

Founded in 2008 by the country’s leading cable operators, Canoe is making TV the next great digital medium.

Addendum from later on 6/27/11:

Apple expected to build 50-inch connected TVs — from rapidtvnews.com
Connected TV set for huge growth — from rapidtvnews.com
Online video to break billion user barrier in five years — from rapidtvnews.com
icueTV – More Interactive TV features! — from newtechnologytv.com

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • convergence • digital audio • digital learning • digital video • technologies for the home • trends • TV

Architectural mapping on a small scale [escapation.nl]

On 06/20/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, architecture, Augmented Reality (AR), emerging technologies, innovation, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: A/V • architecture • augmented reality • emerging technologies • iPad • visualizing information

Some nice innovation from Christie; perhaps a part of the Smart Classroom of the Future?

On 06/16/2011, in 21st century, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, future, immersion, innovation, learning spaces, smart classrooms, television, vendors, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Christie Serves Up Content With Modular Multi-Touch Interactivity Kit and High Performance Software and Media Server

INFOCOMM/ORLANDO, Fla. – (June 15, 2011) – Christie, a global visual technology company, today unveiled the newest members of its Christie® MicroTiles™ solutions family, the Christie® i-Kit touch interactivity kit, powered by Baanto™ ShadowSense™, and the Christie® JumpStart software and media server, both on technology preview at the Christie InfoComm booth #2127 through to June 17.

Also see:

Example shown above from Weill Cornell Medical College

Tagged with: 21st century • 3D • A/V • future • immersion • innovation • learning spaces • smart classrooms • TV • vendors • videoconferencing • virtual field trips • virtual reality / worlds / learning • visualizing information • web-based collaboration

One could easily add to — or substitute — the word “learning” for “TV” in this statement…

On 06/16/2011, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, disruption, future, future of higher education, learning preferences, mirroring and/or multiple devices, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, personalized/customized learning, technologies for your home, television, by Daniel Christian

What TV operators are missing — from Emma Wells

From DSC:
It may not be that long before the word “learning” can either be added to — or substituted for — the word “TV” below (emphasis mine):

Many of the TV tablet apps have taken a few tentative steps toward personalisation, but no one has fully embraced the potential of TV interfaces that can learn and change according to an individual’s preferences and tastes.

What a lot of these operators seem to be overlooking is the chance not only to offer content anytime, anywhere, but to personalise the entire TV experience.

While watching the main TV tends to be a group experience, watching TV on an app is much more intimate and personal.

-- excerpt from What TV operators are missing [Wells]

Addendum on 6/17/11

Has the Holy Grail of Adaptive Tech Been Discovered? — from Mind Shift by Tina Barseghian

Tagged with: 21st century • A/V • convergence • customized learning • Daniel S. Christian • disruption • future • future of higher education • learning preferences • mirroring / multiple devices • personalized learning • TV • Walmart of Education

Some interesting items on learning spaces and how to illustrate them; digital signage

On 06/16/2011, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, digital video, Europe, learning spaces, smart classrooms, television, United States, by Daniel Christian

The following items might give you some ideas on how to illustrate new concepts/designs for your learning spaces:

Steelcase LearnLab – Learning Outside the Box (note this is from 2009, but the concepts and methods of illustrating a space are still relevant)

21st Century Learning Space

Mistubishi MegaView — and also this page here

Planar Unveils Line of Multi-Touch LCD Video Walls — and this page as well

NEC Multi-Touch Display System Using Eight 46-inch Screens

PlanarDigitalSignage.com

CinemassiveDisplays.com/video-wall

Addendum later on 6/16/11:

Omnishapes introduces hexagonal displays for shaped video walls — from Sixteen:Nine and Eyevis (Germany)

Tagged with: 21st century • A/V • digital signage • digital video • learning spaces • smart classrooms • TV

AntiVJ presents: St Gervais — features the interaction of light, art, space, & music

On 06/14/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, art, creativity, Europe, innovation, interactivity, music, play, by Daniel Christian

AntiVJ presents: St Gervais

Tagged with: A/V • art • creativity • Europe • innovation • interactivity • music • play

Art exhibitions that explore the intersections of light, space and interaction

On 06/14/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, architecture, art, Asia, Europe, interaction design, interactivity, by Daniel Christian

Oslo Lux 2011

…was a one day seminar (held back in January 2011) with associated art exhibition that explores the intersections of light, space and interaction.

image (c) Eddie Clemens 2011

Per Anthony Rowe:

The next LUX event is confirmed as taking place on 8-10 July 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. The format will be similar to Oslo Lux – a mix of local and international artists, researchers, designers and architects will map out the overlaps of light, space and interaction. The event will take place over 2 1/2 days, and is timed to coincide with Te Aomarama, a Maori festival of light. See http://www.lux.org.nz/ for more information.

Also see:

Two swans below fireworks projected onto fountain at Odaiba Water Show (Tokyo).

Tagged with: A/V • architecture • art • Asia • Europe • interaction design • interactivity

“Telepresence no longer just for the board room” [Cisco’s announcements today]

On 06/14/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, emerging technologies, telepresence, tools, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Telepresence no longer just for the board room – New Cisco value-priced endpoint makes widespread enterprise adoption more affordable — from Cisco
Enhances “any to any” interoperability; Makes Telepresence conferencing easier, smarter and more cost effective to deploy

ORLANDO, Fla. – June 14, 2011 – Cisco today introduced a number of new telepresence products and enhancements as part of its collaboration portfolio designed to give customers new ways to simply, quickly and cost effectively scale telepresence throughout their organizations. The advancements also enhance “any-to-any” interoperability between Cisco TelePresence® endpoints and any standards-based devices, and make the telepresence experience even more intuitive with user-friendly features and capabilities.

Addendum later in the day:

Comcast is bringing Skype to TV — from Mashable.com

Tagged with: A/V • digital video • emerging technologies • telepresence • tools • vendors • videoconferencing • web-based collaboration

Multi-device viewing/participation continues to build steam; entertainment now…education on deck.

On 06/14/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, emerging technologies, game-changing environment, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile technologies, tablets, technologies for your home, by Daniel Christian

Excerpt for features:

Televation acts as an independent content access point efficiently tuning all subscribed services and transcoding to the proper format without disrupting household viewing. Changing channels on the tablet is easy and doesn’t affect household members watching TV in other rooms.
Designed by our expert engineering team, Televation receives a QAM signal via coax, decodes and decrypts it using a QAM tuner and CableCARD, then transcodes and transrates from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4.
Televation protects content distributed within the home with CableLabs and DTLA approved IPRM, part of Motorola’s SecureMedia® DRM. It uses regulation CableCard technology to protect content delivered to the home.
Subscribers navigate Televation’s experience using an application on their tablet or device. Providers can either build their own branded App or use a customizable, ready-to-use App created by Motorola.

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • game-changing environment • internet • mirroring / multiple devices • mobile technology • tablets • technologies for the home • TV

Adobe’s Kevin Lynch on the future of apps and publishing [Warman]

On 06/13/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, Adobe, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, future, publishing, tablets, television, trends, by Daniel Christian

Adobe’s Kevin Lynch on the future of apps and publishing –– from The Telegraph by Matt Warman
Kevin Lynch, the Chief Technical Officer of Adobe, explains that the effects of new mobile technology will be felt from the media to museums

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

So it’s tablets, whether it’s in museums or on the sofa, that Lynch believes are set to transform both the company whose “tech vision” he runs and the consumer landscape. For now, however, he admits that reading magazines on an iPad can be a confusing experience: “a crazy world of interaction,” as he puts it.

Further into the future, Lynch says we should look forward to more screens everywhere, and more interaction between the screens too. “Roll-up displays, foldable displays, projection displays – all that technology is going to keep getting smaller. The world of the future is going to be a lot of screens,” he says. “So we’re thinking about tablets but we’re also thinking more broadly than that.”

Tagged with: A/V • Adobe • future • tablets • trends • TV

Sensory Guru [UK]

On 06/13/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, art, assistive technologies, creativity, emerging technologies, music, UK, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: A/V • art • assistive technologies • creativity • emerging technologies • music • UK

Tagged with: A/V • Apple • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • mirroring / multiple devices

A hearty “Amen!” to this Steve! :)

On 06/10/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, adjunct faculty, faculty/staff, higher education, technology (general), by Daniel Christian

Be nice to techies — from Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor of learning technology in the Faculty of Education at the University of Plymouth

From DSC:
A hearty “Amen!” to this Steve! 🙂

Tagged with: A/V • adjunct faculty • faculty-staff • higher education • technology (general)

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