A few weeks back a site was opened, which allowed anyone to make their own 3D-galleries of famous (and not so famous) places around the world. The prerequisite of course being that you have actually been to the place in hand, otherwise there are no pictures to make the gallery out of. This way the site will slowly generate a database of tourists' locations and the people can experience the trip again and again.
I think these kind of virtual environments are pretty cool. The major advantage before ordinary galleries is the fact that the users can move around by themselves, there are no restrictions in the 3D environments. That makes it feel pretty real.
You can make something similar in Yaika! too. I'd imagine it being like this: you make a channel and call it for example Pantheon; you then upload videos, each one of those being shot from a different place in Pantheon (or whatever the location you chose). This allows everyone to watch exactly what they want instead of looking a some long and boring introductory video.
You can easily go abroad without traveling, if you really want to :)
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
To derive some ideas
Although the following takes place on the Russian version of Yaika!, it's a good example and some encouragement for others nonetheless. The point is that some of the users have started doing somewhat educational broadcasts using Yaika! and I, for one, think it's a brilliant idea.
We have a person who thought it would prove useful to teach self-defense to women. As usual, the Internet is the best place for that as one can maximize the capacity of people able to view those lessons. To be honest, it is pretty rough out there. The teacher is the president of the Estonian Real Aikido association, so he really know what he's doing. Thanks to him a lot more people can roam the streets with confidence.
Another quite interesting broadcast is by a student keen on chemistry. He's going to do a daily show for all the people also interested in chemistry, discussing the Mendeljev table and different reactions between substances. As far as I've heard, he's pretty good, so you'll be in capable hands.
Those two people are broadcasting on Russain Yaika!, but I still think those are some great ideas for shows. People can easily share their knowledge with others, hassle-free.
We have a person who thought it would prove useful to teach self-defense to women. As usual, the Internet is the best place for that as one can maximize the capacity of people able to view those lessons. To be honest, it is pretty rough out there. The teacher is the president of the Estonian Real Aikido association, so he really know what he's doing. Thanks to him a lot more people can roam the streets with confidence.
Another quite interesting broadcast is by a student keen on chemistry. He's going to do a daily show for all the people also interested in chemistry, discussing the Mendeljev table and different reactions between substances. As far as I've heard, he's pretty good, so you'll be in capable hands.
Those two people are broadcasting on Russain Yaika!, but I still think those are some great ideas for shows. People can easily share their knowledge with others, hassle-free.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Some more tricks with videos
Yesterday I wrote about time lapse videos and mentioned that you don't really have to have a video camera to make one. Well, in that sense my topic for today is similar.
I'm talking about stop motion videos. We've all seen it at least once. The "Wallace & Gromit" and "Robot Chicken" shows are great examples, where creatures made of clay run about. The term "stop motion" is pretty much self explanatory. Every scene is carefully constructed and then photographed. This is a very time-consuming and detail-critical process, but the result is well worth it.
A lot of camera owners with a lively imagination have done their own renditions of things using this technique. You don't have to use clay or anything like that, it can easily be done with dolls, action figures or other toys. Here is a quite funny version of Darth Vader's everyday life, done by using stop motion and legos.
Although the technique is time-consuming and requires a lot of patience, it's ultimately fun to see what you can come up with. Also, Yaika! is one of the best places to upload such masterpieces as you friends can view them here with great ease.
I'm talking about stop motion videos. We've all seen it at least once. The "Wallace & Gromit" and "Robot Chicken" shows are great examples, where creatures made of clay run about. The term "stop motion" is pretty much self explanatory. Every scene is carefully constructed and then photographed. This is a very time-consuming and detail-critical process, but the result is well worth it.
A lot of camera owners with a lively imagination have done their own renditions of things using this technique. You don't have to use clay or anything like that, it can easily be done with dolls, action figures or other toys. Here is a quite funny version of Darth Vader's everyday life, done by using stop motion and legos.
Although the technique is time-consuming and requires a lot of patience, it's ultimately fun to see what you can come up with. Also, Yaika! is one of the best places to upload such masterpieces as you friends can view them here with great ease.
Time lapse videos
You can do all kinds of tricks with video nowadays, especially with the help of all the (mostly free) editing software on the web. I personally enjoy time lapse videos, which are ordinary recordings, only played back a lot faster (kind of like fast-forwarding).
A popular theme among time lapse videos is traveling. People film they trip wether it's by car, train, boat or any other means of transportation. Watching that video later after it's been accelerated is quite amusing as you can see where you've been and what happened without waiting too much.
But there's another way to make these videos. You really don't even need a camcorder. A lot of people record a dying or sprouting plant, the view of the sunrise from their window and so on. They don't do it using a camcorder, they use an ordinary camera. The trick is to put it on a tripod, connect it with a computer and then let it take pictures in certain predetermined intervals. This can all be easily achieved using special software, which usually comes with the camera. Later you can reorganize the pictures and view them a slideshow.
Time lapse videos are a great way to observe some painstakingly slow process, which would be otherwise difficult to understand and it's also a lot of fun :) Yaika! is the perfect place for uploading those videos as your friends can then easily view them.
A popular theme among time lapse videos is traveling. People film they trip wether it's by car, train, boat or any other means of transportation. Watching that video later after it's been accelerated is quite amusing as you can see where you've been and what happened without waiting too much.
But there's another way to make these videos. You really don't even need a camcorder. A lot of people record a dying or sprouting plant, the view of the sunrise from their window and so on. They don't do it using a camcorder, they use an ordinary camera. The trick is to put it on a tripod, connect it with a computer and then let it take pictures in certain predetermined intervals. This can all be easily achieved using special software, which usually comes with the camera. Later you can reorganize the pictures and view them a slideshow.
Time lapse videos are a great way to observe some painstakingly slow process, which would be otherwise difficult to understand and it's also a lot of fun :) Yaika! is the perfect place for uploading those videos as your friends can then easily view them.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Social networks around us
Social networks have been around since the dawn of mankind. Such networks consist of people who know eachother and interact on a daily basis. But as time has passed, those networks have changed.
As with everything else on our lives, social networks too have changed in the wake of modern technology, namely the Internet. To be honest, the Internet is the sole reason, why the networks are what they are today. The speed that information travels at allows all the people to be interconnected, everyone is easily reachable and exchanging information is a breeze.
The team at Yaika! to has put a lot of effort in developing the social capabilities of the site. We have a fully working comprehensive social network. Every user can add any other user to their personal network and then engage is some more private communication. We also have an integrated messaging system, because if there's no exchanging of information, we can't really call it a network :)
Although social networks have always existed and always will, they have thoroughly changed and so has our opinion regarding their importance.
As with everything else on our lives, social networks too have changed in the wake of modern technology, namely the Internet. To be honest, the Internet is the sole reason, why the networks are what they are today. The speed that information travels at allows all the people to be interconnected, everyone is easily reachable and exchanging information is a breeze.
The team at Yaika! to has put a lot of effort in developing the social capabilities of the site. We have a fully working comprehensive social network. Every user can add any other user to their personal network and then engage is some more private communication. We also have an integrated messaging system, because if there's no exchanging of information, we can't really call it a network :)
Although social networks have always existed and always will, they have thoroughly changed and so has our opinion regarding their importance.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
A fashion weekend
The Viru Center in Tallinn hosts a fashion event this weekend. It's called FIBIT (Fashion Is Back In Tallinn) and it's the largest in Estonia. During the three days all the people interested in fashion can enjoy new clothes lines and even see a few shows.
There are a total of four acts being shown on Friday and people can browse all the latest products the clothes shops have in stock while becoming familiar with the designs of Estonian fashion designers. There is a special show on Sunday featuring the young and rising stars in Estonian fashion.
There's good news for all of those people who would really like to see this event but can't make it to Tallinn this weekend. Yaika! is broadcasting video from FIBIT and this means that everybody can be a part of the fashion show!
There are a total of four acts being shown on Friday and people can browse all the latest products the clothes shops have in stock while becoming familiar with the designs of Estonian fashion designers. There is a special show on Sunday featuring the young and rising stars in Estonian fashion.
There's good news for all of those people who would really like to see this event but can't make it to Tallinn this weekend. Yaika! is broadcasting video from FIBIT and this means that everybody can be a part of the fashion show!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Blogs are changing
Blogs are the voice of the people. Most just use them as a good way to document and share their life with others. But time has shown that the blogosphere has a lot more influence than expected.
Blogs have a substantial role in the forming of political opinions. For example, during the Iraq war, there were countless blogs discussing it, bloggers expressing their views. They were in fact a lot more varied than the traditional left-right divide of the political spectrum.
A lot of famous politician too have their own personal blogs. There they can express their opinion "off the record", they can cut out the middleman while talking to the people. By the year 2004 blogs were so widely popular that they were and still are used by many experts and consultants. Blogs also have a significant role regarding the news spreading among people.
I can undoubtedly say that the role of blogs in our society will only increase. The best place to make your own is Yaika! as we have the most comprehensive and easy-to-use environment for doing that.
Blogs have a substantial role in the forming of political opinions. For example, during the Iraq war, there were countless blogs discussing it, bloggers expressing their views. They were in fact a lot more varied than the traditional left-right divide of the political spectrum.
A lot of famous politician too have their own personal blogs. There they can express their opinion "off the record", they can cut out the middleman while talking to the people. By the year 2004 blogs were so widely popular that they were and still are used by many experts and consultants. Blogs also have a significant role regarding the news spreading among people.
I can undoubtedly say that the role of blogs in our society will only increase. The best place to make your own is Yaika! as we have the most comprehensive and easy-to-use environment for doing that.
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