Monthly Archives: November 2012

Facebook App – incognito

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In class we have talked quite a bit about and a reoccurring issue or complaint is how annoying the invitations many apps send to everyone. My idea is a little farfetched but if there was a way to create almost a new Facebook account within the app for everyone who uses the app. The app would act a buffer between your games and your online social life. The app would also automatically add other people using the app to the new accounts friend list so you would have people to play with (since playing with and getting help from other people is a key part of every Facebook game). So the new account would have lots of friends to interact with, they would be random but there is no risk because none of your real information is on the “new” account. In class we talked about how some apps within Facebook are just windows to different parts of the internet, my app would bring in the other accounts game and display it on the screen for the actual user to interact with as if they were using it on their own account. I understand something like this would be near impossible, if not completely, but a guy can dream, right?

 

 

Loose Krew – Kickstarter Proposal

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What started as a College project has bloomed into something so much more. My name is Nick Lee and I’m the President of Loose Krew Clothing. I take classes at the University Of Maine in Orono, Maine. My friend Cam Mitchell and I started our company as a class project. We are both New Media majors and have a passion for graphic design. With our love for design and a project to do we began drafting mock-ups of T-shirts we would be not only proud but excited to wear. We made designs that were unlike anything out there on the market today.

Our name came to us one day while we were busy making designs. It doesn’t have a crazy or meaningful story but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have meaning. We are building a brand, we want our customers to wear our shirts with a sense of meaning. We want people to feel like they’re a part of the crew, and not just any crew but more importantly the Loose Krew.

Creating tangible products is what you’re all about. We need money to print shirts, buy stickers, make hats, and pay for everything else that a business like this has to pay for. We are starting small but have big plans. Every little bit helps. Thanks for you donation.

Mouse on Mars: WretchUp, an Instrument for iPhone

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On Indiegogo.com I found a project for a musical instrument built for the iPhone. “Mouse on Mars: Wretchup, an Instrument for iPhone” seems like a really great program that could be a lot of fun. Its a custom musical instrument designed by Mouse on Mars. It is a unique handheld effect and instrument.

 

What really brought me in to this project was how hands on the app was. It truly was like playing a real instrument. You have to stay on top of what noises you’re playing, constantly changing them on the go and really playing and creating music.

The Bright Eyes Kit – DIY LED glasses to inspire programming

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I really liked the “Bright Eyes Kit – DIY LED glasses to inspire programming” on Kickstarter. It is a very simple idea that could really do a lot to create more of an interest in programming. It would be a very basic, step by step process that would yield a number of results (all depending on what the user programs). One draw back of programming right now is many people don’t know where to begin and this is a great way for them to start. It would be very basic techniques that would build interest in programming so the user would want to learn more and do bigger and better things.

 

The project is very well put together and the designers plan to keep it running smoothly is seemingly flawless. “All the code will be open source and freely available. We are working on easy to navigate and understandable tutorials for programming the glasses in various ways. You can create standalone graphics, animations, or generative visuals. By adding sensors, you can literally have the glasses respond to music, or if you’re really keen, you can connect them to your twitter account and share your tweets!”