Intro to Media Studies BBS

Message from: Alexander (hands@sub-zero.mit.edu)
About: Lab 1

Wed, 5 Feb 1997 20:33:05 -0500 (EST)

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    http://www.nytimes.com/specials/gallery/

    The New York Times on the Web is the slickest web-based news "paper" I
    have seen. I like how it takes advantage of smooth, organized space to
    allow me to read the news I want quickly. It adds to the old-school "news
    story" with related web-links, color photos, audio clips, etc.

    One particular addition I like are the PhotoBubbles. Each photobubble is
    a spherical "photo" comprised of two 180 panoramic snapshots digitally
    sandwitched together. You view the photo standing in the middle -- you
    can look up, down, and all around, as well as zoom in and out. The
    scrolling was extremely smooth. I really got the impression of a virtual
    reality; it was as if I was actually standing there...

    Unfortunately you need a Mac or a Windows machine to view the photobubbles
    as the company that created the technology, http://www.omniview.com/ does
    not seem to support un*x.

    http://www.onmiview.com/
    http://www.nytimes.com/
    http://www.nytimes.com/specials/gallery/newyork.html

    Also check out http://fishwrap.media.mit.edu/ your automatic personalized
    digital newspaper.

    --sasha

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    Alexander (Sasha) "Hands" Bouis abouis@mit.edu - hands@tep.org

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