Periscopic Now

We recently developed the software for two kiosks being used at the swankily newly renovated Museum of Moving Image in New York City. The first one teaches visitors about stop-motion animation and lets you create a short movie. The visitor uses visual assets provided at the stations, moving the elements slightly then capturing an individual frame. The resulting film can be played back and adjusted. The final film can then be emailed or uploaded directly to YouTube.

Our second kiosk, Flipbook Station, allows you to capture frames of video an turn them into a physical flipbook, emulating the early days of film. The visitor stands in front of a video camera which can be zoomed and tilted accordingly. It then captures images at a slow rate from the video. It then plays back the 5-second animation. The flipbook videos are prominently (and sometimes embarrassingly) displayed on a screen near the exit of the museum (thereby prompting visitors to go to the gift shop prior to departure). The flipbooks are printed and cut by a professional card printer and assembled for taking home.

This past week, our CEO and founder Kim Rees stopped by the museum for a visit and sent along this animation she created.

We’re still trying to figure out the many hidden meanings it undoubtedly contains.