Image from Rob Chiu’s fantastic FOTB trailer. So fuckin awesome that my name was attacked by seagulls.
Another conference come and gone. And what a conference it was. Easily the most memorable and probably the most enjoyable of all the conferences I have had attended.
Firstly, many thanks to John Davey for exceeding my expectations once again. He is a gracious host and a good friend and I look forward to the future events that he helms. Well done.
Secondly, to Karim Rashid and Andy Thrasyvoulou, please tone it down a bit. They are the two designers of myhotel Brighton which is where the speakers were housed. Don’t get me wrong. As far as hotels go, it was decent but there were some silly and downright horrible design decisions that made it a miss. Especially with the bathroom. For some reason, there was no mirror above the sink, which was located in a curved space. The mirrors were to either side of the sink so you needed to push up against the sink and turn to the side to even see yourself. But most annoyingly, the mirror’s placement afforded me unexpected and unrequested views of my growing bald-spot. That isn’t what you want in a bathroom vanity. You want luxury and utility, but mostly, you want it to make you feel attractive. This room gave you a sneak attack view of a really unfortunate angle. Damn you Karim and Andy. Damn you both.
Thirdly, thanks to all that attended my talk. You were a really responsive audience and for that I am grateful. There seems to be some disconnect between American audiences and those abroad. I find that with my talks in America, the audience tends to wait until the end before applauding. But the Brits were very happy to applaud every time they experienced something they liked. This made the act of speaking to a large group much easier and much more comfortable. Probably didn’t hurt that most of them had a beer in hand because I was the final ‘Inspiration Session’ which occurred late in the day.
Fourthly, to the speakers, it is always a treat to spend time with you. It is odd to feel so close to people that I only see maybe once or twice a year, and sometimes much more infrequently than that. The last time I saw James Paterson and Andries Odendaal was maybe about five years ago but we picked back up like it had only been a couple months.
You are very much the reason I agree to speak at these Flash-centric conferences. It is a pleasure to spend time with you and I am consistently impressed by the quality of work that you showcase during your sessions.
Im so glad the inside of the MyHotel is terrible too. The outside is so bad…whats that big green dot all about?
Fantastic talk at FTOB this week. As a volunteer, It was a pleasure to fetch you alcohol before your talk.
I continue to mesmerize my friends with magnetosphere. Keep it up.
really loved your session! Great videos!
Can you tell me where I can view the first video from your presentation with the Trentemoller music?
tnx and keep up the nice work!!
vic, here is a video, not the same as the one shown but just as good
http://www.flight404.com/_videos/magnetosphere/index.html
Your session was truly inspiring! actually I had a trip during the goldfrapp piece, very nicely done!
Chris, the hotel wasnt ‘terrible’. The bed was comfy. There was a mini-fridge. And frankly, the shower was perfect because it could be adjusted to accommodate my 6′5″ frame. It was just too overdesigned.
RE: The Trentemoller piece, all I have up is the older one that Chris pointed you to. I have no plans on releasing the newest version.
And thanks Czebe, glad you liked it!
Great talk. I’ve been following your stuff since V1 of Flight404, but to see the work big, with a decent sound system, (and a beer in hand) was a totally different experience.
I was attempting to stalk you at the after party to pick your brains about Perlin noise fields, but didn’t manage to catch you (probably a good thing, who wants to be questioned on coding on a night out!), but do you have any url I could follow?
Thanks.
Thanks for a great talk.
You talked about synesthesia, and I came to think about the McGurk effect i stumbled over during research.
You probably know it, but if not, here goes: It’s actually not synesthesia, but multimodal integration. The thing about it is, that it shows that what you look at effects what you hear. Take a look at this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPtc8BVdJk) once and listen. Then close your eyes and listen to it again.
I think its one of the most interesting things, and it show that making visuals to music perhaps also can effect the music we hear.
Thanks again, love your work.
Awesome presentation, Robert. Really inspirational. Thanks!
Just wanted to say thanks for showing us your amazing work. I found your talk unbelievably inspiring and I’ve been talking about your work ever since!
I know what you mean about the myHotel…I didn’t stay there, but I visited the bar on the Sunday night and scored an enormous hangover from the lighting the second I walked through the swishy doors. Although, I suspect that the hand dryer in the gents was probably worth more than my house, so it could possibly be a little tweak of jealousy
Please come back next year – everyone got a lot out of your lecture…
The things you showed us at FOTB08 are still spooking in my mind. I wanted to thank you for showing it to us and please continue exploring your own limits.
Many thnx
Geoff
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Flash on the Beach 2008, Brighton, UK – Day Two
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Jeremy Thorp – Emergence
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