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html5 canvas experiment

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What
Based on infographic work by Data I Like (image). This simple experiment which demonstrates the techniques of fast prototyping an interactive data visualisation using html5 canvas and json.

What’s involved
* converted of static into dynamically generated graphics using HTML5 canvas
* JSON as data format

Why did I make this?
The main benefit is re-usability – new events can be generated simply by adding entries to the JSON file (by the editorial via a front-end form saving to the JSON).

Source Files
script.js
data file

schools, compared! (updated 24th June 2010)

As a follow-up study of the “The School Hall” app, I’ve been tracking how people have been using it.

RUN INTERACTIVE VISUALISATION
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The School Hall – an apps4nsw competition entry

Abstract

Education – wondering whether government schools can still give your children the best education they deserve? How do schools compare in terms of academic performance and teaching resources? School performance data are publicly available but why are we still find it extremely difficult to answer these questions?
The School Hall brings school and HSC performance data to the citizens of NSW in a highly readable and accessible format.
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Lloyd Rees Urban Tamagochi

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“Melbourne Postcard” – an entry for OZCHI 24 Hour Design Challenge

Concept and prototype created by Kerry Jia Yi Lin and Jack Zhao for OZCHI 24 Hour Design Challenge 2009

RFID tagged maps and urban spaces equipped with RFID scanners will allow travellers to record and share discoveries in the city of Melbourne. Each traveller can create a personal map of the city from his/her own journey. A narrative-based map of Melbourne will emerge from these interconnecting personal experiences.
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‘Go NW’ – Signage, Digital Fabrication

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Visualising JCDecaux ads on Sydney Streets

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Increase timeout value to make WP install plugins

I installed WordPress 2.7.1 for a client because eShop wouldn’t work for 2.8. I wasn’t able to install plugins from the back-end and kept getting the following errors:
Download failed.: couldn’t connect to host
Download failed.: name lookup timed out
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Floor Projection Installation: Augmented Reality + Networked Interaction

“Puppetmaster” puts human participants in roles as the controller and its subjects of surveillance and manipulation. It is an interactive installation that emulates a computer game scenario using augmented reality and floor projection. Continue reading…

“The Curtain”

For the Experimental Interface Lab, I had to build an interactive interface with the Phidgets I/O board.
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