Starry Nights by Petros Vrellis and Amoeba by George Toledo

Starry Nights is an interactive visualization of a famous Van Gogh painting in openframeworks

http://vimeo.com/36466564

Amoeba is an organic and luminescent visualization of  graphics being powered by random value generation

http://vimeo.com/14154739

 

 

 

 

Voyagers – audio-visual installation for the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich

http://www.flightphase.com/main_wp/case-studies/case-study-voyagers

It is a detailed case study of ‘Voyagers’, a new permanent audio-visual installation for the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. It shows readable text (based on texts in the museum collection) moving as waves and forming ocean like texture. Images and text changes in a continuous loop.

The case study has many video segments showing the work and also explaining the design and rendering and how the software tools were used.

NEPTUNE videos for projection segment

NEPTUNE CANADA videos suitable for projection (none has equipments or sensors visible, just marine life and they have adequate contrast):

Ghostly Skate on Juan de Fuca Ridge

http://www.neptunecanada.ca/news/multimedia-gallery/video/ghostly-skate.dot

1.46min

10 July 2011: While inspecting a cable lay over the rugged terrain of the Endeavour segment of Juan de Fuca ridge, we encountered this ghostly skate. This video was recorded by the remotely operated vehicle ROPOS at a depth of 2088m.

 

Water Column Creatures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2KAFWddyIs&list=UUjZBvvnoLb_5oKTPE723bCw&index=18&feature=plcp

1.47min

1 October 2010: We paused in mid-water (depth 1960m) to watch some of the strange and unusual creatures that dwell there

 

School of Sunfish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReZOYKhMDfk&list=UUjZBvvnoLb_5oKTPE723bCw&index=24&feature=plcp

1.42min

2 October 2010: We encountered a school of curious Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola), resembling luminous moons in the ocean night. (Depth: 21m)

 

Sea Pen and Sea Cucumber at 2660 metres

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J9yetDtkTA&feature=BFa&list=UUjZBvvnoLb_5oKTPE723bCw&lf=plcp

1.49min

1 September 2009: A sea pen (Umbellula sp.) sways and a sea cucumber undulates in the bottom current near our ODP 1027 instrument platform.

 

Humboldt Squid in Barkley Canyon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dJApCY8xrE&feature=BFa&list=UUjZBvvnoLb_5oKTPE723bCw&lf=plcp

0.56min

This group of Humboldt Squid were observed feeding on small fish during a recent installation dive by ROPOS in Barkley Canyon. Location: 48.31036N, 126.0652W. Depth: 275 m

 

This video also could work well if it is accelerated even more:

Brittle Star Food Fight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myhp8ifW6ig&list=UUjZBvvnoLb_5oKTPE723bCw&index=37&feature=plcp

1.59min

While installing a science node at our Middle Valley location (2400m below sea level), the ROPOS pilot focused his camera on a scuffle over a dead shrimp. Ophiuroids, better known as brittle stars demonstrate their speed.