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Re: Count down started 31 days and counting
G. Donald Bain 2004-Aug-19 01:22:00
I remember that quote. I still resent the "very niche-y art form"
characterization. But at least he appreciated it.
Once again, thanks to Hans Nyberg (and Jook Leung) for a breakthrough
in public perception of VR photography. If the world at large someday
appreciates VR for being as great a medium as we think it is, it will
probably be because of examples they saw on panoramas.dk.
Don
On Aug 18, 2004, at 4:17 PM, Hans Nyberg wrote:
> on 19/08/04 0:41, G. Donald Bain #removed# wrote:
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>> And a final note. David Pogue, leading Mac expert and prolific writer,
>> says in "Mac OS-X: The Missing Manual" (an excellent series, by the
>> way):
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>> "If they live to be 100, most Mac users will probably never encounter
>> a
>> QuickTime VR movie."
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>> Well, let's prove him wrong!
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> I have read that also.
> But in Januar he had to admit that it is something about QTVR.
> This is what he wrote in his column.
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>> P.S. Last week, I sent you what my wife cheerfully calls my
>>> "A.D.D. column" -- a collection of random high-tech notes
>>>> from the Post-It notes surrounding my desk. I forgot to
>>> mention the most entertaining item of all: the spherical
>>> virtual-reality movie that you'll find at
>>> www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen3/f1.html. (Be sure to drag your
>>> mouse around to change your viewing angle, and play with
>>> your Shift and Ctrl keys to zoom in and out.)
>>>
>>> This amazing example of a very niche-y art form re-creates
>>> almost every sensory aspect of being in Times Square this
>>> past New Year's Eve, including the atmosphere, the music,
>>> and the ability to look around you in any direction. All you
>>> miss is the cold, the crowd, and the boozy breath of the guy
>>> next to you.
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> I had more than 15.000 hits in the first 12 hours and it was not
> even a
> hyperlink.
> And notice how he completely avoided to mention Quicktime or Apple or
> QTVR.
> I can see he has learnt how to do hyperlinks now.
> http://nytimes.com/2004/08/12/technology/circuits/12POGUE-EMAIL.html
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> Hans
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> Hans Nyberg
> commercial photographer
> hans nyberg fotografi
> hasselvej 6 DK-8550 ryomgaard denmark
> <http://www.hans-nyberg.dk>
> <http://www.qtvr.dk>
> <http://www.virtualdenmark.dk>Denmark in QTVR Panoramas
> <http://www.panoramas.dk> Panoramas.dk - Features Fullscreen QTVR
> email: #removed#
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