{"id":1914,"date":"2020-01-05T17:01:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2020-01-05T17:01:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:01:52","slug":"the-geranium-project-rd-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/05\/the-geranium-project-rd-27\/","title":{"rendered":"The Geranium Project (R&#038;D) 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Over Christmas I continued work on the VR element of the project. I&#8217;m working towards the AR animated birds for the installation and the photographic gardens using paper tied into knots.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1911\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1911\" data-attachment-id=\"1911\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/05\/the-geranium-project-rd-27\/bird_knots_blog\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bird_knots_blog.jpg?fit=662%2C470&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"662,470\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon IXUS 185&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1577987277&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bird_knots_blog\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;bird knots drawing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;bird knots drawing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bird_knots_blog.jpg?fit=584%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1911\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bird_knots_blog.jpg?resize=300%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"bird knots drawing\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bird_knots_blog.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bird_knots_blog.jpg?resize=423%2C300&amp;ssl=1 423w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bird_knots_blog.jpg?w=662&amp;ssl=1 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">bird knots drawing<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This drawing is A1, charcoal, pencil and pastel and I&#8217;ve made a couple of 3d models and animated a short section.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 584px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1914-1\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bird_knot_sequence.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bird_knot_sequence.mp4\">https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bird_knot_sequence.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1912\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1912\" data-attachment-id=\"1912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/05\/the-geranium-project-rd-27\/birdknots_model_blog\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/birdknots_model_blog.jpg?fit=670%2C502&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"670,502\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon IXUS 185&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1578159119&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"birdknots_model_blog\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;bird knot models&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;bird knot models &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/birdknots_model_blog.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1912\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/birdknots_model_blog.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"bird knot models\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/birdknots_model_blog.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/birdknots_model_blog.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/birdknots_model_blog.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/birdknots_model_blog.jpg?w=670&amp;ssl=1 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">bird knot models<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I also tied a few pieces so that I can try out using them as an AR trigger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I went into the studio for the first time on Friday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> January and met with wayne, details of this meeting follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Discussed current progress of work, what needs to happen next and what help wayne could give in achieving that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Outlined the plan going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Tidy up current iteration of Geranium VR \u2013 skies, edges, tunnels, etc.,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Introduce animated sections to painted garden<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Introduce animated birds to photo garden sections<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Finish spoken word sections, quotes and explicatory texts for tunnels, gnomic utterances for gardens<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">make birdsong soundtracks for drawn and phot gardens<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Work with Iain Nicholls on build for VR space<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Work with Luke Roberts on AR birds for installation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Finish rain section for installation, run PIR off tower PC if necessary<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Organise press release for Invitees week beginning 10<sup>th<\/sup> February 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Invite appropriate people (get the invites out by end of next week 10\/01\/2020<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Get feedback from Kim &amp; Luke for report etc.,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Plan the next steps \u2013 meet with Mike Stubbs, Wayne, Luke &amp; Kim to propose and develop next bid for funding<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Wayne agreed to email me introductions to key people in Doncaster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">In discussing the next steps for the project wayne proposed several people it would be worth contacting in Doncaster Council, Doncaster Archives, Barnsley Museums etc.,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Two things particularly need establishing as part of the future display of the object, firstly the entrance to the space can be remade for each location it is placed in, and secondly that the photographic elements of the VR space provide potential for a number of future works utilising archival photgraphs and contemporaneous images. Hexthorpe Park springs to mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I need to put the press release information out onto my Linked In page, through Twitter, send to Doncopolitan for Facebook, onto the Doncaster Creative wotsit, onto a-n, Axisweb etc., as well as the blog and send it to Doncaster Free Press, Yorkshire Post, The Star (Sheffield?) and anywhere else I can think of.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over Christmas I continued work on the VR element of the project. I&#8217;m working towards the AR animated birds for the installation and the photographic gardens using paper tied into knots. 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