tennis simulation

There are virtual versions of popular sports such as golf, football and baseball. There is a company called ‘Chosen Events’ that posses this technology for temporary installations.

It works by having the technology start with a set of four high-speed machine vision cameras: taking 2000 pictures each and every second with pinpoint shot accuracy, the patented Micro Sight camera technology can determine the exact trajectory, direction, speed and spin of any object. A combination of  high performance CCD chips, LED technology and leading edge optics help track the object from any location.

The games involve the player throwing a ball at a goal on the screen. they are given 3-5 attempts and the on-screen data records the distances, speed, number of shots and goals scored. The camera technology seamlessly maps the ball onto the screen image and is measured over a distance to give highly accurate ball trajectory – even spin is detected. There is also an option to adjust the difficulty settings to accommodate those of different skill types.

The simulation is housed in a bespoke designed polished quad truss frame with black covering, Allowing it to be used both indoors and outdoors. The simulations have digital stadium hoardings that can also be branded.

Dimensions: Standard simulator occupies an area of 4m width x 4m depth x 3m height.

Dimensions: Compact simulator occupies an area of 3.7m width x 3.7m depth x 2.7m height.

Power: 1 x twin 13-amp socket (3kw). If powered via a generator, rather than a mains supply, this must be earth-bonded.

Source: https://www.chosenevents.co.uk/event-types/?1456_act_Multi-Sports-Simulators

Concept Stores

What is a concept store?

a concept store is a shop that sells a carefully curated and unique products that link in to the store’s overall theme. They often evoke a lifestyle and appeal to a specific target audience using handpicked products from different brands and designers. These stores are focused on discovery and experience, relying on the shop design and products to tell a story by having it change regularly. Many even offer extra experimental elements such as additional space for hosting events within the store or have a cafe space to help build a community around the store.

Sonos’s concept store

This is from a high tech hi-fi Brand called Sonos, the concept is designed with user experience in mind and aims to offer total immersion for an optimal listening experience by offering several soundscapes through miniature houses that replicate different rooms in a house. This allows visitors to try out all of Sonos products and find out which setups best suit their needs.

Sources

https://www.insider-trends.com/what-is-a-concept-store/

https://blog.econocom.com/en/blog/guided-tour-of-the-nrf-2017s-concept-stores/

a visit from CAST

CAST is an expert team of jewellery designers and makers that don’t exist in a studio or workshop but at hotels,restaurants and bars where the participants are given a kit containing a handful of tools and a sample of jewelers wax to carve out a custom shaped ring, pendant, cuff links, earrings and other types of jewellery. The finished piece is then sent back to CAST where they take it to their casting workshop to cast the piece into solid gold, silver or platinum, hand finish it then send it back to the client usually within 3 weeks.

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The other day Cast visited to give a presentation and explain what they want from those who have chosen this client for the next project. They had also brought some kits along to show us what the packaging looked like and what the kits contained. They also displayed some finished pieces and some rings that had already  been carved but not cast.

I was allowed to have a go with the tools and make a shape out of the wax. First, I tried to shape the wax into a bunch of crystals on top of the ring but the wax turned out to be harder than I thought and instead used the file that came with the kit to make some cat ears instead. This was the end result of this experience with using CAST’s Jewellery making kit after my hands got tired.

The file was easily the best tool out of the kit since it got into the wax very easily while the two thin silver tools I barely had a chance to use while I struggled with the craft knife because my hands shake a lot and wound up with a minor cut as a result.

The Birdhouse physical model V2

Taking re shoots and re-edits of my model from Id Context before it is lost forever.