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Felt Club at The Shrine Auditorium 2008

thedanibot — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:53:11 +0000

Felt Club

Felt Club rolled through this weekend, and I decided to take up the invitation to tag along. I’d been offered once before to join, but given the fact that I had no clue what it really was I was leerie of gallivanting through. Turns out it was pretty interesting, and I found a few little bits of inspiration throughout the day.

After I realized it was a gathering of Etsy-ites I wondered if Queenie might have a booth. Her work’s fabulously fun, but I mangaged to find some adorable little items with other vendors. The world of felt is not exactly the way I go, but I developed an appreciation of its capabilities. They also had swarms of booths with clothes, prints, jewelry, artwork, and DIY decor. The visitors were insanely cute (clearly myself included). Check out my new uterus–it’s definitely better than yours…

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of SIGGRAPH 2008

thedanibot — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:26:08 +0000

As a newcomer to the SIGGRAPH 2008 Evolve Convention I think it had an adequate amount of alluring fluff. Though my day was beautiful as far as experiences, great company, and enticing swag, I think I could have dealt with a bit more. It left me craving more, and perhaps that was one of the best free bits I could have picked up off the convention floor.

Some highlights of the day were the thermal imaging Predator-esque camera booth (a truly fun eyecatcher to any group of n00bs at the convention who couldnt’ help but wonder which body parts and functions would display the red hot hottest areas–it quickly went South…literally), the free green-screen booth which turned out to be a blue screen (but who am I to point the finger), the DEATH SPHERE OF DOOM in one of the back booths across from LUCASFILM (another highlight!) which none of us really got see demonstrated, mo-cap booths a’ plenty, robotic arms, 3D experiences with “shutter glasses”, guitar hero tournaments, wacom cintiq tournaments, racing simulators, and a slue of other interactive goodies.

Neither the presence of traditional 2D demonstrations at the Disney booth, nor the studio art gallery went unappreciated; however, I must admit the interactive portions of the studio art seemed a bit stretched. I could not help but compare the exhibit to the 2006 Ecstasy exhibit at Moca–now THERE was some interactive and thrilling interaction. Perhaps it was a slight let-down… Despite my personal opinion onlookers seemed to sufficiently enjoy the section…

Unfortunately my camera batteries died. Fortunately I had the camera on my phone. Unfortunately my phone died. Granted I should have brought my home charger with me on my mini vacation this week. Regardless here are a few pics I snapped before it all hit the fan (more pictures later)

The Pitter Patter of Cintiqs!

thedanibot — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:17:57 +0000

Realize this: I’ve never been to SIGGRAPH before, and in a matter of hours I’ll be conscious again and driving over to meet my destiny. In other words I’m excited. VERY excited. I am prepared to be let down as usual, but I will do my very best not to let that be the case.

Oh the glory! Oh the HUMANITY!

I’ll write a memo: Remember to breathe, and don’t forget to take an insane amount of photos.

On Lunch Break at LA Ink…

thedanibot — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:28:14 +0000

Someone very dear to me was fortunate enough to get tattooed on LA Ink today, and while being a “Background Artist” on the show I stepped out of the shop for a tofu bite and a gallery hop. Here’s a little inspiration courtesy of the Carmichael Gallery two doors from High Voltage:

By the way, we’re told the show may air in October, and legally we can post the images of the tattoo/process afterwards. Ah, rules and limitations…

Assignment – The Bouncing Ball

thedanibot — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:09:18 +0000

My revision to the third iteration in this notorious assignment theme…next it’s animating male and female walk cycles

The Film that Inspired Me

thedanibot — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:54:34 +0000

It seems only fitting that I get the ball rolling (or bouncing) and mention the John Lasseter event a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t get anything signed, but I got a couple of little photos. Some day my phone will have a real camera…or someday I’ll have a real spine and bring in my real camera.