Who are we?
LCEA Alumni are graduates of the Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts,
a post graduate research centre at Middlesex University in the UK.
Many alumni have set up their own new media businesses and consultancies.
Other alumni careers include graphic design, interactive media design,
new media research, game design, web site development and design,
animation, teaching, film making, audio design, journalism and various management
roles.
LCEA alumni have a good record for winning new media awards, including
BAFTAs, Milia, BIMA and others.
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Edina's Blog
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Written by Edina Nasseri
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
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 Jumping on the green band wagon, the solar tree made its debut in Venice for the Biennale dell' Architettura. Mixing form and function, the Solar Trees have petals lined with LED bulbs and photovoltaic cells. Which means that in the day time, they absorb solar energy which recharges a battery pack for illumination when night falls.
When the Solar Tree was tested in Vienna late last year, it received rave reviews. Officials agreed that this could be the solution to fighting down carbon emissions and reduce the amount authorities had to pay on electricity bills. According to some studies, street lighting was responsible for about 10 percent of all electricity used in Europe (2006). That would equate to 2,000 billion KWh and equivalent to 2,900 million tonnes of Carbon emissions.
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Written by Edina Nasseri
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
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 Come on, show your chicken some loving!
The problem with having pets before you become a full time home person is that…you’re not at home very much. There’s school and university to attend, grocery shopping (just let the butler do it), socialising (have the guests come over instead), work stuff (there never seems to be enough of it) and, you get the drift. Well, when the cats and dogs have scratched the living daylights out of your expensive furniture, I’ll bet life at home without you can be pretty lonesome.
But thanks to some very innovative people, the problem will no longer be an issue. They have developed a system of petting your pet no matter how far you are from them. Using of course, the miracles of the world wide web.
It allows pet owners to monitor the movement of their furry (and sometimes not so furry) friends. At the same time, you can touch your pet while at the office with the aid of a doll which sits on a mechanical positioning table. From the images, it looks like the (real) pet will have to wear some sort of cloak for this to work.
I can’t wait for the interaction to not only be 1 way. Next we’ll have phantom sensations of cats brushing up against our legs. Let’s just hope that’s just the cat!
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Written by Edina Nasseri
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Monday, 01 September 2008 |
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This is so uber cool it’s just too much for words. Perhaps old news to engineers and architects but still I thought it was worth a mention. The Desktop Factory 125ci 3D does what it says on the box; prints stuff out in 3D. So you end up with a durable, solid object or objects sent to the printer from a CAD/CAM software, animation software, downloaded web content or using a 3D scanner. Perhaps the only setback is the price, which starts out at $ 4,995.00! This is what I call rapid prototyping. Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (0) | Quote this article on your site |
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Written by Edina Nasseri
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 |
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If you have some time to twiddle away why not pay a visit to Cube e-Craft (www.cubeecraft.com). It’s a website which features paper craft toys…lots of them! And the best part is that the toys are completely free to download.
I’ve tried it out myself and must confess I’m totally hooked. All you need is a printer and the ability to cut and fold. No need for tape, glue or saliva (if you didn’t have the previous 2). Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (0) | Quote this article on your site |
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Written by Edina Nasseri
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Friday, 22 August 2008 |
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Ever wondered what some of the most iconic places in the world look like from the air? Well, check out http://www.640pixels.com/articles/60-incredible-aerial-photos-you-must-see.aspx and prepare to be amazed. It doesn’t feature all those places you had in mind but the images are breathtaking nonetheless.
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...Dam Dah Dah Dum, Dam Dah Dah Dum... |
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Written by Edina Nasseri
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 |
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 Guess what, MC Hammer has a blog! Simply called http://mchammer.blogspot.com/ it’s an interesting bit of light reading. I liked the Hammer and still do. Apparently he is now a preacher somewhere in the states.
The story goes that his hit song, "U Can't Touch This" became an overnight pop success when it was released in 1990. Transforming MC Hammer into a superstar with endorsement deals with Pepso and KFC. Sadly, with lack of knowledge on how to spend and save, Hammer spent $30 million on a spending spree which included purchases such as mansions and a $500,000-a-month salary. Two less than exciting albums later and a few more poor investments led Hammer to declare himself a bankrupt in 1996 with an estimate of over $13 million in debt.
(But I did love the super jodhpurs he wore for the music video)
How on earth does this sort of thing happen? But the point of this entry is to recommend viewing this YouTube video I found on his blog. It’s called Christian the Lion – the Whole Story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U). It’s such a sweet story I cried a little. Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (0) | Quote this article on your site |
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Written by Edina Nasseri
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 |
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 Inventor of the super cool looking motorcycle exoskeleton has released a new video showing the machine in motion. It looks really impressive and brings about memories of Tron.
Calling it the Deus Ex Machina, it is slated to be an electric, wearable motorcycle which allows for vertical parking. Couple that with a central cooling system, pneumatic accumulator, fluidic muscles, lithium ion batteries, a hub motor and an ultra capacitor…if you just went “WHAT!”, don’t worry, I didn’t get it either.
It just looks so great. Check out more at http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2008-08/wearable-motorcycle Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (0) | Quote this article on your site |
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This looks awesome…so much so you wish there was a fire you could put out with this Quake-esque fire extinguisher. Called the Shooter and designed by Eunjung Kim, Yangwoo Kim and Junyi, it shoots out CO² shells rather than water or foam. The device can carry up to 8 material flexible bullets and even has a distance gauge so you don’t get too close to the flames. The only problem that could arise is finding out that you need more than 8 bullets…just like finding out you’ve run out of toilet paper right after the fact! Bummer…