1st February 2024
Apple is about to launch the Apple Vision Pro, a mixed reality headset. The most advanced consumer headset on the market. This new addition to the MR market will thrust Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality back into the…
1st January 2024
What Is Generative AI Video And Is It Useful In Film Production?
Video AI Technology During 2022 and 2023 a variety of visual Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies were released to an enthusiastic audience of digital content creators. Examples include Midjourney and Adobe Firefly - both designed to create original visual content…
10th December 2023
Google Earth Studio Experiments Part 2
Google kindly gave me access to their Google Earth Studio platform a few months back. I recently used it to create a variety of videos including a 2D 360 interactive video tour of my home city of Chester in England…
22nd November 2023
What Is Gaussian Splatting?
What Is Gaussian Splatting? In really simple terms (and I mean really simple terms...as it's a complex computational technique), 3D Gaussian Splatting describes the processing of images taken from multiple viewpoints to create a point cloud using a technique called…
28th October 2023
Guide To Freelancing Created With Character Animator
Animated Freelancers Guide Adobe's Character Animator software was used to create this 14 minute animated guide to becoming a freelance practitioner in the creative industries. The video is based upon Chapter 2 of the Freelancers Handbook: A Survive and Thrive…
28th September 2023
Free Creative Software for Content Creators and Designers
If you are in the early stages of exploring different types of content creation or just looking to save a little money before investing in professional software such as Adobe’s Creative Cloud (which will cost around £50 / month for…
28th August 2023
Insta360 HDR Photography Of Stockholm in Sweden
360 photography is a great way to immerse the viewer within a scene on a desktop PC, smart phone, tablet and VR headset such as a Meta Quest 2 or Meta Quest 3. I recently visited Stockholm in Sweden and…
27th August 2023
Spatial Multimedia Design Gallery
About Spatial IO Spatial is a desktop, mobile and virtual reality compatible platform designed to help brands, game designers and media producers build and share spaces containing interactive content. The type of media you may find in design galleries on…
7th August 2023
Google Earth Studio Experiments Using Chrome
Below are two videos in 4K 2D 360 format created with Google Earth Studio on a Google Chrome browser. I was given early access to test this browser based app and decided to experiment with the immersive VR video capability…
17th July 2023
Using YouTube As A Research Tool
YouTube was launched on 14 February 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and was purchased by Google in 2006 for 1.65 Billion Dollars. In 2019 it was estimated that around 500+ hours of content was being uploaded…
26th June 2023
Artificial Intelligence and The Singularity
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a significant contributor to our daily lives in the workplace including web search, photography, video production, audio and even 3D asset creation. The market for AI products is growing by the day with more…
18th May 2023
Business and Careers Advice For Graduating Designers
Design graduates in 2023 and 2024 will face a competitive market. Product, graphic, UI / UX, 3D, interior and web designers across the globe will compete for the best jobs available in their town, city, region and even worldwide. Successfully…
29th April 2023
Workrooms With Emily Olman and Peter Simcoe
Over the last few months Emily Olman and I have been exploring Meta’s Horizon Workrooms in terms of capability and potential for use as a creative tool for graphic designers, product developers and for business development in general. So what…
3rd April 2023
Teaching Business and Entrepreneurship at IADT
I was recently offered the opportunity to work with students at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland. During December 2022 I planned a series of lectures and in January 2023 delivered a two…
15th March 2023
Airbus A350F Freighter Design Competition
Airbus have launched their new A350F freighter aircraft which includes the integration of new materials technology and engine design. These advances in design and engineering will provide up to 40% greater efficiency in terms of fuel burn and carbon emissions…