I’ve tried an app called 1SE which stands for “1 second everyday” and has you capture regular, phone camera style a 1-sec video or picture and then it groups into a playback for the year. It was fun but doing it with glasses would def be easier.
Related to the sci-fi, actually have a book idea I’ve been trying to write for a couple decades about the memory storage technology. Eventually I will. More of a dystopian twist for sure.
1SE sounds interesting. I'm thinking to create a 1 hour video at the end of the year, which means every day gets ~10 seconds. Not sure if I'll do it linearly, or group based on themes/overall composition. We'll see ... Curious to hear about your memory storage concept!
Oooh I think group based on themes or overall composition would be better. watching the things linearly is novel, but leaves the brain to do the thematic grouping. Just my hot take ;)
You may have to wait until I produce my fiction story to find out about the memory storage! But I'll tell you that it gets corrupted by an evil corporation that people put too much faith into and my protagonist ultimately has to destroy. Or something like that. I don't know yet. But I will recommend a fantastic book about memory (that also references some memory capture technology) called: Moonwalking with Einstein. Have you read it?
The Shiny Dime for me is that these resolve the tension between immersion and capture. I always think of being present in the moment and capturing the moment as mutually exclusive. But you make a strong case that it might not be case.
lol, you should! There are 3 ways to clip (this one was #3, but I usually do #2)
1) The software auto-generates montages (not that great)
2) You can pick up to 10 clips and it auto-creates a 30-second clip (better -- some limitations, but usually good enough)
3) Drag them all into iMovie and clip the start & end points (might make an epic end of year movie, but not sure if I'll keep this up at a more frequent pace)
I've spent the past few years turning my camera on, putting my phone down, and forgetting it for long minutes. I don't try to capture the visuals; I want to remember the ambience. I think I started doing this after hanging out with smart, high people. I needed to store their conversations somewhere. Sometimes, I prop my phone and catch a weird angle. Rewatching it gives a new perspective on the same night.
Another side effect of smartphone cloud storage is that since you don't have to worry about offloading pictures, you tend to never look at them. It's like there's a compulsive need to capture, but rarely the same impulse to retrieve. Excited to read this David Chapman article. Thanks again for an awesome reply.
Wow thank you for the well written article.
I’ve tried an app called 1SE which stands for “1 second everyday” and has you capture regular, phone camera style a 1-sec video or picture and then it groups into a playback for the year. It was fun but doing it with glasses would def be easier.
Related to the sci-fi, actually have a book idea I’ve been trying to write for a couple decades about the memory storage technology. Eventually I will. More of a dystopian twist for sure.
Thanks for sharing your experience
1SE sounds interesting. I'm thinking to create a 1 hour video at the end of the year, which means every day gets ~10 seconds. Not sure if I'll do it linearly, or group based on themes/overall composition. We'll see ... Curious to hear about your memory storage concept!
Oooh I think group based on themes or overall composition would be better. watching the things linearly is novel, but leaves the brain to do the thematic grouping. Just my hot take ;)
You may have to wait until I produce my fiction story to find out about the memory storage! But I'll tell you that it gets corrupted by an evil corporation that people put too much faith into and my protagonist ultimately has to destroy. Or something like that. I don't know yet. But I will recommend a fantastic book about memory (that also references some memory capture technology) called: Moonwalking with Einstein. Have you read it?
The Shiny Dime for me is that these resolve the tension between immersion and capture. I always think of being present in the moment and capturing the moment as mutually exclusive. But you make a strong case that it might not be case.
Bingo!
Great article
Wow.
wow, your last week of feb looked really fun! now i'm tempted LOL
does the software know to clip "eventful" moments through AI or was this manually compiled?
lol, you should! There are 3 ways to clip (this one was #3, but I usually do #2)
1) The software auto-generates montages (not that great)
2) You can pick up to 10 clips and it auto-creates a 30-second clip (better -- some limitations, but usually good enough)
3) Drag them all into iMovie and clip the start & end points (might make an epic end of year movie, but not sure if I'll keep this up at a more frequent pace)
I've spent the past few years turning my camera on, putting my phone down, and forgetting it for long minutes. I don't try to capture the visuals; I want to remember the ambience. I think I started doing this after hanging out with smart, high people. I needed to store their conversations somewhere. Sometimes, I prop my phone and catch a weird angle. Rewatching it gives a new perspective on the same night.
That was a long way to say I need these Ray-Bans.
Another side effect of smartphone cloud storage is that since you don't have to worry about offloading pictures, you tend to never look at them. It's like there's a compulsive need to capture, but rarely the same impulse to retrieve. Excited to read this David Chapman article. Thanks again for an awesome reply.