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Interactivity

Just a little something I've been playing around with. I had an interview on friday for a multimedia designer post that required me to give a talk in interactivity within my work... and I couldnt leave out the paper toys now could I?

I've been experimenting with adding QR codes to my models - these are 2 dimensional barcodes v similar to datamatrixes which you find on mail sometimes, in order to give them a digital component. With a small app for a camera phone you can use these to link to additional web content. The one on the base of stanley's foot for example takes you to a wap minisite detailing info about stanley.... so it's a pokedex. There's only some rudimentary graphics and text up there but it was a working proto to show what can be done with this.

I'll be updating Stanley and a couple of his friends' nets to include QR codes so watch this space.

For an ok QR code viewer (i think it does datamatrix as well), point your phone to www.i-nigma.mobi . There are also several QR code generators out there so you can have a go making your own interactive content (crack out the google). This technology has been big in japan for a while now but i've not seen anyone add it to paper models at all. I was kicking myself for ages when i spotted the link.

Go Play

Tang Mu

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Comment by Tang Mu on July 26, 2009 at 10:03am: message me your email and i'll send you a blank

Comment by Luke 'Glood' on July 26, 2009 at 1:42am: Is there a blank?

Comment by StandupArtista on December 11, 2008 at 1:44pm: How clever! I've made jokes about micro-dots... but seriously, I'm connecting mp3s and specific info to my dj oriented toys... most newer kids toys have an element of interactivity, I don't see why paper toys shouldn't!
(Now getting my website to match my vision, that's a work in progress as well :D)
~Cheers~

Comment by hankd on December 11, 2008 at 8:51am: cool deal...

Comment by Tang Mu on December 11, 2008 at 8:13am: cheers, the template is already out if you dont want one with QR codes... i haven't uploaded the new one yet tho. You can find them at my site and clicking the paper toy tab www.tang-mu.co.uk

Comment by hankd on December 11, 2008 at 8:11am: love robots... ill be waiting for the template.

Comment by JC-one on December 11, 2008 at 7:17am: yo tang, what up....lovin the QR codes...BRILLIANT!
I like the model as well....great bro...keep up the good work.