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ITP Spring Show 2012

Today’s the last day for the ITP Spring Show. Last chance to see awesome stuff[ READ MORE ]

The day I almost died or how I learned to never give up.

In 2006, I was inspired the team who went up Mt. Everest with the Philippine Everest Expedition and wanted to go there too. When they came back, they said it was the most amazing place they have every seen. Abner Mercado and Val Cuenca at Everest Base Camp Photo by Val Cuenca So in 2011, [ READ MORE ]

Hanami

Sakura in Fukuoka Hanami or flower viewing is commonly associated with the act of viewing cherry blossoms. I think I’ve found my idea for my Computational Cameras final. It has an intresting history that dates back to the 18th century on how a single flower can symbolize extreme beauty and a quick death due to [ READ MORE ]

Help me decide

What to do for my finals?? I have a bunch and need to narrow them down and focus on ONE project for the next two weeks. 1. Enhance the AR project. I would actually move the AR codes into playing cards and laying them down the table would project different words. I was thinking of [ READ MORE ]

Cambria to Monterey

Cambria to Monterey: 103 miles http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=35.565982,-121.07833&daddr=moneterey&geocode=FZ6xHgIdxn3I-A%3BFa55LgId7Ai8-CmR-7VwUuSNgDFePUrYCUlI7g&sll=35.608185,-119.816895&sspn=1.098637,5.625&ie=UTF8&ll=36.081455,-121.50837&spn=1.03751,0.85984&t=m&output=embed View Larger Map I woke up to a foggy Monday morning in Cambria but Tim the innkeeper informed me that the fog would blow away by 10am. I had coffee and some chocolate chip muffins I packed myself and headed to San Simeon and Hearst Castle. The road footage [ READ MORE ]

Tokyo 1954

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Flash cards

While most everyone is using Junaio I decided to use the AR toolkit instead. I wanted to make something like magnetic letters on a refrigerator. I got the idea for this in church where each code represents a word. One of the first things I encountered was the words were coming out in reverse. Even [ READ MORE ]

Ultra HD Digital 8k

It’s been a long time coming but it’s application remains to be seen. In 2006, researchers at the NHK demonstrated in Las Vegas a transmission of Ultra High Definition Television with 22.2 surround sound. THe broadcast was from Tokyo to Osaka via an IP network running at 1Gbps. Uncompressed, the sound signal alone an at [ READ MORE ]

Santa Monica to Cambria

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Santa+Monica,+CA&daddr=34.05997,-118.69429+to:35.565982,-121.07833&hl=en&geocode=FX4YBwIdyffv-CkZAJHCzqTCgDGr9SP_tQoXtA%3BFcK2BwIdbt7s-Cl3iv-i6h_ogDHsjjKuK3UCng%3BFZ6xHgIdxn3I-A&aq=0&oq=my+&sll=34.042419,-118.692169&sspn=0.264002,1.40625&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=10&via=1&dmli=2&glp=1&ie=UTF8&ll=34.042419,-118.692169&spn=0.264002,1.40625&t=m&output=embed View Larger Map So my journey begins on the part of California 1 on Santa Monica beach. Let’s get an overview of the purpose of trip. Two years ago I fell in love with the road here in California. It provided amazing landscapes and driving opportunity that made me want to make this. My [ READ MORE ]

Mass Effect 3 Commentary SPOILERS AHEAD!

http://youtu.be/GmECZm1RsN8   After 5 years of going through the Mass Effect storyline it all came to an end for me yesterday. I think that I should blog about this while emotions are still fresh and the wounds are still bleeding(It is war afterall). Bioware set out in 2007 to create a space opera that rivaled [ READ MORE ]

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