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Video: New York City Visualized Through Smart Shoes

Aug 2011

By Tim Winstanley — Filed under: Videos , Brooklyn, Cooper Smith, Manhattan, New York, New York City, nike, Visualization

Brooklyn based interaction designer Cooper Smith has created an amazing series of videos documenting pedestrian travel within Manhattan. By tracking the paths of 1000 Nike Plus (Nike’s new smart running shoe) runs, he was able to produce and distill a wide variety of data. The results are quite elegant in terms of graphics, and offer insight into the patterns of urban travel. For more videos visit Cooper’s website.

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Video: The future of architectural visualization?

Dec 2010

By David Basulto — Filed under: Misc ,Videos , Visualization, Zebra Imaging

Remember Zebra’s holographic sheets we presented you back in February? Well, Zebra Imaging has released new videos that show how this technology can be used for planners/urban designers (as seen on Seattle’s video above), or to get an accurate preview of HVAC.

Price for this sheets? $1,500 for a 12- x 18-inch version to $3,500 for the largest 2- x 3-foot size.

Another video after the break:
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ProFORMA: From webcam to 3D

Nov 2009

By David Basulto — Filed under: Software , 3D, Visualization

Qi Pan, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, has developed an interesting technique to model objects using a webcam.

The results are very accurate, and this technique could lead to cheaper software for model scanning, extending the possibilities of how physical study models can be used in early stages of the project.

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