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Re: Zoomquilt

#51

Post by keithgabryelski »

_delirium wrote: post #50
keithgabryelski wrote: post #35

https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OB…

I get a 403 forbidden for all these links...

It's not obvious to me what the problem is.

Maybe google drive doesn't like the number of hits it got to this one area.

In any case, this is the base directory:

https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im...

Re: Zoomquilt

#52

Post by _delirium »

wuliwong wrote: post #37
_random_ wrote: post #7

It appears to be similar to previous version: http://zoomquilt2.madmindworx.com/zoomquilt2.swf . Only this time it's a slightly different script language, different rich client and a different vector-based rendering engine. The obvious difference is that now I can't save it easily to be enjoyed later.

Other differences: the art work is 100% different and you have to wait for the flash version to load. Luckily my browser has the ability to "bookmark" urls, so while I am not going to save it for "offline" viewing, I can go back to it whenever I am connected to the internet.

> you have to wait for the flash version to load

Isn't that also true of the JS version? It took several minutes to load for me. There's a loading bar in the middle of the screen, which slowly fills up until the demo is ready to run. That could just be due to the server currently being hammered, though.

Re: Zoomquilt

#55

Post by nwh »

pestaa wrote: post #23
dgdkfjghkdfhkhg wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's deeply unsettling is the usual put-downs from this community.

I very much enjoy the fact that all valid criticism is usually posted and upvoted on HN, as opposed to hurray comments only.

It isn't even criticism. It disturbed me, but I didn't ever say it was bad.

Re: Zoomquilt

#56

Post by creamyhorror »

Ah, this oldie-but-goodie (now in JS form I see!).

- Use [up] and [down] to speed up and zoom out (backwards) respectively.

- Zooming into the sci-fantastical world of O.Z. http://www.syfy.com/tinman/oz/

This fantastic interactive artwork makes me seriously want to watch the show being promoted (Tin Man, a TV miniseries). Many of the pieces in it are stunningly evocative (like the Asian city) and bring to mind some of the best adventure games of yesteryear.

- Zoomquilt II http://zoomquilt2.madmindworx.com/

Bigger, longer, and more unhinged than the original. This brings me back to the collaborative online art projects and people getting together on forums to do cool things for the heck of it.

- Zoom Out! from the SomethingAwful forums http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVGWb9-hhOI http://www.somethingawful.com/photoshop-phriday/zoom-out/

An endless (not really), silly pastiche of meme-y images, courtesy of the goons of SA.

- There's a tradition of "collaborative building" projects on the SomethingAwful Forums, which tend to be full of in-jokes and pop culture/videogame references. Some examples:

The Blue Ball Machine: http://blueballfixed.ytmnd.com/ http://blueballmachine2.ytmnd.com/ (These ones are a crazy joy to follow.)

Goon Tower: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMhacr36JB0 http://www.archi-ninja.com/the-worlds-largest-online-buildin...

Goon City: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=292...

Goon Base (the grandaddy): http://pictures.deadlycomputer.com/d/16192-1/goonbase.jpg

Re: Zoomquilt

#57

Post by malkia »

after seeing it loop for one time, I came back and started reading the comments (on my iPad).

I've had the feeling, while looking at the comment section that it was zooming out (away) from me as if it was to compensate for all that zooming in...

Re: Zoomquilt

#58

Post by [deleted] »

nwh wrote: post #55
pestaa wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I very much enjoy the fact that all valid criticism is usually posted and upvoted on HN, as opposed to hurray comments only.

It isn't even criticism. It disturbed me, but I didn't ever say it was bad.

[deleted]

Re: Zoomquilt

#59

Post by malkia »

3rd3 wrote: post #42
keithgabryelski wrote: post #35

https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OBMHA7qRaTBGbVNaVFlYWWM/im... https://googledrive.com/host/0B_Y4OB…

Anyone else experiencing an optical illusion looking at these stills now?

I did, the comments section was zooming out for me (read on iPad)

Re: Zoomquilt

#60

Post by malkia »

sramsay wrote: post #45
qwertz123 wrote: post #4

When you watch the whole thing and look at some other page afterwards, it's moving in the opposite direction. I found the artistic aspect and the amount of work that must have gone into this project more interesting than the technological aspect. There are 15 participating artists though so at least they could split the work.

Thank you for saying that. I was worried that I was hallucinating alone.

I had the same experience, reminded me as a kid riding in the bus, when the bus makes sudden stop everyone goes forward
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