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Can filming one second of every day change your life? [video]

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Re: Can filming one second of every day change your life? [video]

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Post by waitwhat »

kranner wrote: post #10
waitwhat wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Pledge $1 or more (7525 backers) For just $1 the iOS App is yours!" The iTunes store doesn't actually have a mechanism to achieve this, does it? Other than making it free for everyone for quite a while (months?) and using promo codes to fix up any backers who didn't download it in time. Promo codes are limited to 50 per release, I believe.

They could always have an in-app purchase item that can be bypassed with a code.

I assume that isn't allowed by Apple. EDIT: It appears that it might be (or something functionally equivalent) -- see the post by bhaak.

Re: Can filming one second of every day change your life? [video]

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Post by bhaak »

waitwhat wrote: post #6
unwind wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems to be a Kickstarter project ( http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cesarkuriyama/1-second-e... ) to get the app out.

"Pledge $1 or more (7525 backers) For just $1 the iOS App is yours!" The iTunes store doesn't actually have a mechanism to achieve this, does it? Other than making it free for everyone for quite a while (months?) and using promo codes to fix up any backers who didn't download it in time. Promo codes are limited to 50 per release, I believe.

There is another way to achieve this (but apparently the developer didn't do this).

Make a second version of the app that requires a login. Give the login information to your supporters. IIRC you can even put an app into the store and set it not to appear in searches(?), then you need also to hand out the iTunes url.

Re: Can filming one second of every day change your life? [video]

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Post by mikle »

CWIZO wrote: post #7

I've started doing something similar this year. But instead of video I take one picture that represents the highlight of that day. I also take a picture of myself. Then I'll write a small program that will combine the image, self shot, title and a map into one image and finally generate a video from those images. Combining this with my OhLife daily diary I hope I'll have a pretty good overview of my life and a treasu…

OhLife is interesting, but I feel weird sending my personal info to OhLife. Thanks for this suggestion though, I guess I could always just forward the answer to my own address instead of them.

Re: Can filming one second of every day change your life? [video]

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Post by netcan »

The article doesn't say a lot about the app. But, for people with a "creativity through technology" mind, the current tech climate is great for these sorts of ideas. Documenting is something we can do more of. It's valuable. It can be fun. Maybe all we need is better tools.

How about better ways of documenting your children growing up. Documenting yourself getting old. If we want to get really into it, maybe there are ways of finding lessons in our life that can be passed on.

I've heard interesting anecdotes about taking a picture of all food before you eat it leading to much healthier eating.

There have always been great diarists. Sometimes their benefit could only be seen years later. Maybe we can do it beter now with apps and web and video cameras in every pocket.

Re: Can filming one second of every day change your life? [video]

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Post by ehamberg »

huskyr wrote: post #12

ROOM for thought is a similar app that asks you to make a photograph every day at a random moment. The app (iOS-only for now) is free: https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/id585556618?mt=8

Really cool idea. The descriptions in iTunes are all in Dutch, though…

edit: actually, even the app itself is mostly in Dutch. :)

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